Category: Pizza

UNO Deep Dish Pizza Review

If you stop by our website on occasion, you know I’ve reviewed a large number of frozen pizzas, including several of the “Chicago Deep Dish” ilk, like Lou Malnati’s, Ginos, Edwardos. Now I’m gonna stop right there for a sec and say personally, I don’t think Chicago pizzas should be called “deep dish,” as that… Continue reading UNO Deep Dish Pizza Review

Basils Pizza Review, an Homage to Joe Szabo (Northfield, MN)

40 years ago, it was called “Bill’s,” and it was in the same location.  Hasn’t changed much, same counter, same booths, now fairly worn, the faux leather brittle with age.  The home-spun murals of scenes of Italy on the walls are fading. But would the pizza hold up?   Did we love it because it was… Continue reading Basils Pizza Review, an Homage to Joe Szabo (Northfield, MN)

Mandia Ciboitaliano Frozen Pizza Review

I’ve wondered aloud many times why US frozen pizza manufacturers can’t make a really great pie. I’ve had a few really good ones from smaller Chicago manufacturers, such as Vito & Nicks II, and Home Run Inn, but the big guys? Totinos? Red Baron? Tombstone? Yechh.  Fortunately, several years ago, I “discovered” the frozen pizzas… Continue reading Mandia Ciboitaliano Frozen Pizza Review

Urban Pie Pizza Review

There was a time when the major beer companies started putting out “small brands” (semi-anonymously) to compete with the rapidly-growing craft beer industry. Seems that Milwaukee’s Palermo Pizza, which has been around forever, took a tip from the brewers, and have  rolled out (I think) six new ‘brands’ over the past two years.  I’ve tried a… Continue reading Urban Pie Pizza Review

Frozen Pizza Review – Green Mill

Suzy Applebaum introduced me to the Green Mill;  we were both employed at KSTP in Minneapolis- St. Paul, and I had asked her to go to lunch.  She suggested the Green Mill.  At the time, it was a small bar on Hamline Avenue in St. Paul that specialized in deep dish pizza.  It had opened… Continue reading Frozen Pizza Review – Green Mill

Eastside Cafe Pizza Review

One of my local grocery stores is huge. I get exhausted going there.  But the upside is they have really deep selections of product, including frozen pizza –  they have four 30 foot long coolers of different brands, and in a separate vertical cooler, organic, vegan, and gluten free offerings. Any time I go in… Continue reading Eastside Cafe Pizza Review