Metro Pie Pizza isn’t Ricky and Anna Choi’s first restaurant, but it’s their first leap into the world of pizza. After years of running everything from Chinese restaurants to steakhouses, and even a ginseng-growing business in Wisconsin, the Choi’s now offer an American take on Hong Kong pizza in Colorado.
“I want people to come in here, try different kinds of pizza, [and] different flavors,” said Ricky. “I don’t want them to come here, only trying…the same thing, same flavor.”
Hong Kong Pizza Arrives in Lakewood.
The concept behind the restaurant is inspired by what the Choi family calls “Hong Kong pizza.” In Hong Kong’s busy metro and bus stations, small cafés often serve American-style foods like pizza, but with unexpected sauces and flavor combinations that reflect the city’s international food culture. Metro Pie builds on that idea by blending classic pizza techniques with bold toppings and Asian-influenced ingredients, creating pies that feel both familiar and completely new.
The menu at Metro Pie features eclectic combinations such as The Heat Line Pizza, loaded with tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy sausage, red onions, and sweet hot peppers, and drizzled with hot honey and sriracha. We also enjoyed The Green Loop vegetarian pie with a pesto base, mozzarella, spinach, artichokes, green bell peppers, gorgonzola, and mushrooms with a balsamic fig glaze.
Expect a rotating specialty pizza reflecting the Choi’s time in Hong Kong. On a recent visit it was The Kowloon Express with sweet hoisin sauce, chicken, mozzarella, and green and red onions. You can also build your own pizza with different cheeses and sauces such as alfredo bases, sausage and pepperoni toppings, even olives and artichokes. A drizzle of ranch, honey mustard or lemon vinaigrette can elevate your pizza to new levels.
Facing a Major Setback
Pizza wasn’t the original plan for the space. The location first belonged to their daughter, Alice Choi. She wanted to open a franchised coffee shop in the building, but the deal didn’t work out and she got stranded with the property…