Pine Barrens Pizza Co. starts with a simple idea: chef-driven food and a neighborhood pizza shop belong in the same room. It should know its regulars, make its dough, care about the crust, and be ready when a family needs dinner or an office needs lunch.

The food carries the influence of New Jersey pizzerias and Italian-American sandwich shops, but this restaurant belongs to Summerville. The menu is built for the way people here actually eat—lunch with coworkers, Friday-night pizza, wings during the game, and a table full of food when nobody wants to cook.