Corning, California, is one of my regular stops on I-5 in California, it’s about 2 hours north of Sacto, and the reason I always stop there is to buy olives. The Olive Pit has a zillion varieties, and I always buy a few giant jugs of them to tide me over until the next time… Continue reading Corning, CA – Marco’s Pizza
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Los Angeles, CA – Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria
Big Mama’s & Papa’s is noted for (an empty claim) of the world’s largest pizza, a 36 incher they sell on their regular menu. Geez, I’d love to go for that, at least for the photo op. But what would I do with it then? Their description says it is cut into 50 slices. Here,… Continue reading Los Angeles, CA – Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria
Pizza Guys – Northern California Chain
With about sixty locations covering the San Francisco Bay area and beyond, Pizza Guys seems to be the “little chain that could.” I found them by accident tonight, punching in “pizza” on the Tom Tom, and ending up at a place around the corner from a “Pizza Guys” locale – my first stop looked far… Continue reading Pizza Guys – Northern California Chain
San Clemente, CA – Pizza Plus
Although I usually have a place in mind, when I roll into a town, sometimes I like to play pizza roulette, and take my chances on any one of a dozen goofy factors, i.e. largest yellow pages ad, 3rd pizzeria on the left, and like that. This stems from adventures some buddies and I used… Continue reading San Clemente, CA – Pizza Plus
Like Looking for a Haystack in Needles
One thing Needles has going for it is it’s on Route 66. Ok, maybe that’s the only thing. But that usually means a town is chock-a-block full of old cheap motels, and roadside eateries. Needles succeeds in the first, but fails in the 2nd. My motel was great in its day. To say it needs… Continue reading Like Looking for a Haystack in Needles