Favorite Non-Chain Pizza places...

i just wanted to add that grimaldis had the freshest / best homemade cannolis i ever had. ive been to alot bakeries all over ny lil italy bensonhursts etc . if someone feel otherwise please let me know.

Even though they now have three locations I wouldn't call them a chain:
http://www.georgiosgourmetpizza.com/locations

Grand River Location
1010 E. Grand River
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 351-1000
42.731757,-84.470809

Charles St. Location
120 Charles St.
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 333-9990
42.734673,-84.479477

Grand Rapids Location
15 Ionia, Suite 140
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 356-4600
42.962688,-85.67055

Colony Grill

172 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 359-2184

Amore Restaurant

921 Hope Street
Stamford, CT 06907
(203) 357-0836

Pino's Pizza
1920 Beacon Street
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 566-6468
42.3364485, -71.1492137

Arinell Pizza
509 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 255-1303
37.7647033, -122.4217687

Thanks miss poi and CaptainRod!

-73.840461,40.662808, "New Park Pizza, 156-71 Cross Bay Blvd. Howard Beach, N.Y. (718)641-3082"

-73.840461,40.662808, "New Park Pizza, 156-71 Cross Bay Blvd. Howard Beach, N.Y. (718)641-3082"

sorry for the double tap

Pizza Oven
40-798189 -81411141

3201 Tuscarawas, St.
Canton, Ohio 44708
(330) 452-8801

Been around for over 50 years

Can't say it's my favorite yet, since I haven't tried it (but I intend to), but Luigi's in Akron is famous for a different reason. It's the inspiration for Montoni's Pizza of the Funky Winkerbean comic strip. Apparently some of the characters in the strip are recognizable as Luigi's folks too.

Maybe this one belongs in the "Offbeat Tourist Attractions" POI file instead!

Luigi’s Restaurant
105 N Main St
Akron, OH 44308
330-253-2999

That's pretty cool!

Any more out there?

-82.506987, 28.077768
Ledo's Pizza,
14432 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL
(813) 964-5700 ‎

Here's a couple of pizza places I hightly recommend if you're visiting the southwest side of Chicago:

Palermo's 95th Pizza & Restaurant
4849 W. 95th St
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
(708) 425-6262
-87.7427108,41.7200377

Palermo's 63rd Pizza & Restaurant
3751 W. 63rd St
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 585-5002
-87.717454,41.7786564

The sauce on their pizzas is out of this world, and their italian food can't be beat.

*NOTE: The longtitutde and lattitude were backwards, and has been fixed on this post. Hey, I can't help it; I had no clue how to use this. LOL

If for any strange reason you find yourself in Yankton South Dakota, try Charlies. It's a fantastic pizza joint that really makes you wonder why you'd ever go to a chain. I highly recommend the Saint and Sinner.

-97.407339, 42.876261
804 Summit Street, Yankton SD 570978

Excellent thin crust pizza.

Ted's Pizza
-91.92681400 44.87649000
306 Main Street
Menomonie, WI 54751
715.235.0600

www.tedspizzapie.com

I grew up across the street from the original owner of this pizza parlor also rolled newspapers for him when we were kids. Its in different hands now but still great pizza.
T-Jos Pizza & Sandwich Shop
(608) 781-0775
1717 George St, La Crosse, WI 54603

The Pultneyville Deli Company
4120 Lake Road
Pultneyville, NY
(315) 589-0061

This place opened up last summer, good pizza, some unconventional toppings for the adventurous. Good sandwiches and deserts to. Free WiFi and a private sitting area upstairs if you just want to relax while you eat and catch up on eMail.

40.7143528 -74.0059731

i second that opinion !!

Its a great little (and quint) little portside town on Lake Ontario. Great for a lazy afternoon in the summer. The sidewalks are rolled up in the winter though.

-73.412487,41.576877,"All Aboard Pizzeria","14 Railroad Street
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 354-9552"

Two locations

Papa Dells Pizza

206 E Green Street, Champaign, Il phone (217) 358-7700
40 06'37.95" N, 88 14'10.72W

2510 Village Green Place, Champaign, Il phone (217) 359-5500
40 04'52.97"N, 88 17'46.84W

This pizza is unbelievable, has sausage meatballs inside, the sausage is like nothing I have ever tasted, this deep dish pizza is the best and I do not normally like deep dish. You can eat in or pick up a frozen one and take it home and cook it in the oven. If you are in the area I highly recommend one.

papadelspizza.com

-73.389283,41.640114,"Upper Crust","373 Litchfield Rd
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 350-0006"

Not many sidewalks to roll up. You're right, it goes from a sleepy little town to near hibernation in the winter but the Deli is open year around and since they built the new building has become nice place to hang out for awhile on a cold day.

Just ate here:

-71.508422,42.786114,"Olivia's Pizza","379 Amherst St
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 883-8200"

I'm just curious if any one has noticed??

I was looking to download this file but I see that, though there have been numerous posts with great places, the file has not been updated since 4/30/2009.

They are but one of a number of wonderful pizza parlors in Howard Beach.

A couple of weeks ago I sent a message to the administrators via the contact form mentioning the same thing and offering to adopt the file since it seems to have been orphaned. I have not received a reply.

Ricciuti's Restuarant
3308 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd
Olney, MD
301) 570-3388
http://www.ricciutis.com/

39.152151,-77.066022

I'd suggest sending another message, but try emailing them personally (if you have their address). I've sent JM a few emails to take over a POI or two (just the other day actually) and he replied back within the day. Maybe the contact email no longer works?

Found it, fixed it. Sorry about that.

Jonathan

I have adopted the file and have started to work through the backlog of submissions. Today's update has 25 new locations; stay tuned for more.

L&B Spumoni Gardens
Critics' Pick

2725 86th St.,
Brooklyn, NY 11223

40.594381 -73.981283
40.5944187194109 -73.981299251318
40.5946015 -73.9815696

718-449-1230

http://www.spumonigardens.com/home.html

"If you’re a sucker for nostalgia and a connoisseur of Sicilian pizza, you’ll love this Bensonhurst landmark where locals and pizza pilgrims line up for the signature square pie (a light, crunchy crust, adorned with a bare minimum of mozzarella cheese beneath a layer of tangy tomato sauce) and a paper cup of the frozen house specialty" — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld, NY Restaurants.

Added 23 more locations (forum suggestions through end of 2011). The remaining new locations will be added soon.

Carmella's Pizza Bazaar
804 E 222 St
Euclid, OH 44119

There pizza is so popular, that an average wait for phone call pick-up is roughly 1 1/2 hrs.

Maria's Pizzaria
5025 W Forest Home Ave
Milwaukee, WI
414-543-4606

42.9832821
-87.97714309999998

Thanks to VersatileGuy for taking over maintaining this file and JM for transferring it? Everyone needs to be able to find good pizza when on the road.

Nina's Restaurant & Pizzeria

635 Meeker Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Neighborhood: Greenpoint

(718) 389-8854

Had one of the best slices in a long time.

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. The "Pizza Joints" file is now up to date.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/17895

@VersatileGuy,

Thanks for the fast work with this file. I've got it loaded up so I'm ready to go.

Palmieri's NY Style
51 W Main St
Clinton, CT 06413
(860) 669-2275

Wife and I are from NY, and we struggle to find decent pizza here in CT. Palmieri's opened not too long ago and they are the best on the Shoreline!

I have added it to the file.

Pizzeria located in Piazza Trento
Greve in Chianti, Tuscany Italy
43.584071
11.315426
Excellent thin crust pizza

use GoogleEarth street view to check it out.

Any thing new out there?

-88.103732, 42.979736
Bellafini's Trattoria
15175 W. National Ave.
New Berlin, WI 53151
http://www.bellafinis.com/

Pizza CS
1596 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD
240-833-8490
-77.123927,39.063182

A true Neapolitan pizza

I have updated the file.

Prima's Pasta and Pizza
6108 S Hulen
Ft. Worth, Texas 76133
p: 817.263.7711

32.658330, -97.399214

NOTE: It is actually not on S. Hulen, but back from the road about 50 yds, behind Leslie's Swimming Pool Supplies.

Done, thanks!

Here are some addresses for Sanfratellos Pizza located in the South Chicago Suburbs and NW Indiana.

Awesome pizza and food. The original location is in Glenwood, IL and has been there for a long time.

127 West Main Street, Glenwood, IL.
41.555831
-87.615300

17823 80th ave., Tinley Park, IL.
41.566294
-87.811420

2100 45th Street, Highland IN.
41.537040
-87.478044

1050 U.S. 30, Dyer IN.
41.592138
-87.503134

Next to the Mississippi River.

Twist & Shout Pizza
600 Schulyer St
Oquawka, IL 61469
309 867 6022
Open in evening. Closed on Monday & Tuesday

-90.95086665 40.9330

The file has been updated.