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Pick-em winners/Pizza Talk

Da Coach said:
I believe the guy who owns Larry's is the family member who bought the Davis Bros. Pizza business, then eventually sold it back to the previous owner.
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You are correct, DC!

I don't know all the details, but I believe there was a threat of a lawsuit over the contents of the sauce when the businesses were owned by the same person. I think that's what resulted in the original DB franchise being sold back to the previous owner.

By the way, DB Pizza in EP is just down the hill from my house, and I go there frequently for carry-out! :)
 
Talk about the stupid things you remember. As a kid I remember some big scare about Davis Brothers putting ALPO in their pizza................whatever it is I like it. Anyone else remember that?
 
OrangeandBlack74 said:
You are correct, DC!

I don't know all the details, but I believe there was a threat of a lawsuit over the contents of the sauce when the businesses were owned by the same person. I think that's what resulted in the original DB franchise being sold back to the previous owner.

By the way, DB Pizza in EP is just down the hill from my house, and I go there frequently for carry-out! :)
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Yes, I have actually known the older Mr. Davis for a long time who was one of the original Davis Brothers. He was the original owner and sold it to another family member. Their agreement included a contract that said he wouldn't change the recipe. From what I have been told, he did change things, business fell off, and lawsuits were threatened, and the older Davis took the business back. Somebody else now runs the business, as Mr. Davis is quite elderly and spends a lot of time outside the Peoria area. But he still checks to be sure they make the pizzas the original way.

I do not remember anything about Alpo.:)
 
I get pizza from Agatucci"s a lot and I believe coach Les does also; Olivers Pub in Peoria Heights has great pizza and is as good if not better then the old Davis Bros. pizza in E.Peoria.
 
mexicobufan said:
Talk about the stupid things you remember. As a kid I remember some big scare about Davis Brothers putting ALPO in their pizza................whatever it is I like it. Anyone else remember that?
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Thats funny....I was feeding my dogs the other day and I SWEAR I heard one of them mumble to the other that he thought I was putting Davis Bros. ingredients in their Alpo.

I gues its all relative......:)
 
real fan said:
I get pizza from Agatucci"s a lot and I believe coach Les does also; Olivers Pub in Peoria Heights has great pizza and is as good if not better then the old Davis Bros. pizza in E.Peoria.
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Coach Les must be eatin alot of "za" becuase I bump into him alot at Double A's.......
 
"Thats funny....I was feeding my dogs the other day and I SWEAR I heard one of them mumble to the other that he thought I was putting Davis Bros. ingredients in their Alpo.

I gues its all relative......"

Its been a RUFF day dogsrus, I needed the laugh!!!!
 
If I recall....the dog food cans came from the person living above the bar who had a dog and used the DB dumpster for their garbage! :lol:
 
mexicobufan said:
"Thats funny....I was feeding my dogs the other day and I SWEAR I heard one of them mumble to the other that he thought I was putting Davis Bros. ingredients in their Alpo.

I gues its all relative......"

Its been a RUFF day dogsrus, I needed the laugh!!!!
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Glad I could help...hope Weds. is better for you.
 
tornado said:
Hey-- no discussion of BU and pizza would be complete without at least a mention of Agatucci's...
I haven't been there is several years.......anyone gone lately?

also wondering if anyone has eaten at Malnati's....they had one in the Sheridan Plaza
for a while but I believe it's no longer in Peoria.


ps-- I also amended the title of the thread since we're talking more about pizza than basketball
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Agatucci's is my favorite pizza place in Peoria... I liked the Malnati's in Sheridan Village very much. ---I am pretty certain that Malnati's left Peoria long time ago...
 
Beninator said:
---I am pretty certain that Malnati's left Peoria long time ago...
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Long gone. Too bad. Good 'Za - but at the time, IMO, Peoria wasn't right for it. In the last 10 years or so we have been living in the "luxury"/"I deserve it"/"all about me" era.... I think Malnati's coulda/woulda/shoulda been a big hit.
 
I grew up in Bartonville and I have to give a little love to Tyroni's, right up there with Peoria area best. Larry's Driftwood is real good also. Blarney Castle out in Chilli not bad either.

Living in Houston there are a ton of options for food, but I have not found any pizza place down here that comes close in taste to any of the pizza places everyone has mentioned.

Heck Dominos is good stuff down here :)
 
Mine is California Pizza in Santa Fe mall here in Mexico City. Its not great but its about the only pizza here you can choke down............
 
When I first got to BU I loved Fedora's pizza, back when it was still kitty corner from U-hall. Then as I got older I started bartending at Donnelly's in Campustown. I worked and hungout with a bunch of Peoria Kids that introduced me to some of the finer things in Peoria, like Aggatucci's and the Tiger Sauce. After I got married my wife's brother was transfered down to Mossville, giving me a reason to get back to Peoria at least once a year. The first time we came down to visit him, he had no clue where anything was, he lived in Dunlap and pretty much worked and went home. I made sure to introduce him and my wife to my two favorite eating spots in the city. Now whenever anyone in my wife's family goes to visit him a trip to Aggies is always on the agenda, and when he come's home he usually grabs me a Spicy Italian from Fedora's. In fact, it's almost time for my late fall visit!
 
I lived in Geisert Hall in 1987-88.

The La Gondola was next to the old Avanti's and was in decline. We certainly kept the old Avanti's carry out window busy. (I believe currently one of the La Hood son's runs the La Gondola in Bloomington and it is very good.)

Fedora's was good too. I remember the hot sandwiches they used to make in the in their pizza oven. They were great. If you could stand to have your ear talked off by the owner.:) The BU motor pool was next door and we would stop at Fedora's after taking vans back.

Aggie's was my favorite though. Spent a lot of time there after ball games during my Peoria area coaching days. If you went in there on a friday night after football you would find numerous area coaching staff's "decompressing" after a game (esp. a win!)
 
I thought one of the La Hood's ran the Leonardo's into bankrupcy. Perhaps another one (or same one's LaGondola bought the old Leonardo's Pizza and is now selling LaGondola pasta and torpedo's and Leonardo's Pizza (Which is my favorite)

In Bartonville, I liked Dave's. Which to me seemed to be 99% as good as Tyroni's at 50% the price..
 
ph said:
I thought one of the La Hood's ran the Leonardo's into bankrupcy. Perhaps another one (or same one's LaGondola bought the old Leonardo's Pizza and is now selling LaGondola pasta and torpedo's and Leonardo's Pizza (Which is my favorite)

In Bartonville, I liked Dave's. Which to me seemed to be 99% as good as Tyroni's at 50% the price..
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The La Gondola I am referring to in Bloomington is one of two and is on the corner of Vernon and Towanda(the other in on Main St., same food different owners I think) It has been open for 10 years or so. I don't believe that Leonardo's has been closed that long so it is likely a different La Hood. Not sure about the pizza as I am a "Turkey Torpedo" guy. The bread is better than Avanti's IMHO.
 
Double D said:
... Fedora's was good too. I remember the hot sandwiches they used to make in the in their pizza oven. They were great. If you could stand to have your ear talked off by the owner.:) ...
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Paul is great! He will STILL talk your ear off. He runs the Fedora's in Chillicothe. His son runs the Fedora's in Peoria (McClure/Univerisity). I enjoy the Pizza Bread - they have a very sweet sauce along with a very delicious bread.
 
Wife and I have always wanted a Giordanos in Peoria. It's a pasta/deep dish Chicago style pizza chain in the Chicago area. It needs to pull a Baccis and build a restaurant here lol.

Jason
 
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