Last night, we tried Magic 5 Pie Co. in Norwalk.
Sharing a parking lot with the East Norwalk train station, M5PC is built inside a new condo complex and has only been open since December.
The spot is a project from the same restaurant group that also runs El Segundo and The Spread.
Along with our wine, we started with a salad w/ baby greens, green apples, raw carrots and fennel, sliced almonds and a sesame peanut dressing. Excellent.
We got two pizzas: a "Lil Guy" (tomato, hot oil, mozz, truffle honey (not overpowering, and we held the pepperoni) and a "Potato Pie" (fontina, potatoes, caramelized onions, chives, and we held the bacon). I wasn't crazy about the potato pie, but the Lil Guy was excellent. Also, shout out to their somewhat small, but very well curated wine menu which I'm pretty sure is curated by the previous owner of Fat Cat.
It's a large, black industrial design with huge windows on two walls and local street-influenced art on the other two walls. Huge bar in front of their open kitchen. Overall, I really enjoyed the vibe of the place...I felt like I was somewhere else while still keeping true to the eclectic vibrancy of Norwalk.
I loved our experience and will definitely be back. The "Lil Guy" will be a replay and I'll be excited to try their pastor pie, their white clam and a few others.
