Chicken Catupiry: The Pizza, the Calzone, and What It Costs
Chicken Catupiry is the dish most Brazilians order first when they are introducing someone to the cuisine, and there is a reason it works as an entry point: shredded chicken is familiar, and Catupiry does the unfamiliar part quietly. It is a Brazilian creamy cheese spread — mild, savory, almost pourable, closer to a sauce than to anything sold as cheese in an American supermarket. Together they make a pie that tastes new without tasting difficult. On Pie-fection Pizza’s full menu it comes in two formats, at two different prices.
Chicken Catupiry Comes as a Pizza and as a Calzone
Most people only know the pizza. As a pie it runs Sm $23 or Lg $38, which makes it the least expensive of the five Catupiry pizzas on the menu.
The calzone is the version that gets overlooked. Same filling, folded and baked, at Med $32 — a single size, no small or large decision to make. It sits alongside five other calzones: Four Cheese with Catupiry and Calabresa at Med $32 each, Meat Lovers at Med $32, Churrasco with steak at Med $34, and a create-your-own with four toppings at Med $33.
Which one to order depends less on appetite than on how you are eating. The pizza divides across a table; the calzone holds its filling and travels better as one person’s meal.
Where It Sits Among the Catupiry Pizzas
Catupiry is not a specialty topping here — it is a base ingredient, the same way it functions in Brazil, and the menu carries five pizzas named directly for it. Chicken Catupiry is the cheapest at Sm $23 / Lg $38. The other four all land at Sm $24 / Lg $39: Corn Catupiry, Shrimp Catupiry, Canadian Ham Catupiry and Heart of Palms Catupiry.
That one-dollar gap is the whole reason Chicken Catupiry works as a starting point — it is the lowest-risk way into the ingredient. If it lands, the corn version is the natural next step, since sweet corn against a savory cheese spread is a genuinely Brazilian combination that surprises most first-timers.
Catupiry also turns up where it is not in the name. It is inside Two Cheese (Sm $22), Four Cheese (Sm $22 / Lg $37) and Five Cheese (Sm $24). There is a Calabresa Catupiry variant at Sm $24. The restaurant’s own namesake pie, Pie-fection, pairs it with grilled steak and vinaigrette at Sm $25. And it is available as a $12 add-on to the sliced picanha with fried yuca.
Where to Order Chicken Catupiry Across Central Florida
Three restaurants, each with its own hours, phone line and ordering system.
Orlando (Metrowest) — 3120 S Kirkman Rd, Orlando, FL 32811, (407) 523-2200. Closed Mondays; Tue–Thu 5:00 PM–11:00 PM, Fri–Sat 4:00 PM–12:00 AM, Sun 5:00 PM–11:00 PM. Use online ordering for Metrowest or book an Orlando reservation on OpenTable.
Kissimmee — 720 Centerview Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34741, (407) 603-0123. Mon–Thu 4:00 PM–11:00 PM, Fri–Sat 4:00 PM–12:00 AM, Sun 5:00 PM–11:00 PM. Use online ordering for Kissimmee or a Kissimmee reservation on OpenTable.
Windermere — 13211 Reams Rd Suite 108, Windermere, FL 34786, (407) 720-4001. The only one open midday: Mon–Thu 5:00 PM–11:00 PM, Fri–Sat 12:00 PM–12:00 AM, Sun 12:00 PM–11:00 PM. Use online ordering for Windermere or the Windermere reservation on OpenTable. Written questions go to info@piefectionpizza.com.
What Else to Put on the Table With Chicken Catupiry
Chicken runs through the rest of the menu too, which makes it easy to build a whole meal around it. Coxinha — the teardrop-shaped Brazilian chicken croquette — is $12 and is the appetizer to order if you want the most Brazilian thing on the starter list. Chicken wings run $12, chicken tenders $10, and Chicken Parmigiana $24 on the pasta side. The kids menu carries chicken tenders at $11 and a chicken breast with rice and fries at $14.
Two ways to make the order go further. All You Can Eat runs at Metrowest only, Tuesday through Thursday from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM — 23 savory and sweet flavors, dine-in, from $25 per adult with a two-person minimum or $28.99 solo. For a group at your own address, Pizza Party catering brings a mobile oven on site: $1,050 for up to 30 guests across three hours, $35 per person beyond that.
Whichever way you go, check the current specials first — two large pizzas Monday through Thursday with code SWEETFREE adds a free small sweet pizza, FREESODA adds a two-liter on weekends, and pie10 takes 10% off online orders over $50. Order the Chicken Catupiry small the first time, and let the other four Catupiry pies wait for the second visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Catupiry, and what does it taste like?
Catupiry is a Brazilian creamy cheese spread — mild, savory and almost pourable, closer to a sauce than to anything sold as cheese in an American supermarket. On a Chicken Catupiry pizza it acts as the creamy layer against shredded chicken rather than as a sharp accent.
How much is Chicken Catupiry at Pie-fection?
As a pizza it is Sm $23 or Lg $38, which makes it the least expensive of the five Catupiry pizzas — the other four are Sm $24 / Lg $39. As a calzone it is Med $32, in a single size.
What is the difference between the pizza and the calzone?
Same filling, different build. The pizza comes in small or large and divides across a table. The calzone is folded and baked in one medium size at $32, holds its filling, and works better as one person’s meal. Other calzones run $32 to $34.
Where can I order it, and what are the hours?
All three restaurants. Orlando Metrowest, 3120 S Kirkman Rd, is closed Mondays and opens 5:00 PM Tuesday to Thursday — (407) 523-2200. Kissimmee, 720 Centerview Blvd, opens 4:00 PM Monday to Saturday — (407) 603-0123. Windermere, 13211 Reams Rd Suite 108, is the only one open midday, from 12:00 PM Friday through Sunday — (407) 720-4001.