Most specialty pizzas on Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar pizza menu build on the house tomato sauce. The Grecian Pizza doesn’t — it’s one of two pies on the menu built around feta and Peperoncino peppers instead. Here’s what’s actually on it, and how it compares to its closest relative on the menu.
What’s On It
Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar’s describes the Grecian Pizza as: “a Mediterranean-inspired pizza topped with house-made meatballs, tangy Peperoncino peppers, creamy feta, and ricotta on a hand-tossed crust.” The combination is a little unusual on paper — meatballs are more common on Italian-American red-sauce pizzas, while feta and Peperoncino peppers lean toward Mediterranean and Greek flavor profiles. Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar’s menu describes it as “Mediterranean-inspired” rather than claiming a specific regional origin, and that’s the framing worth keeping: it’s a specialty combination built from those ingredients, not a claim about an authentic regional recipe.
Feta and Peperoncino, Not Tomato Sauce
What sets the flavor apart from Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar’s other specialty pizzas is the absence of house tomato sauce. In its place: creamy feta and ricotta for richness, and tangy Peperoncino peppers for acidity and a mild kick, with the meatballs adding a savory, meaty anchor. It’s a different kind of tang than a red sauce provides — sharper and saltier from the feta, rather than sweet and acidic from cooked tomatoes.
Grecian Pizza vs. Mediterranean Pizza
Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar’s menu has two pizzas built on this same feta-and-Peperoncino base, and it’s worth knowing the difference before you order:
- Grecian Pizza ($15.00) — house-made meatballs, Peperoncino peppers, feta, and ricotta.
- Mediterranean Pizza ($16.00) — chicken, spinach, onions, tomatoes, and Peperoncino peppers over garlic.
The Grecian leans richer and meatier with the meatballs and ricotta; the Mediterranean leans lighter and fresher with chicken, spinach, and tomatoes. Same feta-and-pepper foundation, two different directions.
Where to Order in Fort Worth
Grecian Pizza is on the regular menu at Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar, 5440 Gran Via St, Fort Worth, TX 76123 — open daily from 11:00 AM, closing at 9:00 PM Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and 9:30 PM Friday and Saturday. See the pizza landing page for the rest of the pizza program, or the White Pizza guide and Margherita Pizza guide for other specialty pies.