Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom | Champaign, IL

Individual Meat Me Pizza

Old Chicago restaurants are scattered around the country, but, not surprisingly, they are most prevalent near Chicago.  The selection on their menu is as vast as their geographic coverage, and they offer appetizers, salads, wings, sandwiches, burgers, pasta, and calzones.  Lastly, if it wasn’t obvious by their full name, they also have a large selection […]

Pandora’s Pies | Elon, NC

NY State of Mind Pizza

Situated just beside the nice campus of Elon College, is a good pizza place called Pandora’s Pies.   I imagine their pizza is quite popular with the students.  They also serve ice cream that probably helps them to stay busy during the summer months when there are less students.  I don’t know what more you could want beyond pizza […]

Godfather’s Pizza | Iraan, TX

Cheese Pizza

Godfather’s Pizza started in Omaha, Nebraska, and it seems they are most prevalent in the surrounding areas.  Still, they have restaurants across the country – from Alaska to Florida.  Their stores vary from standalone restaurants to express locations, which are typically attached to gas stations.  I visited an express one in Iraan, Texas that was with a gas […]

Pie Five | Indianapolis, IN

Sausage and Bacon Pizza on Pan Crust

Pie Five strives to serve customized personal pizzas featuring fresh ingredients as quickly as possible.  Even their fountain drink machine fits the customization theme as it is one of the Coke machines that allows you to come up with almost any soda concoction.  Pie Five’s recent entry into downtown Indianapolis is a restaurant that occupies an old bakery building, complete with […]

Piedmont Ale House | Burlington, NC

Meat Monster Pizza

The Piedmont Ale House earned my patronage for three reasons: They serve pizza (obviously). They have 38 beers on tap. They have televisions. Unfortunately, the pizza and televisions ended up being somewhat disappointing, leaving the 38 beers on tap to be the most exciting part.  In all fairness, the televisions were only upsetting because I watched […]

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza | Fishers, IN

Bronx Bomber

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza appears to be built around two fundamentals that should have them destined for great success: good pizza and a nice craft beer selection.  Not that it’s necessary, but they actually have some food beyond pizza as well.  To sample something else before the pizza, I did try their bruschetta.  It was pretty good, but it […]

da Vinci’s Table | Burlington, NC

Leonardo's Sicilian Special

Da Vinci’s Table has been serving Italian food and some American specialties – such as burgers – in Burlington, North Carolina since 2010.  It features a nice outdoor dining area as well as an inside dining room that has the classic feel of an older Italian restaurant. Most nice Italian restaurants will provide their patrons with […]

Babymoon Cafe | Morrisville, NC

Storefront and Outside Dining Area

While most of the restaurant options around Raleigh/Durham Airport are chains, Babymoon Café is a nice alternative option near the airport hotels.  They offer both inside and outside seating with quaint and relaxing feels.  In the evenings, you can actually dine under the starlight with either option, it’s just that one is artificial starlight.  I enjoyed the outdoor dining area […]

Village Tavern | Winston-Salem, NC

Margherita Flatbread

Village Tavern is a popular spot in Winston-Salem, and they have other locations across a few states and even the Philippines as well.  Part of the popularity must come from the incredibly wide range of options on their menu.  I believe they are most known for their burgers and steaks, but there is probably something wrong […]

Pizzeria Toro | Durham, NC

Pizzeria Toro_San Marzano Tomatoes, Buffalo Mozzarella, Prosciutto

Pizzeria Toro serves fine wood-fired pizza in the heart of downtown Durham, making it a great place to eat before seeing a show at The Carolina Theatre or DPAC, or even before catching a legendary Durham Bulls baseball game. I thought the pizza at Pizzeria Toro was fantastic, and the only problem is that I’m […]