Known for its deep-dish Chicago-style pies, Star Pizza also made a name for itself by being one of the first in town to offer a whole wheat crust. That and a generous amount of garlic make all its pies winners. Favorites are Joe's (with sautéed spinach) and Marilyn's (with Canadian bacon, pepperoni and onions). Pasta and sandwiches are also available. This is the original Lower Shepherd/Montrose location.
Buying Beer: The Series So Far Part 1: Beers For Everyday Drinking Part 2: Readily-Available Beers That Can Be Aged Part 3: Seasonal & Limited Beers Many craft beer drinkers are done with waiting in long lines in the heat or cold for a particular style. It’s just not as...
When this West U eatery — the younger, more casual sister of Italian resto' Coppa — opened, it set out to make the kind of pizza people want to eat. We'd say it has succeeded. Diners can look in on the "dough room," where fresh pizza (and pasta) dough are...
There are few things in life as enjoyable as that perfect slice of right-out-of-the-oven, bubbling-hot pizza. At Dolce Vita, it's happening every day. Their Neapolitan-style crust — light as air, super-thin yet almost fluffy — is a thing of beauty, something you'll be loath to leave on your plate once...
Pizaro's became an instant classic almost the moment that Bill Hutchinson opened its doors in a Memorial-area strip mall, because there's nothing else like it in town. The Napoletana-style pizza cooks in 90 seconds in a wood-fired 900-degree oven that's the centerpiece of the small, bare-bones dining room. What emerges...
Don't feel like going out? Microwave seem too complicated? The staff at Star Pizza will help. You won't hear any groans if you want to switch around your toppings one last time, or cover only half the pie in olives. Then again, you can always kick it old school with...
Americans spent more money last year on pizzas than they did on computers and software combined, or so says an industry trade group. At any rate, pizza is one subject about which nearly every American can be counted on to have an opinion. Why Star Pizza? It is not a...