AVA, Ill. – According to the New York Times, one of the best pizza spots in the country is right in our viewing area.
Located in a town of 545 people, Scratch Brewing sits just miles away from Shawnee National Forest.
“It would be an understatement to call Scratch a product of its environment,” the article from the NYT said. “To say this place is worth its own road trip is another understatement.”
The brewery features a handmade brick oven for wood-fired pizza on weekends. All their pizzas are nearly entirely locally sourced from local farmers, mills, or right on their property.
Types of pizzas include fennel pesto with goat cheese, margherita, sliced potato with rosemary and sausage, and bloomsdale cheese with hearth bread.
The location also has an ever-changing line of drinks; from elderberry and ginger to hickory, lavender, and more, there is a variety for customers’ tastes.
Ava is located an hour and a half southeast of St. Louis. For more information on Scratch, click here.