Babe Ruth was known for his healthy appetite. He was known for his particular love for hot dogs, reportedly downing 10-12 hot dogs before a game.

While The Bambino in Midvale doesn’t do hot dogs, I suspect Ruth would have been equally proud to have his nickname adorning the outside placard of this wood-fired pizza shop.

The Bambino is larger than I imagined, taking up the footprint of two of the historical buildings on historic Main Street (they share space with Setties, an ice cream and other sweet treats shop). Additional space is available on their large outdoor patio, lending plenty of breathing room for everyone.

We selected the cheese pizza, sausage, “The Peach” (consisting of whole milk mozzarella, fresh seasonal peaches, jalapeños, honey, and basil), and the “Garlic Smalls,” which is basically their version of a garlicky cheesy bread made from their pizza dough.

Everything was super delicious. The pizza was everything I like about a good wood-fired pizza: excellent flavor, including the dough, great texture, and the pizza is light enough that you don’t feel like you need a nap after dinner.

They’ve taken inspiration from the movie The Sandlot with their pizza names and overall vibe. Word on the street is that they have quite a robust secret pizza menu named after some of The Sandlot characters.

The Bambino is open from 11-8pm on weekdays, and “later on weekends.” I plan on swinging by for lunch to try one of their “Portafoglio” (wallet) sandwiches named the Mortazza. It’s made from their pizza dough, lemon nutmeg ricotta, mortadella, arugula, pistachios, shallots, salt and pepper. Sounds like an absolute grand slam.

The Bambino
7692 S Main Street, Midvale
thebambinoslc.com