Bar Louie

Pizza_Rating_Bar Louie

Bar Louie offers decent pizza, but they also have a large menu with some other options that are probably better.  My personal favorite entree at this restaurant is the fried louie burger (bacon, cheddar, and fried egg), and they also have a lot of good sandwich offerings.  I always enjoyed Bar Louie’s food and large beer selection, […]

Monical’s Pizza Restaurant

IN - Monical's Pizza Restaurant

Monical’s Pizza offers good thin and pan-style crust pizza.  I don’t believe all of their locations offer a buffet, but the one in Carmel did until it closed (there are rumors about it reopening elsewhere though).  It is certainly one of the better overall buffets, but that also shows in its price by comparison.  They save […]

CiCi’s Pizza

IN - CiCi's Pizza

4/4/2013 Update – Many Cici’s locations, including the one I visited in Kokomo, have closed over the past few years.  I don’t know if they ever took my recommendation to bring back their cheesy garlic bread as there are no longer any locations close to me. I always found the cheesy garlic bread to be the highlight of Cici’s […]

Papa John’s | Carmel, IN

IN - Papa John's

I would say Papa John’s does a good job of having fresh-tasting pizzas as compared to their large chain competitors.  I think the garlic dipping sauce is a nice touch as their standard crust isn’t too flavorful otherwise.  They do offer thin crust as well, but then you lose out on the garlic dipping sauce.  […]

Fazoli’s | Carmel, IN

IN - Fazolis

Aside from that brief period when they charged you a quarter for breadsticks, I have always been a huge fan of Fazolis.  They have changed their pizza recipe quite a few times over the years, but I think the current one is pretty good.  It is a fairly greasy pizza with a hint of their breadstick […]

Rocky Rococo Pizza & Pasta | Louisville, KY

KY - Rocky Rococo Pizza and Pasta

Rocky Rococo’s probably serves the best pizza I have ever had in a food court…sorry Sbarro.  Most of their locations are actually in Wisconsin, and I believe they are mostly free-standing as opposed to the foodcourt one I visited in Louisville.  They offer a thicker crusted, pan-style pizza that is pretty good.  The breadsticks aren’t […]

Granite City Food & Brewery | Indianapolis, IN

IN - Granite City Food & Brewery

Granite City Food & Brewery is more famous for their brews and burgers, but I was pleasantly surprised by their classic pepperoni flatbread pizza.  While the pizza is not a bad option, I could not live with myself if I didn’t strongly recommend the Bedda Chedda Bacon Burger.  It takes a secure pizza fan to […]

Maggiano’s Little Italy | Indianapolis, IN

IN - Maggiano's Little Italy

Maggiano’s is a nice restaurant that my wife often forces me to take her to.  I would just not recommend going there if you are in the mood for pizza.  It is one of the fancier types of Italian restaurants where you can only find flatbread pizza on the appetizer menu.  I personally feel that flatbreads can often […]