Best pizza in the Des Moines metro?
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I haven't been in a while, but Wig and Pen was pretty damn good last time I was there.
Felix and Oscars is good, but takes about 6 hours to get it.
I like Fongs but it's hardly "pizza" at least the way I order it.
Gusto has been good in the past, but I feel like they grew too fast and/or were mismanaged.
But for cheap and dirty pizza we do Northern Lights.
And for one step below that, it's Casey's.
Felix and Oscars is good, but takes about 6 hours to get it.
I like Fongs but it's hardly "pizza" at least the way I order it.
Gusto has been good in the past, but I feel like they grew too fast and/or were mismanaged.
But for cheap and dirty pizza we do Northern Lights.
And for one step below that, it's Casey's.
Sadly, Papa's has gone down in quality as of late. We're regulars as we don't live far away. I'm not talking down on them, just have reasonable expectations that it might not be the same as it was pre-covid.
Taste of New York is my favorite. Fantastic NY style pizza.
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Chuck's was the best in Des Moines years ago, daughter Linda took over when he passed. Pizza has been inconsistent since. I believe their pizza chef retired and pizza suffered. Back in the day an Italian salad onion rings and a sausage pizza was as good as it gets.
We live not far from Polk City. Haven’t had them in maybe 2 months but it was still great then.
I think the biggest thing is which high schooler is making your pizza that night. The taco pizzas are very inconsistent.
We ate there a lot when i was a kid. After baseball games, or after trips to good old South Ridge Mall. I loved their fried jumbo shrimp. Just remember softball/little league trophies, and it smelling like grease, cigarettes and mice.
I consider Happy Joes “fast food” pizza. But it’s decent for what it is. A big chain.
Breadeaux or Marcos are the best chain pizza in the Metro.
Grinnell and Johnston locations have very similar menus and recipes. As someone who grew up about 5 minutes from the Johnston one and now lives less than that from the Grinnell location, I'd put them right on par with each other. Both are fantastic. Iowa City one is a bit different but still great.
Recently moved to Johnston and decided to try Pagliais for the first time. I was underwhelmed given the hype.
