Monte Bello: A Basement Pizza Kitchen That's About to Become St. Louis' Worst-Kept Secret

Nov 25, 2013 at 9:00 am

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Monte Bello Pizzeria is only open in the evenings, so chances are that you'll be rolling up in the dark.
Monte Bello Pizzeria is only open in the evenings, so chances are that you'll be rolling up in the dark.
Proceed through the door and you'll find a set of stairs down into the pizza lair.
Proceed through the door and you'll find a set of stairs down into the pizza lair.
Monte Bello's dining room.
Monte Bello's dining room.
Back in the kitchen, Tom Nix carefully assembles each pizza himself by hand. Here, he crumbles housemade sausage evenly over some sauced dough.
Back in the kitchen, Tom Nix carefully assembles each pizza himself by hand. Here, he crumbles housemade sausage evenly over some sauced dough.