Favorite Pizza place?

[The Straight Story]

Just moved back to Columbus, Ohio and am scouting around for some good pizza places and it got me to thinking about all the places I have lived and who had the best pizza (and pasta/subs/wings/salads and such).

So check in if you have a few minutes and share some of your favorite places and what you like about them so much.

One of my favorites is Tommy's Pizza. I would not say the pizza is the best in town by any stretch, but we have went to the same place for almost 30 years and the place has not changed one but that I can see (a little nostalgia with your pizza can make up for other things).

When I was in Ridgecrest, CA, I liked nickoletti's (had some butt kicking baked zitti). A lot of fond memories of that place as well (and mojave red beer).

When I lived in Tehachapi I honestly cannot recall any pizza places I went to but I loved going to Kelcy's and getting either the double cheeseburger or biscuits and gravy. Mmmmmm.

Well, back to my pizza (from Little Sicily's).

[jpgray]

1. Punch in St. Paul

Incredible Neapolitan-style pizza. It's the best pizza I've had in the cities hands down.

[The Straight Story]

8. Neapolitan-style

I will admit to be an uncultured slob. What the heck is a Neapolitan-style, does it have ice cream on it :)

[jpgray]

Neapolitan-style

Is a pizza made in a special brick oven with crushed tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella and olive oil. It looks something like this:



I like prosciutto, arugula, cracked red pepper and goat cheese as extra ingredients on mine.

[LiberalVoice]

2. Best Turkey Sub Ever!

Go to almost any corner store/deli in Jersey! Tons of turkey, mayo, shredded lettuce, american chesse, a little bit of black pepper, and some oil & vinegar! Man I almost wanna get in my car and drive over and get one. Too bad I live 500 miles away!

[The Straight Story]

9. Do they deliver?

There is a place in Amarillo, the big texan, which has a 72oz steak which you can order online and have delivered (well, frozen and uncooked) anywhere http://www.bigtexan.com

If you ever go through the area it is worth stopping in (and they have a tornado museum).

[name not needed]

3. Delorenzo's in Trenton

[yolatengo]

11. I'll second that!

I took a detour from a loooooong trip from MA to MD a few weeks
ago to stop and see Chic and family and get a sweet sausage and
green pepper 'tomato pie'!

My family's been going there for over 20 yrs. My mom still goes
every two weeks.

:D

Bigby

[name not needed]

41. I haven't been there in years

Geez, now I'm reminiscing about pizza :P

[Reverend_Smitty]

45. You are correct...

DeLorenzo's is quite possibly the best pizza anywhere on this earth...it's not so much food but a work of art. I can conjure up the smell of that place and make my mouth water if I just think about it.

The more serious question is...Hamilton Ave or Hudson St.?

I vote Hamilton Ave, many fond high school and childhood memories at that one!

[name not needed]

46. I don't remember.

[Droopy]

4. Here in West Carrollton/Miamisburg/Springboro, Ohio area

we have Ron's Pizza. They make their pizza on thin crust and put the toppings all the way out to the edges. I like a peporoni, extra cheese and mushroom pizza. I can eat a large one of those all by myself if I'm really hungry.

[Cobalt Violet]

5. Sweet Tomato, Sandwich MA. Cape Cod!

:salivate:

[RT Atlanta]

6. Mellow Mushroom in ATL

is my current, my personal all time was place called "Luigi's" in my home town of Columbia South Carolina - some fond memories from there! :)

[The Straight Story]

10. heh heh

Don't know why but 'mellow mushroom' sounds like something one would name a drug store :)

[Nadeaufan17]

18. I agree

I have a lot of relatives in Atlanta, so I visit there a lot, and Mellow Mushroom really does have the best pizza I have ever tasted.

[Shadder]

23. Next time you come

Go to downtown Norcross and try Paizanos. Best pizzza in Georgia. So good that the train engineers have been known to call ahead and place an order then jump out to pick it up as they pass through downtown.

Not quite as good as Roselands in Ct but frigging close

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

7. Edwardo's

It's a chain, so they're probably not as good as locally owned, but they have a most excellent stuffed pizza. I usually get a large pep and mushroom and save the leftovers. It's the only pizza I can eat cold.

But, there are no Edwardo's in Minnesota (Twin Cities) anymore. I think I have to go to Chicago to have it again.

[miss_kitty]

12. if you come to Seattle imho, you MUST go to

Pagliacci's. mmmm yummy!

[serryjw]

13. ONLY NYC pizza counts

Everything else comes in a distant 2nd

[gollygee]

14. Bilbo's Pizza. Yummy deep dish pizza. n/t

[TreasonousBastard]

15. Tonnono's in Coney Island...

if you've been there, you know.

[Kellanved]

16. well, depends on which side of the great pond

Due Forni in Berlin: Their Walnut, Rocket Salad, balsamico and Parma Ham pizza is to die for.

Pepe's and Bar in New Haven are at least as good (albeit a completely different type of Pizza). Ah, I'll be there again next month ...yummy.

[JHB]

17. Mike's Pizza

Good food, and right across the street!

[Shadder]

19. Roselands Apizza, Derby CT.

Best. Pizza. Ever.

[bearfan454]

20. Gino's East - Chicago

I used to love that place. I live in Tx now.

[redqueen]

31. Is that the place with all the celebrity photos?

Reeeealy crowded with tiny tables?

[bearfan454]

33. It's the place where everyone would write all over the walls

with dry markers. I think you are thinking of Giordano's.

[gollygee]

36. Mmmm that's good pizza there :) n/t

[Nadeaufan17]

21. Columbus

I also live in Columbus..what area are you in?

I have found that Columbus does not have any great pizza places. My favorite Columbus only Pizza place is Minuteman, and I also like Masseys.

Mellow Mushroom is the best though. They don't have any in Columbus :(

[The Straight Story]

27. East Side

Bexley Monk has good pizza, and of course for deli stuff - Katzingers.

[Nadeaufan17]

32. Bexley Monk

Bexley Monk has great pizza, but its not really a pizza place. Its a nice restaurant that just happens to have great brick oven pizza as well.

[redqueen]

22. Can't remember the name of the place...

they're in Austin, and they have a bunch of Vallejo prints on the walls... another one there that makes brick oven pizza.

Wish I could remember the names. :(

[bearfan454]

25. Is it Brick Oven ?

Conan's ?

[redqueen]

29. You know that's the first thing that popped into my head

but I thought naaaaah... too obvious.

[ceile]

24. Austin's Pizza n/t

[GOPisEvil]

28. Yes!!!! Austin's is great!

You can also get Chicago-style pizza here in Austin, too. Mangia makes a good pie, too. :9

[bearfan454]

30. Where is Austin's David ?

I'm not familiar.

[GOPisEvil]

34. All over the place. It's a local chain.

[short bus president]

26. Enzo's on Kings Highway, Brooklyn

Right next door to my favorite kosher deli. :9

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

35. Rule of thumb (in Brazil. Don't know if it holds for the USA)

Run from megachains like the plague. Buy from local, mom'n'pop operations. Biggest, tastiest, yummiest, most varied pizzas there is. Usually cheaper too.

[Kellanved]

38. same rule in Europe

If the owner operates more than two places: avoid it. Goes for pretty much all types of food.
Of course there are far fewer chain Restaurants than in the US to start with.

[name not needed]

42. Same thing in the States

But there is the occaisonal mom'n'pop operation that tastes like pure death covered in cheese and sauce.

[livetohike]

37. The original Vincent's in Forest Hills (outside Pgh)

My parents went there when they dated in the early 50's. Great hand tossed pizza with tons of toppings. He has several locations in the area now, but the original place was/is the best.

[slutticus]

39. Star Pizza in Houston

Yummy!!!!!

[VelmaD]

40. The next time I'm in Houston...

we'll have yo go there. You do a good job picking restaurants. That Mexican place you took us all during the State convention was yummy.

My favorite pizza place used to be One Guy From Italy in Lubbock. They had the best sausage pizza EVER. But now it just reminds me too much of my ex. *sigh*

I'm kinda partial to Mangia and Austin's Pizza here in Austin. Saccone's is pretty good too - just a little greasy.

[mtnester]

43. Venture forth from Columbus

Go to Kingy's at Hill Rd/St Rt33 outside Canal Winchester, or Pizza Cottage over in Buckeye Lake. Rubino's in Bexley still good. Tommy's is always good, and for serious heartburn, good, greasy spicy, Massey's still got it.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

44. Turino (yeah, with an "u") in Rio

Chicken w/ Catupiry pizza. Catupiry is a Brazilian brand of cream cheese. Of course the mussarella and tomato are there too. Yum yum.

They deliver unbelievably fast too.