Angelina's FAIL

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

Angelina's pizza used to be ok for no frills, thin crust pizza but it has really gone downhill. After 3 bad pizzas they have had the benefit of the doubt/mebbe bad night.

What is another shop for thin crust, @$12 for plain pie w/ delivery (not including tip) that delivers in the DS area?

Comments

Upper Crust

[anu3bis.livejournal.com]

...in Harvard Square makes an excellent NJ-style thin crust pizza.

[ethanfield.livejournal.com]

That's really sad; Angelina's used to be one of my favorites.

However, even before this news, Pini's Pizzeria in Magoun Square became my favorite. Great crust, sauce, toppings, all-around.

Though...

[ethanfield.livejournal.com]

...also, though it may make me a pariah, Dial-a-Pizza is really not as bad as you would think. And it's wicked cheap.

Re: Though...

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

Oh I always liked Dial-a-Pizza. Their Mexican pizza is awesome!

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

We LOVE Dial-a-Pizza in this house. I think their pizza is delicious! They need a new name, yeah, but their pizza is fantastic.

Re: Though...

[wonkywheels.livejournal.com]

I agree that Pini's is really good! Dial-a-Pizza IS cheap, but you get what you pay for, IMHO.

[adaptively.livejournal.com]

Pini's sweet roasted chicken pizza FTW!!

[yourenotwithme.livejournal.com]

An Angelina's delivery driver stole stuff out of my foyer last winter. My roommate called Angelina's and the driver was caught with our stuff in his car.

And the food does indeed suck.

I'll second Pini's.

[inahandbasket]

Marcos, on Mass Ave. is our go-to "generic pizza" place.
Pinky's in Medford is quite good too, and you can order online.
Neither are super-thin crust though.

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

I really like Pinky's ordering system.

And upper crust is some of the best pizza I've eaten.

[tt02144.livejournal.com]

I vote for Pini's in Magoun Square. Great pizza, fast delivery, and good prices. They've also added a few other menu items recently, it used to be only pizza. Too bad about Angelina's....they were great. I do think they changed hands a year or 2 ago, the people who had worked there for years seemed to disappear. It was family-owned and operated.

[ethanfield.livejournal.com]

I'm both sad and glad to hear this (that it changed hands). Sad that it did, but glad that it's not the same guys I used to like that are responsible for all the bad service people are talking about.

In 2003, I lived near Teele Square, and I would often stop by there on my way home from work and get a slice. In part because I liked the pizza, but also just to listen to the pizza guys banter with each other, make fun of each other, etc. Classic neighborhood place. I also liked that they would sell you a ball of their dough ($2.50 for a large one) and you could take it home and make your own pizza.

[alphacygni]

This is good to know. When I first moved to this part of town, and got an Angelina's pizza, it was perfect. It was the platonic ideal of New York-style Italian-backgrounded thin pizza.

This was about a year and a half ago. I've ordered a few times since then and been disappointed, and was starting to wonder if I'd hallucinated that first time.

Italian rather than Greek is important to me in the flavor of the sauce, and a majority of pizza places in greater Camberville seem to be Greek. Is Pini's Italian? Not that the Greek pizza is bad, not at all, but Italian is what I grew up with and sometimes I want that nostalgia.

[grapefruiteater.livejournal.com]

Pini's is Italian. "House of Pizza" in the name of a pizza place tends to mean it's Greek, as is a menu with gryos on it (that's a bit more obvious, of course).

Avellino's is my choice for NY-style pizza in this area. It's not as good as the stuff I grew up with on Long Island, but it's still pretty good. Pini's is good too. While I like Upper Crust, it's a little too fancy in spirit to be real New York pizza (but I appreciate the effort).

[i-leonardo.livejournal.com]

a new place just opened in magoun sq that i really like: caprese pizzeria and grill. 617 628-5555. thin crust, not as greasy as pini's, free delivery in somerville and some surround. lg. plain cheese pie (16") costs $8.50, a two-topping pie runs about $11. yum !

[i-leonardo.livejournal.com]

ps - theo's in teele sq had double-barreled fail on me not long ago: i ordered a sausage-n-onion and got (i'm not making this up) a pizza with sliced HOT DOG on it. just to see if that was a fluke, i ordered another sausage-n-onion a week or two later and got a pie with sliced BREAKFAST LINKS. i don't even know if could pawn that off on the stoners in harvard square.

[toilandtrouble.livejournal.com]

Our go-to cheap pizza is Cambridge House of Pizza on Mass Ave, next to Friendly Convenience. Cheap and greasy and delicious.

Top Speed

[shana-lyons.livejournal.com]

Our house pizza is from Top Speed. It's thin-ish crust (not cracker thin, but not thick) and delicious. They've delivered reliably for years. It's always fast, hot and yummy.

[wallacestreet.livejournal.com]

So they don't deliver, which is a major problem, and they close early, which is another problem, but the best imitation NY pizza we've found in the area is at La Ronga bakery on Somerville Ave.

Love Stone Hearth PIzza

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

Thin crust, fantastic pizza.

http://www.stonehearthpizza.com/

Re: Love Stone Hearth PIzza

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

I think it's ~12 for a large basic pie. They deliver to the DS area (takes about 45 mins from order time). They can also take cc info on the phone. They are consistently good (once they did not give me my anchovies and I got charged but...).

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I agree with you about Angelina's. I ordered two slices in-store, and it was like eating a paper plate topped in cheese and ketchup.

I don't have any thin crust suggestions since I favor thick, but it looks like you got lots of recommendations here.

[ethanfield.livejournal.com]

Well hey, that makes me wonder: If a person wants thick crust or Chicago-style pizza here in the area, where should they go? Besides Pizzeria Uno, of course...

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Mike's has the only thick-crust Sicilian pizza that I know of, though I'm sure there are others out there (it would be worth checking Foodler). I used to love Mike's Sicilian, but the last few times I've had it it was so-so. I think they've changed to a sweeter sauce, which isn't my thing.

Since I'm thinking about it...*checks Foodler*

Okay, Foodler found Sicilian pizza at Coach's Place, Pizza Ring, Benvenuti Italian Kitchen and California Pizza Kitchen, which all deliver to Davis. Pizza Ring also has thin crust pizza.

And now I want pizza more than anything in the world.

[delahk.livejournal.com]

Pinocchio's in Harvard Square also does Sicilian pizza, but they don't deliver.

[soft-shoulder.livejournal.com]

I love Mikes, mostly cuz I can get both Hot Cherry Peppers and Feta, nom nom.

[green-limousine.livejournal.com]

they don't deliver, but sabatino's italian kitchen on mass ave in arlington makes a great pie.

Avellino's and potential place

[btm02144.livejournal.com]

Avellino's in Medford delivers to me between Ball and Davis, and is delicious and affordable. Also Pescatore in Ball Sq is now making pizza. Not sure if they deliver, but the food in the restaurant is outstanding, and the pizza looks delish also. Will be tryin this week!

top speed

[arakasi.livejournal.com]

Pini's is good, but Top Speed has been my #1 go-to for more than five years now. Pizza Ring is unfortunately named but usually has good za as well.

City Slicker Cafe

[teele-sq.livejournal.com]

I really like the signature pizzas at City Slicker cafe which is near Union Sq but delivers all the way to Teele Sq.

http://www.cityslickercafe.com/themenu.htm

[masswich.livejournal.com]

The above-mentioned issues with meat toppings aside, I have had nothing but good experiences with Theo's on Broadway in Teele. Cheap pizza, good delivery, good sauce. I have never had a problem with their toppings, although I will say I haven't had their sausage. The peppers and 'roni are just fine.

Pizzas are always fresh, hot and not too greasy. Ooh, I gotta order a slice now.

[craigindaville.livejournal.com]

My wife and I always frequent The Paddock down in Winter Hill. Real local place, and they deliver most nights. I always recommend it because it doesn't seem to get the foot traffic it deserves, IMHO, because it's not in the best location. But the pizza is very good, especially the sauteed chicken pizza!

http://paddockrestaurant.net/index.htm

yay Paddock!

[firepail.livejournal.com]

I used to live a short walk from The Paddock--their pizza is delicious! Perfect crust!

[tt02144.livejournal.com]

If you want the best thick-crust sicilian pizza in Somerville you must go to Leone's on Broadway, Winter Hill. It's been run by the same family forever and their thick-crust pizza is absolutely the best. Unfortunately, they don't deliver.

[masswich.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, Leone's - "pizza fit for a king!" I used to eat there frequently when I worked nearby. My only complaint is that the quality is variable- sometimes cold, sometimes a bit dirty. But definitely the price is right and, when on, the pizza is tasty. Plus its the type of place you want to give your money to.

Man, lotsa pizza places around here!

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

:)