empire pizza

k1 and i appropriately visited this place after watching rogue one before christmas. it was a cozy place with a very new york feel to the decor.

i went with something very meaty while k1 picked the standard pepperoni. we both liked the crust, which is typical new york style. i had plenty of meaty goodness on mine (as seen in the picture).

the place is located on kingston pike east of lovell road (on the right if you are headed east). we saw several people walk in for pizza take away.

both k1 and i recommend it if you are looking for a little bit of new york in west knoxville.

pie five

this place is new to me and to knoxville. i saw this while driving home one evening and added it to the list.

put simply: it's like a subway but with pizza. you can order a pre-fab item or have them top your pie with whichever ingredients you want.

it is all built right in front of you and immediately placed into an oven. cook time felt like six to seven minutes.

i ordered their version of the meat lovers with five meats: pepperoni, ham, bacon, italian sausage, and ground beef. k1 had pepperoni. we both added garlic. and we threw a side of bacon cheese bread onto our order.

the cheese sticks were a good idea! we found then to be extremely tasty as we nommed those puppies up in no time. totally recommend those!

the pizzas were also quite good. we both got thin crust. it reminded me of hard knox in both size of the pizzas and the type of crust, but i would rank hard knox above pie five. nevertheless, we both thoroughly enjoyed our dinner.

this is a good place to swing in for a lunch pizza or when headed somewhere and you don't have a lot of time to lose. you can eat leisurely, but it seems more geared for the on-the-go person. it would be great in turkey creek near the movies or down near campus.

we both liked it. i think we'd go back without reservation.

Sergeant Pepperoni's

This post is coming in rather late (I blame midterms) but Sergeant Pepperoni's was probably my favorite pizza up to this point! Tucked away in a shopping center off Kingston Pike, I have apparently driven past it for years without ever noticing it.

We arrived right before the dinner rush and watched the place quickly fill up as we waited for our pizzas. The dining room is small yet comfortable. When the server brought out our pizza, she had a surprise. They had messed up a pizza so we got one for free! My pizza (pepperoni as always) was delicious. The crust was relatively thin and crispy, my favorite.

I finished off two pieces and ended up taking the rest home. It heated up well and I was thankfully able to enjoy some Sergeant Pepperoni for the rest of the week. I definitely will recommend their pizza to everyone!