There are pizza places, and then there is this spot in Bloomington, Indiana. I have eaten pizza in a lot of places, but something about it makes it genuinely hard to forget.
It has been feeding hungry Hoosiers and Indiana University students for decades, and the loyalty it has earned over that time says everything you need to know. From a cornmeal crust that sets it apart from every other pie in the state to the wildly fun move of tossing Goldfish crackers into their salads, this place does things its own way.
If you have never made the trip to Bloomington just for pizza, there are plenty of reasons that might finally convince you to go.
The Signature Cornmeal Crust That Changes Everything
Most pizza joints in Indiana are working with the same basic dough formula, and after a while, every crust starts tasting like the last one. Mother Bear’s took a different road entirely…