Ruckus Pizza Review | Raleigh, NC

Ruckus Pizza_Sausage and Pepperoni slices

Ruckus Pizza has three locations in North Carolina, and I ate at the one in Raleigh near North Carolina State University’s campus.  While some of the pictures on their website indicate a family dining atmosphere, I would caution that the Ruckus in Raleigh offers more of a late night sports bar theme.   This is not meant to be a negative comment as […]

Pepper’s Pizza Review | Chapel Hill, NC

Pepper's Pizza_BBQ Pork and Extra Cheese and Pepperoni Slices

Pepper’s Pizza is located on Franklin Street at the edge of the University of North Carolina’s campus in Chapel Hill.  This area of Franklin Street appears to be home to a fairly popular strip of restaurants and shops.  Pepper’s itself has a somewhat narrow storefront, but the inside of it is pretty deep with plenty of seating.  For sports […]

Milano Pizza Review | Greensboro, NC

Milano Pizza_Various Pizzas from the Buffet

Milano Pizza in Greensboro, North Carolina serves up an all-day buffet that includes pizza, spaghetti, lasagna, soup, and salad.  Unfortunately, I was not overly impressed with the quality and flavor of their pizza.  I’m sure it is tough to keep a buffet stocked with good pizza all day, so it is certainly possible that I […]

Pollo Pizza Pasta Review | Greensboro, NC

Pollo Pizza Pasta_Sausage and Pepperoni Pizza

Pollo Pizza Pasta in Greensboro, North Carolina serves New York-style hand-tossed and pan pizza.  I ordered the sausage and pepperoni New York-style pizza pictured above and found it to be pretty average.  The toppings were okay, and the crust was a little crunchier on the edges than I would have liked.  Nothing stood out about […]

Toppers Review | Carmel, IN

Toppers - Ultimate Pepperoni Topper

Toppers Pizza just opened a new location in Carmel, Indiana off of Carmel Drive in between Pennsylvania and Meridian Streets.  They had some fun giveaways on their opening day, including free food for a year to the first fifty people in line, and some of their pizzas, such as the Mac ‘N Cheese, further show their […]

Hungry Howie’s | Indianapolis, IN

IN - Hungry Howie's

Hungry Howie’s has pretty good flavored crust options (sesame, cajun, butter cheese, butter, ranch, garlic herb, onion, and original) at no extra charge as they claim to be “home of hte flavored crust.” Their pizza is decent but not great, and the crust is probably the highlight. I also tried their breadsticks, or “Howie Bread”, […]

Rudino’s Pizza and Grinders | Cincinnati, OH

OH - Rubino's Pizza and Grinders_Pepperoni Pizza

Rudino’s Pizza and Grinders has a special place in my heart as I was able to watch a Colts victory there while in Cincinnati, home of the “Bungles.” It is a nice sports bar that offers a wide variety of food which obviously includes pizza and grinders. I got a pizza with extra cheese and […]

Villa Pizza | Las Vegas, NV

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Villa Pizza is a typical New York-style food court pizza place similar to Sbarro. I do think that Villa Pizza might have a little more cheese and an airier crust though. Their garlic rolls are definitely worth having. The Villa Pizza is ate at is located in the C Terminal of the Las Vegas McCarren […]

Sbarro | Anaheim, CA

Sbarro_Pizza

Sbarro is located in food courts across the nation as well as a few other countries. The location I visited was next to the convention center in Anaheim and only blocks away from Disneyland. Sbarro serves an average New York-style pizza as well as a few other items. While it certainly isn’t the best pizza […]

Carrabba’s Italian Grill | CLOSED

Carrabba's Italian Grill_Pizza_Review

4/3/2013 Update – Unfortunately, the Carrabba’s in Carmel closed a little while ago.  They do still have Indiana locations in Mishawaka and Southport as well restaurants in thirty-one other states though. Carrabba’s Italian Grill gets The Pizza Fan’s recommendation for a quality date restaurant where you can still get good pizza. I think Carrabba’s can help […]