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Best Pizza Joint

Best Pizza Joint

  • Avanti's

    Votes: 7 7.6%

  • Agatucci's

    Votes: 31 33.7%

  • Domino's

    Votes: 1 1.1%

  • Monical's

    Votes: 25 27.2%

  • Pizza Works/Pizza Hut

    Votes: 5 5.4%

  • Bellacino's

    Votes: 4 4.3%

  • Other- Papa John's, Little Caeser's, or one of the campus area places

    Votes: 19 20.7%
  • Total voters
    92
Chico said:
Bars that have Butch's pizza have as good a pizza as any I have found. Oliver's, just off Propect, used to very good also. Think it used to be the same as the Flamingo downtown across from the police station years ago.
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Chico what were you doing going to the Flamingo wasn't that a seedy bar in it's time or am I thinking of another one across from the police station?
 
Chico said:
Bars that have Butch's pizza have as good a pizza as any I have found. Oliver's, just off Propect, used to very good also. Think it used to be the same as the Flamingo downtown across from the police station years ago.
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Ah, the Flamingo. Great pizza. How well I remember. My future (and present) wife use to frequent that place. Wasn't it just down the street from the Sunflower Dress Shop???
 
wily coyote said:
Chico what were you doing going to the Flamingo wasn't that a seedy bar in it's time or am I thinking of another one across from the police station?
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There were a couple other places in the same block, I forget their names, that were a little seedy but the Flamingo was ok IMO. It was right on the corner across from the police station.
 
TNel said:
Ah, the Flamingo. Great pizza. How well I remember. My future (and present) wife use to frequent that place. Wasn't it just down the street from the Sunflower Dress Shop???
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Wasn't the Sunflower on Jefferson, I'm not sure. Flamingo was on Adams.
 
I like Aggatuccis but hate eating there since they dont give free refills on soda and in this day and age no debit or credit cards ?
 
turtle said:
I like Aggatuccis but hate eating there since they dont give free refills on soda and in this day and age no debit or credit cards ?
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I love Aggies too and agree they need to change their no refill policy but they do take credit cards now and have for quite some time.
 
There is a place near the Ivy Club, on Galena Rd, called the No Wake Zone that has pretty good pizza. They have a raised front porch area that is nice to sit in good weather. Today it is 19 degrees and tomorrow it is supposed to be 10 degrees. 4 and 1/2 weeks until spring.
 
tornado said:
I know this is an older thread but I ran across this current column...
BEST PIZZA PLACES IN ILLINOIS
http://www.thrillist.com/eat/chicago/best-pizza-in-illinois-chicago


it's obviously one person's opinion - and I can't imagine any one person actually sampled thepizzas from all these different places,
but I am gld to see he has Lou Malnati's prominently place right at the top -
but I have to admit a few of those places (Coalfire Pizza, Pequod's) I have never heard of...

The ones on the list of local, Central IL note are..
Agatucci's
Mickie's in North Pekin (? don't they also have others in East Peoria & elsewhere)
Gabatoni's (Springfield)
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indeed this article did generate a rebuttal by a Chicago guy who offers his own opinions.
https://jmaiellaro.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/hello-world/

he's got Malnati's #4 and Giordano #10, but a few of the reader comments kinda impugn the guy's credibility..
 
Our new favorite pizza is Aurelio's on Sterling in the old Pizza Inn.....very good Chicago style pizza! :mrgreen:
 
Here's another guy ranking the best pizza joints in Chicago
http://chicagosbesttv.com/2015/03/19/top-10-pizza-places-in-chicago/

no mention of Malnati's so I think the guy has been shut in too much...

Anyway - Here's my ranking of
THE BEST PIZZA JOINTS IN THE PEORIA AREA

Purely my own subjective opinion, and I sure haven't been everywhere so I know have missed some really good ones...
...and I know it won't jive with everyone else- but let me know where you disagree...

10- I have had pizza from a place on Bloomington Road in East Peoria called "The Brick Oven" and I know Da Coach really likes them.
I liked the pizza but even their large was only about 12" diameter and was over $20 - so I would have to get 2 or 3 for even a medium-sized gathering or family, and by then you're into this venture $50-60 and, well, I do want to have something left for retirement.

9- Now we're down to the also rans - and since I really have never been a huge fan of Agatucci's despite their popularity, I will go with a tie between two...
So... Pizza Hut for #9...but it was close- I coulda named Crust Pizza - a new place in the Levee District in EP, lots of choices smorgasboard-style and you can always find something you like

8- Avanti's - can't go wrong- they've been doing it right for decades.

7- Davis Brothers- ok call me strange but I like Davis Brothers pizza. I don't particularly like going to their dingy old diner-style restaurant but we do anyway for the pizza.

6- Papa Murphy's - yes, I know they don't cook pizza, they build it for you and you carry out - but for the $$ they really load up with great ingredients and then you go home & cook it yourself -
The mix of really good pizza plus fair prices keeps these guys high on my list.

5- Monical's - I happen to love the thin crust & their brand of Italian sausage...

4- Red Rock Bar & Grill in Morton - mostly a sport-bar-type place - everyone heads there after a Morton FB game..but they have a great old-fashioned brick oven and do pizza right, and proprietors Bill & Kristy Ingold really care about customers & she's Aaron Zobrist & Ben Zobrist's cousin!

3- Brienzo's - a fairly new place in Junction City - build-your-own type of menu...really good!! Say hi to Knute, he's a really great guy and wants every customer to be 100% satisfied.
http://www.brienzospizza.com/

2- Aurelios - really good but perhaps the most hi-priced in our area.
You end up paying almost $30 for a large pizza... but I didn't complain because it was pretty darned good.
http://www.aureliospizza.com/location/peoria/

1- Knuckles - on Knoxville in Dunlap (near the Wheels of Time Museum) - I have had their pizza a couple times & really love it - wish I lived closer!!
(ps- they have decent online coupons so print them off to save a few bucks before you go)
http://www.knucklespizza.com/
http://www.knucklespizza.com/Special_Offers.html
 
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