Pizza Time!
 

Forgive me if this belongs in off topic. It might be a bit of a stretch to truly be TMNT discussion, but....

So I'm sitting here at the last home stretch of the day for work and I am STARVING. So naturally, looking at a few turtle threads make me want pizza.

Thought I'd post the question...where's your favorite place to get pizza and what's your pie of choice?

For me, it's a local place here in the Arlington, TX area called Old School Pizza. They have a great hand tossed that's a little on the thick side of crust and they always layer it with sauce, then toppings, THEN cheese. You're unlikely to have the toppings fall off since they're under the blanket of cheese. And it's debatable that it's BETTER when re-heated on a pizza stone in the oven.

I've always favored the 3 meat pizza of pepperoni, hamburger, and canadian bacon myself.

Pizza Hut is my "I'm starving and it's 5 minutes from home" option and I want cheap pizza. Tombstone for frozen pizza.

How about you guys?

Domino's like a real turtle.

But back in Italy everything was different of course....

I'd order Domino's more often if they were closer. :D

Why "like a real turtle?" They were partnered with Pizza Hut for marketing in the past too. ;)

I've read about how different it is in Italy....I want to have some true Italian pizza one day though. And I need a Boston and NY pizza actually IN Boston and New York. We have local places here owned by New York natives, but I gotta have a slice in the Big Apple someday.

......and it's 5. Must resist desire for pizza....

When I lived in NYC the best was a place under the brooklyn bridge called Grimaldi's. It's starting to become a chain, but the original is by far the best.

In los angeles I'm partial to a place called lamonica's because it's good, friendly, well priced and nearby.

I love pineapple on pizza but dislike canadian bacon, so not a fan of what most would call a "hawaiian." When I was in college we ordered a specific pizza (lots of delicious toppings, pineapple included) from the nearby Domino's so often that we got them to name it after me as an off menu item. All you had to do was call up and ask for it by name. Kind of embarrassing, but I'm proud of it as one of my "most turtle like" moments. :tpizza:

Well...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgmXewamiiY

Frank Pepe's is my favorite, gotta love that fresh, brick oven pizza. All the ingredients just taste more "real" than most pizza places...like, after eating Frank Pepe's, the cheese on other pizzas tastes fake/cheaper to me. They have a lot of topping options...but my favorite will always be mozzarella, chicken and mushroom...so good! Their white clam pizza is also really tasty! :tpizza:

Here's some pics I found off google:

White clam:


Margherita:
http://s3-media1.ak.yelpcdn.com/bpho...T9xSjKBw/l.jpg

I don't really like Pizza Hut or Dominos...that's what I call "fake" pizza...I mean, I'll eat their pizza if there's no other options or anything, but I don't think they'd ever be my first choice. Well, now I'm hungry...

http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/imgx/2...g-20114051.jpg

Pizza Hut.

Domino's too thin and plain for me, and the service is always rude.

That Margherita looks like an Italian pizza...not for the mozzarella though.

Pizza Hut! It's probably not like those mom and pop stores everyone raves about but it's all I know. lol My pizza of choice would have to be peperoni with extra cheese on thin crust. Now Papa John's was alright in college depending on who made it. I'd get a plain cheese on hand tossed but enjoyed peperoni with extra cheese on thin crust there as well. It was cheaper than Pizza Hut especially with the good ole student discount. Now I'm craving pizza! All I got is Red Baron peperoni with some store bought pizza cheese to add before throwing in the oven, but that brand is good too. Guess I'll be tasting the legend this evening.

Let's see, Domino's is alright as is Little Caesar's. I'd love to go to NYC and try to find the best pizza place around. Bet there are some terrific local joints there. You don't see too many local pizza joints in Tx or Arkansas. I've been to Chicago but didn't get around to trying their pizza. Sounds messy, but I bet I'd like it.

Pizza Hut is so disgustingly bad, I don't know how anybody can call that pizza. Maybe it's just the location here. I like their breadsticks though.

There's a place here in Merced called Pizza Villa that tops all the chains that are here. The old man still owns and runs it. It's always the go-to pizza for me.

Just ordered from a local place called Myle's, which is more chicago style. I eat pretty much any of the chains, and they are usually my goto, but I prefer local most places I go. I've had and enjoy both styles (New York and Chicago) and if it were my last pizza ever I'd go with New York. As for toppings always pepperoni and if there are other meats involved I am ok with those too. Not big on vegetables on the pizza.

My favorite pizza chain is Papa Gino's. My favorite pizzas from there include their rustic pepperoni pizza, sweet tomato and ricotta, and plain cheese pizza.

My favorite local pizza joint is a place down the street from me called Galaxy Pizza. My favorite pizza from there is their sliced linguica (Portuguese sausage) and onions pizza, delicious! The linguica is sliced like pepperoni, which I prefer over ground linguica (which is a common pizza topping around here).

Hahah, good point. It's funny that Domino's was IN the movie yet Pizza Hut seemed to have all the promotional partnership going back then.


I'm happy to see how many responses have a good local pizza place. Local places will beat chains 9.95 times out of ten.

I shouldn't have, but I opted for a Tombstone for myself tonight. :lol:

Zpizza! They have the Vegan Berkley pizza (love!). If you request it, they are willing to make any version of the pizza on the menu vegan style. You can also get gluten free crusts from them if you want. They also use organic tomatoes. And when I order delivery from work, they are across the street so they don't charge a fee. (Also, so there's no confusion, there's a vegan version of cheese called d'aiya that is used, so it's not just tomato sauce and veggies-- though, I've had THAT with a rice crust and it was to die for!)

AND when they come and get change from us, they give us free breadsticks (and not the cheesy ones since they know I don't eat cheese). So, much LOVE to Zpizza! :tgrin:

Ya know, vegan pizza ain't bad at all. Pretty great, in fact. I found the one I tried to be quite tasty. Been meaning to check around my town for a place that serves them.

It's totally awesome! I love it! :tgrin: Zpizza is a chain, but I'm not sure where all it's at. You should totally find a place! Zpizza's definitely my go-to. Maybe we can chow down on vegan pizza one day together and watch some turtles! :twink:

I always think of Greg Cipes whenever I think of anything vegan. At least I seem to remember hearing he was either a vegan or vegetarian. Bet that guy has some mean pizza recipes! Ah man, Zpizza does sound vaguely familiar! Now I'm tempted to see what I can find regarding this chain because I'd almost swear we passed by one in Tx. Yup, I see there are around 3 or so in Austin where I had to travel in order to take my Teachers' certification exam. No wonder it sounds so familiar. There are about 5 or so in Tx. Wish they'd expand their chain here. I'll have to order from one when I head to Austin in April to do more testing.

Pizza and Turtles do make one heck of a combo. Used to dislike pizza when I was a kid. People kept shoving supreme pizza at me which I never liked to begin with, but once I crossed paths with peperoni and cheese as well as plain cheese it was love at first bite. Not sure if some chains still do this, but I also remember dessert pizzas back in the day. Pizza Hut just does... oh some kind of Hershey breadsticks, I think. I never order dessert because I always feel guilty ordering out to begin with. haha Those Cookie Cakes from Great American Cookies would pass for excellent dessert pizzas, I guess.

Dominoes. Good stuff.

When I traveled to the Bahamas some years ago, all everybody wanted was Domino's! They're just as crazy about their pizza as we are. I wonder if they still have the lava cake. My fiancé loves that.

I like Pizza Hut and Little Caesar's the best. Haven't had Domino's in years. I also liked pizza from a place called Hungry Howie's. Not sure if they're still around, but they were good. Another pizza place I liked was called Godfather's, but they closed down in Michigan City, which sucks because their stuff was good. Also like pizza from a place called Jimmy's as those are good, too. They have chains in Chicago, but they have one by me, so that's where we sometimes will get pizza as well as another place called Wana-Pizza. Good stuff.

As for favorite types, I mostly like cheese and meat pizzas. No veggies for me.