There’s a famous pizza place called Popolo near Jeongbalsan Station in Ilsan, or near Lake Park if you prefer. The line was way too long to eat in, so I got it to go instead.

A place like this

These days everywhere uses a reservation-alert system, so even when it looks empty there are plenty of people waiting.

The menu

Turns out it’s an authentic Neapolitan pizzeria.

Inside

There’s a wood-fired oven in the middle.

Neapolitan pizza competition award

That’s what it says, anyway.

The oven up close

A pizzeria that really runs at full tilt.

Popolo Classica

I ate this one on the way home while it was still hot, and it was incredibly good. If you’re going to do wood-fired pizza, this is about the level you need to hit, I’d say. The dough isn’t the chewy kind but the fluffy kind, though, and while that’s easier to eat, it isn’t the style I like.

Bismarck

This one does lose a bit of its appeal once it cools, as you’d expect.

Gorgonzola e Fico (with fig)

This one was just so-so too

Calzone

This pizza was a little on the salty side, but maybe that’s why it worked so well with beer even after it had cooled.

Now that I know it’s a seriously good pizzeria, next time I’ll either take it out and eat it at Lake Park, or wait my turn and eat inside.

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