la rosa's pizza

our next quest took us to la rosa's on cedar bluff. i have eaten there before and have their pizza a few times (at the office). i am already a fan, but k1 needed to make her own decision.

k1 ordered the double pepperoni, a step up from her staple. she admired the thin crust on hers. the crusts are very good. she also liked the taste of the pepperonis. good flavor there. and she's sampled quite a few now to know what she likes.

normally, i would have gone with a meat loaded pizza, but i saw the sweet and spicy flatbread on a featured menu which included pepperonis and drizzled honey with a few other ingredients to help it live up to its name. very good stuff. i mulled over ordering a meaty side pizza too because the pictures in the menu drew me in. i decided i didn't need that much food but made the mental note to revisit for more of this stuff.

we both liked what we had. my opinion also bumps it to a favorite.

a fact of which i was unaware was that they deliver! i need to check their coverage area for the next time think about calling in a pie.

this place i conveniently located on cedar bluff near kingston pike across from the new colossal kroger. check it out!

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.