Some pizza places come and go, and some become part of a city’s family tree. On Cincinnati’s west side, one pizzeria has been feeding birthdays, reunions, team nights and quiet weeknight dinners for about seven decades.
Parents who came here as teenagers now bring their own grown kids back on holiday visits. The menu reaches well past pizza, with calzones, hoagies and rondos, and there is even a private room named after the founder.
A Cincinnati Reds catcher has turned up here to sign autographs. Here is the story of the spot that many locals call the flagship of a hometown favorite, plus the practical details on hours, costs, parking and the best deals of the week…