Pizza What I Hath Ate

We somehow never have been to this place even though it’s in our...

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:45:13 -0400

We somehow never have been to this place even though it’s in our town - it’s the furthest of the three places from us - Roberto’s in Middletown, PA. One good thing about this place is how cheap it is. We really had salads for dinner this night, but we also picked up a couple slices and a “French bread pizza” appetizer to try. The pizza was passable - probably equivalent in quality to our other places. The French bread pizza was bready - I think it was actually half a sub roll? - and because I prefer my pizza somewhat crispy it was not for me.

Don’t be afraid to try something new. Reach for your dreams, etc, etc.

This is the grilled vegetable pizza from Cafe Fresco, which is...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:14:44 -0400

This is the grilled vegetable pizza from Cafe Fresco, which is one of our usual lunch haunts. It’s a brand new menu item AND a pizza, which is a pretty solid endorsement. I took a picture of the board so I could remember the description, but all I can make out is “NEW” and “$8.00.” So here it is - the new $8.00 pizza with a bunch of veggies on it! I don’t think it’ll replace any other go-tos but it seems like an ok thing if you’re in the mood for a bunch of veggies on your pizza?

This is a large hamburger and green peppers pizza from Tony’s in...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:53:55 -0400

This is a large hamburger and green peppers pizza from Tony’s in Highspire, PA. Hamburger and peppers sounded really good to my brain when I ordered this and obviously my brain was so wrong. Hamburger is not a very good pizza topping you guys. Still, it was good enough and I ate it all over three days.

This is the plain pizza from The Pizza Grille. It was a standard...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:30:37 -0400

This is the plain pizza from The Pizza Grille. It was a standard pizza in concept and in flavor. Nothing to scoff at, especially for $6, but nothing I’d go out of my way for again. This is the same local chain as my last post, but this is the Lemoyne, PA location

This is the Italian Turkey Sausage pizza from The Pizza Grille...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:37:00 -0400

This is the Italian Turkey Sausage pizza from The Pizza Grille in Camp Hill, PA. I went there to catch up with a friend, and after we caught up we talked about The Hobbit, Skyfall, and New Star Wars. Pizza!

The pizza is, per the menu, spicy Italian turkey sausage, roasted red peppers, tomato sauce, and mozzarella cheese. The sausage was all right. If the peppers hadn’t been on there the whole thing would be fairly insubstantial flavor-wise.

The pizza itself, the basic pizza, was good. I’d go back and get something different.

Pizza from Infinito’s Pizza Buffet. Top: “rosè” which tasted...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:23:55 -0400

Pizza from Infinito’s Pizza Buffet. Top: “rosè” which tasted like cheese pizza despite there also being a cheese pizza? The bottom is chicken barbecue which has BBQ sauce and is as big a turd as it sounds. I’ve written about Infinito’s three times before (all from the same trip).

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Post 3 - dessert pizza

Pizza made at home. I cut this one differently so that I could...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:03:09 -0400

Pizza made at home. I cut this one differently so that I could have big floppy pieces, but as you can see, I was left with the two worst slices of pizza ever.

A big fat slice of meat lovers’ pan pizza I got from...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:39:28 -0400

A big fat slice of meat lovers’ pan pizza I got from Midtown Pizza Middletown, PA. It was just okay.

Pepperoni pizza and supreme pizza from (forgive me if I’m...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:53:21 -0400

Pepperoni pizza and supreme pizza from (forgive me if I’m wrong on this) Sorrento’s in Hershey, PA. We had a movie day with some friends, and one of them picked these up. The movies: “Alien” and “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.” The movies were good. The pizza was good. It was a nice Saturday.

Made at home. The dough only rose for about 30 minutes - my wife...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:46:00 -0500

Made at home. The dough only rose for about 30 minutes - my wife wanted pizza for lunch so I had some too. I only used pesto because I was out of real pizza sauce. I used a shit ton of cheese. It was edible.

This is the Mediterranean pizza from Cafe Fresco in Harrisburg,...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:39:57 -0500

This is the Mediterranean pizza from Cafe Fresco in Harrisburg, which was good. I have already blogged about this. IDK. Pizza.

This was a disgrace to pizza. Rachel wanted me to make a...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:51:32 -0500

This was a disgrace to pizza. Rachel wanted me to make a “pizza” with her lite flatbread things. The living shit got burnt out of the edges of the thing, so I ate this one and made her one in the microwave because at this point why not?

The burnt part wasn’t the worst - it was the flatbread itself which did not work with the sauce and cheese. F+

Hey guys, this is just a post-gym pizza I made for myself....

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:45:13 -0500

Hey guys, this is just a post-gym pizza I made for myself. Consider this pizza…documented!

Large cheese pizza from Tony’s Pizzeria in Highspire, PA....

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:25:13 -0500

Large cheese pizza from Tony’s Pizzeria in Highspire, PA. Second annual pizza-and-lazy Valentine’s day with my pardner.

Pizza? Wonderful!

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:56:34 -0500

Pizza? Wonderful!

Finally we’ve done it. We’ve come to my favorite pizza place of...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:00:41 -0500

Finally we’ve done it. We’ve come to my favorite pizza place of all time. This is extra cheese from Tonino’s Pizza in Harrisburg, PA. I can take or leave extra cheese, but this has always been my favorite blend of cheese on pizza.

There’s something out there called the Pizza Cognition Theory, where your first pizza informs your taste in pizza for the rest of your life. Or something. I don’t know. It’s real stupid. But I do love this pizza, and this is one of the two places we always went while I was growing up. My fondness for this is probably much more appropriate than mine for our other childhood haunt, Pizza Hut.

When I got older, I spent seven years working at the movie theatre in this same plaza. I gained a lot of weight on lunch breaks ordering slices and meatball subs from this place.

We went here to celebrate my brother’s birthday. Happy birthday, brother. You are thirty-two pizzas old today.

This is the wild mushroom pizza from Lancaster Brewing Company...

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:30:41 -0500

This is the wild mushroom pizza from Lancaster Brewing Company in Harrisburg, PA. As described on the menu, this pizza is topped with fresh mushrooms, caramelized onions, ricotta cheese, aged mozzarella, spinach.

Sounds like a recipe for success, right? I love mushrooms, I love caramelized onions, etc etc. But it’s time to admit something. I hate ricotta cheese. It’s not just flavorless mush; it actually sucks the flavor from other ingredients.

For that reason alone I would not get this one again. Otherwise it was very good. The crust was not crisp at all, a little breadier than I like - but the ingredients were quality and the idea was sound. The size was good for an $11 pizza.

I had dough cold-rising in the fridge and I knew I wanted pizza,...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:12:49 -0500

I had dough cold-rising in the fridge and I knew I wanted pizza, but I didn’t really want a load of cheese. This pie is lots’a sauce, a little Parmesan, a little Romano, and kale, which we had sitting around.

It was very good. The kale added a bitter note that us not usually present in my pies. This is a keeper topping. I’ll have to find some actual pairings for it.

EDIT - this was amended because I wrote “arugula” when I KNEW I was eating kale. Chalk it up to the late night pizza hungries.

This slice was from Alvaro Bread and Pastry Shoppe - see...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:43:55 -0500

This slice was from Alvaro Bread and Pastry Shoppe - see http://alvarobread.com - although I’d hesitate to call it a slice (sizewise it’s closer to 2.5 slices of a lg pizza, and twice as thick). I tried to capture the size by putting my soda in the picture, but I don’t think you can grasp the perspective. THE SODA IS THREE MILES AWAY.

The slice was good - mostly bread, which is fresh baked and delicious like all their breads - with a thin layer of sauce and a thin layer of cheese. I ordered pepperoni, but they also had a plain (with significantly more cheese) and later brought out a sheet (each sheet is six monster slices) with sundried tomatoes and Italian meats.

And even though it ate like a freaking meal, it was only $2.50. I can get behind this.

Alvaro is a great local Harrisburg, PA bakery that also has fresh pasta, sausages, etc - in addition to pastries and gelato - and is always a great, cheap, filling meal.

Homemade - (DelGrosso brand “Pepperoni-flavored”)...

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:56:34 -0500

Homemade - (DelGrosso brand “Pepperoni-flavored”) sauce, mozzarella/Parmesan/Romano/asiago, homemade sausage.

When I don’t make my own sauce, DelGrosso Neapolitan-flavor sauce is my go-to. Not sure why I got “pepperoni-flavor.” Maybe the store was out of my kind? Anyway, the sauce thankfully doesn’t taste like pepperoni but regrettably doesn’t really taste much like anything. Wouldn’t buy it again.

The pie as a whole was good enough, you guys. It’s pizza.