Jackleg Pizza Serves Up Deep Dish Delight in Vint Hill
Jackleg Pizza arrived in Vint Hill in February 2024, much to the delight of Vint Hill and neighboring Brookside community residents who have often lamented that the area had no nearby pizza eatery.
The take-out and delivery restaurant owners formerly operated a sandwich shop in downtown Culpeper and a mobile pizza truck. This will be their second venture of a brick-and-mortar shop, located two doors down from the Old Busthead Brewery, at 7128 Farm Station Road in Vint Hill. The shop serves Chicago tavern-style and Detroit-style pizza. Chicago style pizza has a thinner crust than hand-tossed pizza and is cut into squares rather than traditional triangle slices. Detroit-style pizza has a thicker and crispier crust.
The restaurant is co-owned by Gina Catalano and business partner Nathan Rivas. Catalano had a background in hospitality having worked at The Inn at Little Washington. Rivas has been cooking professionally for several years, from operating a food truck to making pizzas at Far Gohn Brewery.
the pair opened Jacklet in the heart of Culpeper in September 2020. Two years later, though, in August 2022, they closed up shop, as they said they didn’t find a sustainable customer base in Culpeper. They then went on the road via a food truck to serve neo-Neapolitan pizza to area winery and brewery patrons
In Vint Hill, they believe they will have a broader audience and to provide a menu that resonates with pizza foodies.
Patrons can order by phone, online, or in person, or they can use a mobile app to order from a table at the OBH brewery.
So far the shop has mixed reviews. Some patrons have commented that the menu was not what they expected from a pizza shop, as the pizzas are not traditional round pizza pies but thick square-cut pizzas with gourmet toppings like giardiniera (a hot pickled vegetable blend), hot honey, truffle oil and whipped herb ricotta. And just like any new restaurant, the staff is working to get the kinks out of the system, so sometimes partons have waited 20-25 minutes or longer for their pizza, or orders were pushed out too quickly and not fully cooked. Then there’s the wonky loyalty program app that doesn’t always give patrons credit for their orders, so that they can earn points that equal $5 towards a future order, and some of the staff are not even aware they have a loyalty program and are not able to answer any questions about it. Many patrons delight in the inventive pizza menu and they relish the convenience of having pizza delivered to their tables at OBH. One thing all patrons seem to agree on is that its about time Vint Hill had someplace to get pizza in the hood!
Order online at https://order.toasttab.com/online/jackleg-7128-farm-station-road
