EVO

About EVO

EVO (Extra Virgin Oven) Pizzeria is the wood-fired dream of Matt McIntosh and Ricky Hacker. The pair spent the better part of a year forming the concept for a wood-fired pizza shop that would focus on local ingredients. The first incarnation was a mobile wood-fired pizza oven - in other words, a fancy trailer - that they used for catering. Turns out, people really like fancy trailer pizza. It became apparent that the concept was ready for a brick & mortar restaurant, and they found a perfect home on East Montague Avenue in North Charleston, part of the up-and-coming Park Circle area. In 2007, EVO Pizzeria fired up its ovens for the public, and hasn't stopped since. EVO Pizzeria is dedicated to using ingredients from local food producers and purveyors wherever and whenever possible. There are lots of good reasons for this - keeping money in the local economy, supporting a community of hard-working neighbors, and just plain knowing where our food comes from. At the end of the day, local just tastes better. Their adjacently placed, EVO Craft Bakery, adheres to the same principles of sourcing local/regional ingredients and handcrafting goodness that started EVO guide their bakery operations. In addition to a storefront and counter where folks can buy loaves directly from them (in addition to coffee, cookies, a quick sandwich, or a pint), EVO Bakery supplies bread to numerous restaurants and retailers in the Charleston area.