Best Pizza in the State

cyclone87

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PICKLES PUB KAMRAR, IA.

But please don't go there. I don't like lines, waiting or having to share. Please keep it a local secret to those of us who call northern Story County home.

Also please don't stop at the homemade ice cream shack in Jewell known as Sweet Treats afterwards. I like immediate service, and not having to deal with flavors selling out.

Been wanting to check out Pickles for a while now, have heard good things.
 

terryk

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there is no accounting for taste in pizza -- my family hates anything chicago style deep dish or thick crust - we love the papa murphy take n bake --- to each their own i guess

+1 on this

Best Simons/Benjamins Urbandale, Radish Grimes

Worst Felix and Oscars sucks, close 2nd CiCI's
 
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CyBer

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For a chain I think the best pizza is Nick and Willies by Jordan Creek. Plus the owner is a nice guy, even if he is a hawkeye fan.
 

CyCloned

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I had Torino's Pizza in Fairfield on RAGBRAI once and it was very good.

mabe's is good

Zoey's is good

Tomaso's is CR is okay, but pretty pricey

Like great plain buffalo, but it might be because I only get it once every couple years

Best deal on carryout pizza? The Sam's Club in Cedar Rapids will cook one of their take and bake pizzas for 30 cents or something like that. Baked 16 inch pizza for $8-9, and lots of toppings.
 

ajk4st8

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PICKLES PUB KAMRAR, IA.

But please don't go there. I don't like lines, waiting or having to share. Please keep it a local secret to those of us who call northern Story County home.

Also please don't stop at the homemade ice cream shack in Jewell known as Sweet Treats afterwards. I like immediate service, and not having to deal with flavors selling out.


Biggest travesty ever was when Sweet Treats stopped making their ice cream sandwiches.
 
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Fun fact: Iowa is the largest consumer of frozen pizza in the United States.
 

06_CY

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Geno's in Preston is the best pizza I ever had. I can't wait to head back to Camanche in a few weeks so I can go to Geno's. Whenever we head back that way, we always stop there.
 

CloneSolo

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With all the food threads going around I thought i would ask where people think the best pizza in the state of Iowa is?

I love me some Old Chicago double deckeroni, but I think I might have to vote for Zoey's in Marion.

This. Zoey's Deep Dish Taco is great. Just made my dinner plan after opening this thread. Thank you!