Pizza Pizza

 Police Station Pizza in Ambridge on Merchant Street Take out only
 They top the pizza with unmelted cheese

 Vincents Pizza in Forest Hills (Is it still good, I haven't had it in a
 long time)

 Monte Cello (this was suggested by my 14 year old daugher.  (many
 locations)

 Jeraden wrote:
 >
 > In search of wonderful pizza.... please fill me in on your
 > favorites....
 >
 > Currently, I travel all the way to Yolanda's in Monaca (Beaver County)
 > to get their sausage Chicago style. YUM YUM.
 > Only problem with them is they are closed on Monday and take CASH
 > only, no checks or CC. For you smokers, the whole place is
 > non-smoking.... None of this bothers me as the pizza is wonderful.
 >
 > So where else is there wonderful pizza? Come on, fess up, and quit
 > hording it all for yourself.
 >
 > -jeraden

 Mineo's in Squirrel Hill. Absolutely the best!

 Jeraden wrote in message ...
 >In search of wonderful pizza.... please fill me in on your
 >favorites....
 >

 Two of the best pizza places I've found anywhere are in Mt. Lebanon:
 Caruso's (on Washington Street) and Bado's (on Beverly Ave.).

 I like Caruso's slightly more, though I eat at Bado's more often because a)
 they are almost as good, b) they deliver, and c) they have a large
 restaurant area (Caruso's has a couple of booths and is mostly take out).
 The last two points are important, since if I'm eating out I want room in
 the reastaurant and if I'm eating at home I'm usually willing to pay a
 couple of bucks to not have to hop in the car.  Bado's also has more
 interesting topics. Caruso's has all the standards; Bado's has those plus
 things like eggplant (which my daughter likes on her pizza).

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 I love the pizza at the Church Brew Works on Liberty Avenue in
 Lawrenceville.  It's wood-fired, I believe,  and they have all sorts of
 different gourmet types, but at good prices.  My personal favorite is
 the chicken, almond, and sun-dried tomato for like $11.

 Someone wrote:
 > Mineo's in Squirrel Hill. Absolutely the best!

       Personally, I think Aiello's, just up the street, is a hair
 better. Mineo's tends to be just a bit greasy for my tastes. That being
 said, it's like the Joe DiMaggio/Ted Williams argument -- they both make a
 great pizza...

 Jay

 I grew up in Forest Hills only minutes away from Vincent's Pizza. I find
 that, even today, I get cravings for his distinctive pizza and simply
 have to drive over there and get one. Then the old reservations kick
 in...Are those mushrooms really fresh? Is Vinnie dropping cigar ashes
 into the crust? Does he ever wash that flour out of his hair? Then I
 proceed to enjoy the pizza, which is very good but (for me anyway) not
 something I could eat on a regular basis. I stay away for a couple of
 years until the next craving sets in. And so it goes.

 My current fave is a tiny local chain called Country Style Specialty
 Shoppes. They make fantastic pizza, plus something they call round-up
 sandwiches and dessert pizzas. Everything is served on their special
 flatbread, the best I have ever tasted. The sauce and fillings are also
 excellent. They have supposedly won quite a few awards for their
 products. The only problem is, each shop is a little off the beaten
 track. One is in Bridgeville and the other in Elizabeth Township (plus
 one in Canonsburg, I believe). If you find yourself in these areas you
 should definitely check it out. If you are a big fan of flatbread it's
 worth the drive. --CCV

 Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 4-May-99 Re: Pizza Pizza by [email removed]
 > From: [email removed] (LevelGreen)
 > Subject: Re: Pizza Pizza
 > Date: 4 May 1999 00:34:22 GMT
 >
 > Where in Bridgeville?

 Country Style Specialty Shoppe (makers of great flatbread pizza and
 other delicious flatbread creations) is at 536 Dewey Ave. in
 Bridgeville. I'd call for exact directions (412) 221-9595 but basically
 (if memory serves) you follow the main business street in Bridgeville
 (Rt. 50) to Station St. to Dewey.