Mountain Pies by Beau Jo's

There has always been the rivalry between the two styles of pizza: New York or Chicago style. Well move over boys there is another tasty contender in the fight for the best Pie in the Sky . Introducing the Mountain Pies by Beau Jo's. Their "Colorado Style Pizzas" are high was the Rocky Mountains themselves. Beau Jo's started making these piled mile high pies since 1973. Located in Idaho Springs, Colorado. This pizza joint is in the middle of a quaint Main Street in the town. It's a spot where skiers plunk down after a day of skiing and get some good grub in their bellies. The pizza crust in made out of honey and olive oil instead of sugar and shortening. The sweet thick bready crust stands high to contain the mountain of ingredients. The choices of what kind of pies you want is quite a daunting task since you first have to choose out of the five different sauces: tomato, creamy garlic, bbq, and the fratboy/skibum/stoner/trailertrash nectar of the gods: ranching dressing. We opted for the BBQ Pie. Filled with BBQ sauce, chicken breast slices, smoked bacon bits, red onions, mushrooms, smothered in cheddar cheese. Holy *Bling*ing Shit!!! Sweet, savory, and BACONY taste! The three of us only ordered the one pounder and still had two slices left. The Pie was not just only our entree, but dessert too! Each table has a big bottle of honey to eat with the crust. I just grabbed the bottle squirted oozy honey on my plate and dipped my crust in it. Totally completed my meal. For all you Kobayashi wannabes there is the Beau Jo's Challenge. You and another person have to consume the "Grand Sicilian" in one hour. The prize is the free pie and $100 in cash. It's a 16" super thick crust pizza with 12-14 pounds of hamburger sausage, pounds of green peppers, onions, mushrooms, pepperoni, and covered in cheese. You can be the Don of all pizzas if you can stuff this down your gluttonous pie hole.