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Forget the Great Pizza Debate nationwide. C-U has its fair share of pizza joints, and opinions about them are as varied as the toppings offered on the menus.
So, have at it: What's the best place to get a pie in C-U? And what style of pizza do you prefer? We've got our own opinions that we'll throw into the hat come Sunday evening, but for the moment, we want to hear what you all think.
Serve it up.
Comments (17)
Friday, May 30, 2008 7:14 PM
primetime
Friday, May 30, 2008 8:39 PM
Jupiters. Hands down. Especially when David P. makes them!!
Prime Time is the anti-pizza man! Cardboard with cheap cheese!
Friday, May 30, 2008 8:47 PM
Manzella's Italian Patio
Saturday, May 31, 2008 1:44 AM
This is coming from a student that usually does not dine outside of campus or what I can afford from Schnuck's...
Chicago Style - Papa Del's (damn that crust is good)
Drunk - Antonio's (BBQ Bacon Ranch mmmm)
Calzone - D.P. Dough
I have heard primetime is good tho.
Saturday, May 31, 2008 11:22 AM
Jupiter's Pizza. Cracker crust. No question.
The Esquire has good thin pizza, too.
Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:13 PM
Jupiter's for the thin crust (although I have not been to the new location)
Papa Del's for the Chicago style
Little Caesars for the nostalgia of when my parents used to get it all the time when I lived in Florida
Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:14 PM
Jupiter's for the thin crust (although I have not been to the new location)
Papa Del's for the Chicago style
Little Caesars for the nostalgia of when my parents used to get it all the time when I lived in Florida
Saturday, May 31, 2008 7:16 PM
papa del's! although their restaurant isn't very cozy...
Sunday, June 1, 2008 9:30 AM
monical's for thin and Papa Del's for Chicago style.
I've had Chicago style in Chicago at about 3 different places that were "famous" for it and Papa Del's was still better.
Sunday, June 1, 2008 11:17 AM
papa. motherfucking. dells, motherfucker.
Sunday, June 1, 2008 1:04 PM
The answer is quite obviously Papa Dels, coming from a Chicago-suburbanite turned Champaign-townie. Duh.
We've also come to greatly enjoy the "signature" pizzas at One World in Campustown. The Thai Chicken is grand.
Sunday, June 1, 2008 5:38 PM
I like the chipotle, pomegranate pie at anywhere downtown.
Come on! Totino's!
Monday, June 2, 2008 5:32 AM
anthony's/antonio's guacamole quesadilla is like OMG/WTF
Monday, June 2, 2008 3:00 PM
oh wow! I'm a chicago suburbanite turned champaign townie and I love Papa Dels also!!
But the pizza at Old Orchard Lanes in Savoy is awesome too, for thin crust!
Thursday, June 5, 2008 1:05 PM
Best thin crust: Jupiter's
Best variety: Antonio's
Best all around: Papa Del's
Friday, June 6, 2008 4:19 PM
Cheap crappy greasy cheese, and the Mac Attack: Antonio's
Thin: Monical's
Splurge: Papa Del's
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:46 PM
Grog's all the way.