What a gem!
Parked right next to The Verve on East Wabash, Scoutās brings the heat. Whether itās delicious cheesy bread or goat cheese appetizers, salads or their signature stone-fired pizzas, you wonāt be disappointed
Our party of five was greeted immediately by Jaiden, who promptly took our drink orders and answered a few questions about the menu. (And yes, they have a gluten-free crust option!)
The aforementioned goat cheese/marinara dip (holy delicious!) quickly arrived with some pita-style pizza crust chips and the cheese bread was a hit.
Scoutās is upfront about their preparation and cooking process, letting you know online and on their in-person menu that their made-from-scratch pizzas are cooked in a stone-fired oven and might take up to 30 minutes to arrive. We were pleasantly surprised when ours (four total pies) arrived in just under 20 minutes, but it didnāt take us long to realize that the pizza was so good we would have waited twice that long, and maybe even longer!
Ingredients ranging from hot honey to arugula to goat cheese to pepperoni were noticeably fresh and plentiful across each of our respective pizzas, and the pies themselves were cut cleanly and evenly. Simplistic but very, very satisfying.
All in all, five stars!
(Side note: Iām a veteran of more than a few kitchens and bars, and I havenāt seen efficiency like I saw at Scoutās in a long time. Jaiden handled the front of the house like a pro, topping off waters and teas and running appetizers, salads and pizzas to every corner of the restaurant, while Scout was all over the food prep and plating in the back (and being amazingly consistent with fantastic presentation, I might add.) Iāve seen kitchens staffed with ten times the people that donāt operate that smoothly. Kudos to the both of them!)
Food was really good and they're able to accommodate for vegans and vegetarians. I'm pretty sure they can also accommodate for gluten free people. Overall the food was amazing and the chips and salsa are the best I've ever had. If I'm gonna get Mexican food in Terre Haute its going to be from Taco and Tequila's