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Pompeii Pizza
2134 Park Ave
Orange Park, FL 32073
That's one's a local joint to me.
Breakfast Burritos in California
Snort. And I thought Californians ate healthy!
But I have eaten at La Bamba in Columbus where the burritos are as big as your head. But they have no breakfast burritos.
How Far Does Restaurant Loyalty Go?
If I were to do that (one strike you're out), I would have stopped eating at fried chicken places (KFC by brand, and I probably wouldn't have stopped at by brand either if I had) years ago. I've only been that sick 25 years ago (25!?!?!) when my dad rescued me from my apartment after I didn't show for our weekly dinner/clothes washing schedule.
I just can't believe it's been that long. That's a half a lifetime for me at this point. And now I'm missing Dad!
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LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
I can only remember eating a La Rosa's pizza at King's Island, and that was La Rosa's recipe (what the different is, I have no clue...)
It works as something to eat at the amusement park.
If I'm in Cinci wanting pizza, I go for Donato's, which is still technically a factory/chain pizza, but tastes so much better. But then, I could get Donato's in Columbus (when I lived there, which also meant more time in Cinci!).
Now when my wife graduated college, we were eating at a bunch of German restaurants that I know I can't remember (I'm sure she still does...), and those were absolute heaven.
Last time I was in the area (CVG), I had the choice of Gold Star or Max and Erma's. I went to M&Es for the burger and tortilla soup for my craving, my wife had Gold Star, which was good for getting that craving fixed for her. We don't get back up north often enough.
Coal-Oven Pizzerias Nationwide
Pompeii Pizza
2134 Park Ave
Orange Park, FL 32073
That's one's a local joint to me.
Breakfast Burritos in California
Snort. And I thought Californians ate healthy!
But I have eaten at La Bamba in Columbus where the burritos are as big as your head. But they have no breakfast burritos.
How Far Does Restaurant Loyalty Go?
If I were to do that (one strike you're out), I would have stopped eating at fried chicken places (KFC by brand, and I probably wouldn't have stopped at by brand either if I had) years ago. I've only been that sick 25 years ago (25!?!?!) when my dad rescued me from my apartment after I didn't show for our weekly dinner/clothes washing schedule.
I just can't believe it's been that long. That's a half a lifetime for me at this point. And now I'm missing Dad!
Who Should Pay at a Birthday Dinner?
Now that I'm married, I'm the one who primarily pays for birthday meals, mine, my wife's, my step kids'. Although technically my wife is the bread maker, so I guess she's actually the one paying regardless.
In my single days, dinner was with a friend, and as bachelor bulls, we could afford going to Ruth's Chris Steak House (although one year my best friend did take me to Morton's, which was much more about the show than it was just eating good food), so he would take me out on my birthday, and I'd take him out the next month on his birthday. And it would always confuse them, because the name of the reservation is the person who usually is paying for the meal.
Birthday lunches either got split by the others, or handled by that person's boss.
Top 10 Celebrity Chef Earners: Who Isn't on the List?
I think RR would be the first person to claim that she isn't a chef. She doesn't bake, which I know she's professed several times. She knows how to put meals together.
I would think that Emeril is up there. He sold pretty much everything but his restaurants to Martha Stewart IIRC recently.
In Videos: Cell Phones Pop Popcorn Kernels
You know, microwaves operate at 2.4ghz (approx the same as wifi) That's not really that close to the what cell phones operate at. And with a wattage of up to 1/10 of a watt (that is the max) compared to the 700-1200 watts of a microwave, it's pretty obvious that it is a fake.
Airline Food Waste and Excessive Packaging
Well, the last time I flew was International, and while I remember getting two meals on the flight to, the flight back only had one meal (IIRC).
My wife just left for South Africa. That's a 16 hour flight (no getting off the plane at the halfway mark, due to security you know) without any way of keeping anything cold, or getting it hot? Yeah, I think meals on international flights (which seem to be the only flights nowadays that has real food, and bad as they are, even in first/business class) are pretty much necessary.
And if you wanted to really be eco-friendly, you shouldn't be flying to start with.
Dinner Tonight: La Stracciatella (Roman Egg Drop Soup)
I need to read better. I had to read this four times to realize what you did with the reserved cup of broth. Oh well. Looks good. I'll have to try this one.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
Crisp. The whole family is split actually. 3 want it limp, and 3 want it crisp. And because I'll cook it to order (1/2 and 1/2), I get kudos for it. Which is better than the ex, who cooked it limp always.
Coal-Oven Pizzerias Nationwide
Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza has a new location in my 'hood:
http://www.anthonyscoalfiredpizza.com/pinellas.html
Also some new locations in the Miami area: http://www.anthonyscoalfiredpizza.com/miami_dade.html
Coal-Oven Pizzerias Nationwide
Max's Coal Oven Pizzeria in Atlanta (owned by Concentrics Restaurants--a small but growing empire of concept restaurants) is fairly recently opened. http://www.maxsatl.com/
Coal-Oven Pizzerias Nationwide
Delponte's Coal Fired Brick Oven Pizza a/ka/ CBO, 624 Brinley Ave., Bradley Beach, NJ. Fresh ingredients! Delicious!
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
Re: LaRosa's marketing--is it still 347-1111? I only lived in Cincy for 4 years and moved away 15 years ago! La Rosa's was our go to, but last time I had it, I was 15.
I will admit though that I was very close to ordering LaRosa's pizza kit online when the order form came with my box of Montgomery Inn sauce. I think I may just buy a whole slew of Mett's. Can't go wrong there, can ya?
Oh..and Goldstar over Skyline any day.
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
La Rosas sucks.
Romundo's in Mt. Lookout square is the best in Cincinnasti
Ramundo's Pizzeria
3166 Linwood AveCincinnati,OH45208-2955
Local: 513-321-0978
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
But there sure is a lot of big city snobbery in this thread. I guess people living in New York, L.A. and Chicago have access to great food, but the rest of us (you know, all us little people down here in fly-over country), will be content with Cheese-Whiz on Ritz crackers and Hamburger Helper. And when *we* drink Pabst Blue Ribbon, we're not being ironic hipsters.
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
I think a lot of the loyalty you see for LaRosa's is just based on tradition. It's always been their family's favorite, so there you go. But the quality has gone seriously downhill in recent years. Someone needs to come in and revive the brand.
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
lol @ archie45
I lived in Cincinnati for 5 years and was never really impressed with most food from there. I will say though, I've had La Rosa's a few times that it was actually really good. If they would stop serving it at Kings Island and The Zoo where it sucks royally, it might not gross me out as much now. Either way, I learned to except mediocrity out of most things from Cincinnati. Sorry guys, I still love you but Louisville is so much better. haha ;)
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
The pretentious snobbery is downright commical. Who, honestly, eats pizza and critiques it like its a fine wine??? (and I'm referring to the comments not the review)...
If I want something local I eat LaRosas.
If I want something cheap and quick I order Papa John's
If I want to go out and eat a pie I get the family together and we go to Dewey's...
I eat them all, they all taste good...to sit here and complain about the amount of seasoning in a piece of sausage that's swimming in cheese and sauce is, well, typical east side cincinnati d-bag mentallity.
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
it's a shame you never got a chance to hit flying pizza. uber-nice NYC style - not in in the same park as larosas. talking major league vs class a
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
@christin: Thanks for the inside info! As I said in the review, I thought the cappocola was the best meat I had at LaRosa's. Very interesting that it comes from a different supplier than the rest. As for your comments on the pan crust, you might be right that they did not give me the correct crust - that would explain a lot.
@everyone who suggested other foods: this is a pizza blog so that's all I wrote about here. My quick thoughts on other food in Cincinnati: I am a big fan of the chili and think the differences between Skyline and Goldstar are overblown; I can't comment on Camp Washington because their failure to open on Sundays has stopped me from trying it both times it would have been possible. Montgomery Inn does not smoke their ribs and the sauce is really sweet and overpowers the meat. They're not bad, but they're not worth the hefty price tag nor worthy of their reputation. Graeter's remains one of the best ice creams I've ever had.
@CabbyRam: Thanks for sticking up for LaRosa's. I do wonder how they deal with the congealing cheese problem with their deliveries. Or do you think some people don't mind it?
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
i think if you're born in a place you are more disposed to love the food from that place. up here in dayton, ohio, there is a chain called Marion's pizza. people from dayton are just as loyal to Marion's as most cincinnatians are to larosa's. being from toledo, i used to think Gino's was the best. we live in little old germantown, ohio, now (pop. 5K) and are lucky to have three hometown, non-chain pizza places.
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
I lived in Hamilton, a suburb of Cincinnati for almost 5 years. In my time there I tried LaRosa's not really impressed. BUT Hamilton had 3 local family run shops Chester's, Mililo's (SP?), and Richard's. Richard's was borderline OK. Chester's and Mililo's you could tell were family run and delicious. I believe Chester's had won the AOL Cincinnati CitySearch Award. All three of Hamilton's homegrown shops have been there for 50+ years.
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
I'll go hungry before I'll eat a LaRosa's pizza. The Cincinnati area abounds in "resting on our laurels" restaurants, which I don't think could stay in business in many other cities. People patronize them because it's where they ate 30 years ago when they were in high school. I agree with others who've said Dewey's is the best pizza in the area. And sometimes my hubby and I drive all the way out to Fairfield to eat at an indy joint called Richard's. NYPD in Northside isn't bad, and it's cheap. But LaRosa's is so bad I'll even eat Papa Johns first.
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
Love the Skline chili. Hate LaRosa's. It really sucks. They sell it at Kings Island and it is terrible.
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
LaRosa's isn't the best stuff ever but you really didn't order very well. It also doesn't help that each location can have a huge variation in quality.
@CabbyRam Camp Washington Chili might be my favorite thing about Cincinnati. I didn't grow up here, so Cincinnati chili was a huge hurdle for me. But I absolutely love that place. No boil in a bag chili at Skyline/Goldstar for me!
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
I, too, worked at Larosa's in college. It is definitely subpar. Skyline, however...dreamy.
LaRosa's: A Tradition Cincinnatians Should Not Be Proud Of
i used to work at larosas.
-a lot of the meat comes from jtm, which i think is patently disgusting. i've been told by some others who have worked there for a lot longer that it never used to be this way-- the beef products used for the meatball and steak hoagies were true sirloin and quite tasty. nowadays, the meatball will fall off your sandwich and bounce from your kitchen table. this happened to me, i've never eaten it since. as far as meat goes, i think the turkey and cappocola are safe choices (a.k.a. not jtm products) but stay away from the sausage, beef, pepperoni, link sausage, and "steak" as they're essentially filler, salt and a small amount of actual meat. that's probably true for a lot of places though.
-the crust can also be hit or miss when you're dealing with pan style. it's supposed to be kept a certain way and it needs to be poked several times while in the pan (we used a barbeque fork) to keep from getting bubbles, before sauce and toppings are applied. there is an ungodly amount of oil used in the pans, which also detracts from the crust imho. the taste of vegetable oil is distracting once you notice it. it also seems to vary a lot in thickness. from the cross section it looks like you got a really disappointing pan crust... maybe even a hand tossed crust on accident.
-whoever said it smells like feet is right. after a short shift, my clothes reek of hot sauce. i personally really dislike the sauce when it's hot. much better served cold or lukewarm. it is relatively sweet which is also a turn off to many. the cheese is a rather unremarkable variety of provolone and does turn pretty rubbery if it's been sitting out for more than about 5 minutes. three cheese blend used to be my favorite thing about larosas but the ratio has been altered and it has a lot less ricotta.
all in all, the best best is to order a three cheese calzone--three pizza toppings and a side of (cold) pizza sauce to dip it in.
Coal-Oven Pizzerias Nationwide
Tony D's in Rochester, NY
http://rochesternypizza.blogspot.com/2009/03/tony-ds-corn-hill-rochester.html
katieeela - your reference to Joe Squared's "Rochester style" wings made me curious but from their website it looks like Joe Squared's wings are regular Buffalo wings. There is, arguably, a Rochester variant on the Buffalo wing but I've never seen them anywhere outside the Rochester area, certainly not by that name.
Coal-Oven Pizzerias Nationwide
Seems your map is missing several in Texas that opened recently: some Grimaldi'seses and a fairly new chain called "Russo's NY Coal-Fired Pizzeria"
Who Should Pay at a Birthday Dinner?
Yes, I just went in and read further down on the "backstory" and it says the $3,000 was added as an April Fool's prank. So given that, the rest of the ticket looks reasonable.
Breakfast Burritos in California
Since I moved back from Cali I crave breaky burritos all the time, but for the life of me I cant find a decent place in NYC that sells em. All I end up with is soulless scrambled eggs in a cold 'wrap' with unripe avocado and ketchup =(
Anyone got any recommends?!
Breakfast Burritos in California
Don't really eat breakfast burritos in Texas... we eat breakfast *tacos*.
Breakfast Burritos in California
I always get my massive breakfast burritos at Lucky Boy in Pasadena. They are the best and fill you up until dinner!
Breakfast Burritos in California
check out the Carl's Jr. line of breakfast burritos here http://www.carlsjr.com/menu/
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I can only remember eating a La Rosa's pizza at King's Island, and that was La Rosa's recipe (what the different is, I have no clue...)
It works as something to eat at the amusement park.
If I'm in Cinci wanting pizza, I go for Donato's, which is still technically a factory/chain pizza, but tastes so much better. But then, I could get Donato's in Columbus (when I lived there, which also meant more time in Cinci!).
Now when my wife graduated college, we were eating at a bunch of German restaurants that I know I can't remember (I'm sure she still does...), and those were absolute heaven.
Last time I was in the area (CVG), I had the choice of Gold Star or Max and Erma's. I went to M&Es for the burger and tortilla soup for my craving, my wife had Gold Star, which was good for getting that craving fixed for her. We don't get back up north often enough.