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Destinations
Tony Pepperoni Pizzeria
San Diego, California
The Grove Wood Fired Pizza
Granbury, Texas
Retired elementary school teachers turned pizza
business owners Suzanne Francis, Ruth Matheny
and Katie Agor carved a retirement business that
keeps the friends together.
" Our restaurant stands out because the pizza
oven is outdoors where the customers can watch
their pizzas being cooked. We have a covered
pavilion for some of the seating, and the rest is
all picnic style with tables and chairs scattered
in the yard along with different outdoor games
for them to play. Our pizza style would most
likely be considered Neo-Neapolitan. We use
poolish to make our dough and use 270 grams of
dough to make our 12-inch pizzas. We fire them
in our 800 F oven that uses gas and wood. The
pecan grove we are nestled in surely dictates that
we use pecan firewood exclusively in our oven.
The menu item that our fans go crazy for is our
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pizza flight. We divide our regular dough ball
into thirds so people can try three small sample
pizzas instead of one regular size. We came up
with this idea because if we personally went to a
restaurant and were presented with options we
weren't necessarily used to, we would probably
opt for a familiar pizza to be on the safe side
instead of taking a risk on ordering an unfamiliar
type that we might not be in love with. Our motto
is 'Try something new. Revisit what you love!'
Sometimes people will order two or three flights
so they can try different options and we love to
hear them ranking and re-ranking their favorites
because that's what we do too. Our jalapeno
popper pizza with sausage, bacon, roasted
jalapenos, cilantro, mozzarella and guacamole
cream cheese salsa is usually the front runner for
our Texas friends that love their spicy food. "
The entertainment pizza
company has just embarked on
its fifth San Diego-area location.
Tony Pepperoni has high-energy
pizza spots with full menus,
patio seating, extensive beer
lists, sports viewing, games,
catering and event spaces.
The appetizer menu features
five breads, including Tony
Bread topped with butter and
Parmesan; garlic bread, cheese
bread, pepperoni bread and
jalapeno bread. A highlighted
pasta is Baked Mostaccioli with
melted mozzarella and optional
meatballs add-on. Oven baked
sandwiches includes the Pastrami
with red onions, pepperoncini,
melted mozzarella, mayo and
mustard. A favorite dessert
is CinnaPops made from its
signature dough, fried golden
brown, covered with cinnamon
sugar and served with sweet
icing. The pizza menu is filled with
creatively named specialty pizzas,
including The Hot Rod with
ground beef, bacon, red onions,
tomatoes, black olives, cilantro
and jalapenos.
Louie's Pizzeria
Elmhurst, New York
Nothing stops this Queens pizzeria.
Loui's is a classic, no-frills New York
pizzeria with a hero father-and-son
team Louie and Cazim Suljovic at
the helm. It has been a year since
Louie and Cazim were stabbed
multiple times while stopping a
robbery outside of their shop.
Louie's just received high praise
from the New York Daily News for
having one of NYC's best grandma
pie. Louie's offers both slices and
whole pies, as well as Italian entrees,
heros, pinwheels and salads.
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