How do you live in a place and not know there’s a “special dish” out there that everybody raves about? Apparently, it’s not that hard. I lived in the Quad Cities for two years and choked down Little Caesar’s and a local Happy Joe’s pizza regularly, but nobody ever let me in on this secret.… Continue reading Quad Cities Style Pizza Review
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Capri Pizza Review, Merrillville, IN
I have driven through Merrillville, Indiana countless times and never stopped’ it just happens to be perched at the intersection of a number of highways leaving (or entering) the greater Chicago area(I-65, 90,80, 94, and US 30). So if I ever have stopped and simply don’t remember it, the stop was either for gas, or… Continue reading Capri Pizza Review, Merrillville, IN
Village Pizza & Pub Review – Elgin, IL
Village Pizza & Pub has two locations in the NW suburbs of Chicago, one in Elgin, and one in Carpentersville, not terribly far from each other. Both feature extensive menus (below) for dine in, carry out, catering, and delivery, and the Elgin location has an all you can eat buffet at midday, Monday through Friday.… Continue reading Village Pizza & Pub Review – Elgin, IL
Meijers Frozen Pizza Review – Grocery Store Brand
Meijers is a regional hypermarket chain, with over 200 locations in the Upper Midwest, with the majority in Michigan. They claim to have invented the “supercenter” concept in 1962 (groceries and merch in one store). For me, the stores are a little too big to navigate for a standard grocery run, but once and awhile I like to… Continue reading Meijers Frozen Pizza Review – Grocery Store Brand
Tommys Red Hots Review – Suburban Chicago
Tommys started in 1980 and has expanded to six stores in the Northern and Northwestern Suburbs of Chicago. They offer a very lengthy, typical “Chicago menu,” with hot dogs, burgers, Italian beef, fried food and pizza. I’ve driven by a couple of Tommy’s many times, have never stopped by, because frankly, the exteriors look a… Continue reading Tommys Red Hots Review – Suburban Chicago
Giordanos Pizza Review, St. Charles, IL
Brothers Efren and Joseph Boglio were born in a small town near Turin, Italy. The brothers first immigrated to Argentina and subsequently to the US. Upon arriving in America, Efren began working at a pizzeria in Chicago, but he was not satisfied with the pizzas he tasted and decided to open his own restaurant, Roma.… Continue reading Giordanos Pizza Review, St. Charles, IL
Napoli Pizza Review, Woodstock, IL
I love being surprised (in a good way). I also love having an experience exceed my expectations. Both were the case at Napoli Pizza, in the distant Chicago burg of Woodstock. You may not recognize the name of the town, but you would if you were dropped into the town square – it’s where most of the exteriors of the… Continue reading Napoli Pizza Review, Woodstock, IL
Tenutas Deli Review, Kenosha, WI
I’ve been in a lot of great Italian “delis” all over the world. Two of my favorites (until this week) are Martinotti’s in Portland, OR, and Bay Cities Deli in Santa Monica, CA. Both superb in their own right. I’ve hit a couple smaller ones in Chicago that are also enjoyable. This weekend I ran… Continue reading Tenutas Deli Review, Kenosha, WI
DiGiorno Bacon Me Crazy Pizza Review
Quite often, when I buy frozen pizzas, I feel like Charlie Brown’s experience with Lucy holding the football. Yet I don’t learn. (P.S., I have had relationships like that, too! LOL) There are two or three frozen pizzas I rate as exceptional on every level, but unfortunately, as one might suspect, none of these are in… Continue reading DiGiorno Bacon Me Crazy Pizza Review
Peps Drafthaus Frozen Pizza Review
I’m “frozen pizza rich” in one sense; there’s a mega grocery near me that stocks more brands of frozen pizzas than I even knew existed. It seems like there’s always something “new” in their freezers. (There are four, 30 foot long freezers of pies!). This week it is Pep’s Drafthaus. Pep’s Drafthaus Pizza is from… Continue reading Peps Drafthaus Frozen Pizza Review