Houlihan’s Restaurant and Bar | Indianapolis, IN

Houlihan's Restaurant and Bar_Margherita Flatbread

Houlihan’s Restaurant and Bar has many locations, including two in central Indiana.  I ate at the Houlihan’s in northeastern Indianapolis’ popular Castleton Square Mall (just to clarify, its attached to the outside of the mall but is essentially its own building and is not a part of the food court in the mall or anything […]

Pizza My Heart | Emeryville, CA

Pizza My Heart in Emeryville, CA_Sausage and Pepperoni Slice

Pizza My Heart was founded in 1981 and remains family-owned with many locations in California.  I visited their restaurant in the Bay Street Mall in the Oakland-area, and it is located towards the south end of this outdoor mall near the movie theater.  Pizza My Heart offers quick pizza-by-the-slice as well as whole pies, plus bread sticks, wings, and salads.  […]

Filippi’s Pizza Grotto | San Diego, CA

Filippi's Pizza Grotto in San Diego, CA_Capicola and Salami Pizza

Filippi’s Pizza Grotto has been serving San Diego for over fifty years, and they now have fourteen restaurants in the area.  I dined at the one in the Scripps Ranch region of San Diego, which is northeast of downtown.  I was pleasantly surprised as soon as I walked in because the inside of this Filippi’s had […]

Chuck E. Cheese’s | Indianapolis, IN

Chuck E. Cheese's_Medium Pepperoni Pizza

The fact that I visited a Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant with other grown men should help show that I will leave no stone unturned in my search for the best pizza.  While it probably won’t be winning any awards soon, their pizza was pretty decent and was certainly better than I expected.  It had a fairly […]

Marco’s Pizza | Westfield, IN

Marco's Pizza_Extra Cheese and Pepperoni Pizza

Marco’s Pizza just opened a new location in Westfield, Indiana, and they also already have locations in twenty-eight other states.  Their restaurant in Westfield offers some limited inside seating and is likely utilized more for carry out or delivery orders.  However, they do have a $5.99 lunch special – a six-inch sub, chips and a drink, a small salad […]

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Review | Shenandoah, TX

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse_Gourmet Five Meat Deep Dish Pizza 1

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse has locations in fifteen different states with the majority being in California and Texas, and I visited one in The Woodlands/Shenandoah just north of Houston, Texas.  They have some televisions and a bar but still offer a pretty nice sit-down restaurant atmosphere.  They serve a very large menu that starts out with a […]

Mr. Pizza Review | Los Angeles, CA

Mr Pizza_Sausage and Pepperoni

Mr. Pizza in downtown Los Angeles is located in the Little Tokyo section of town.  As I am not a big fan of Asian food, it certainly stuck out as a solid dining option to me when I was in the area.  Mr. Pizza offers some unique pizza concoctions with non-traditional toppings such as a popular potato […]

Pitfire Pizza Review | Los Angeles, CA

Pitfire Pizza_Pitfire Sausage

Pitfire Pizza has a few locations in the Los Angeles area, and I stopped in at their downtown Los Angeles restaurant.  I started with their breadsticks (pictured below) which had a little bit of cheese on them and were very good.  My group then sampled three different pizzas, the pitfire sausage minus red onions (pictured […]

Cool River Pizza | CLOSED

Cool River Pizza_Pepperoni and Extra Cheese

The Cool River Pizza in Noblesville recently underwent a large expansion, and thus I am updating their review as eating in their restaurant is now a completely different experience.  The picture of the inside below shows where you place your order, and, aside from a couple booths on both sides, that used to be the […]

Macaroni Grill Review | Carmel, IN

Romano's Macaroni Grill - Pepperoni Pizza

Romano’s Macaroni Grill is an Italian restaurant chain with locations throughout most of the United States, and I dined at the one in Carmel, Indiana. Like many Italian restaurants, Macaroni Grill starts you out with very good fresh bread and olive oil. We followed that up with their Mac & Cheese Bites appetizer which consisted […]