If you are ever traveling through the Berkshires in western Massachusetts and you are looking for a fun lunch you should seek out Baba Louie’s in Great Barrington.

Baba Louie’s serves up wood fired gourmet pizza and more. I love pizza but I am quite picky about it. It either has to be classic Jersey (NY) pizza, or gourmet – two completely different things, but both delicious in their own way.

One of the pizzas we tried here had parsnips, sweet potatoes, caramelized onions, goat cheese, and a balsamic reduction and it was amazing. You could tell that the crust is hand made which is crucial in my opinion.

Baba Louie’s also serves up some of Berkshire Brewing Company’s craft beers. We both had the Drayman’s Porter which was fantastic. It was not overly roasted and had a good thick barley mouth feel with a nice balance of hops. It matched well with our hearty pizzas, too.

Check it out and if you can swing it, do it in the fall like the last week in September when you can see the spectacular fall foliage.