I love coming home. Getting to see my family, relax at home, catch up with old friends... and, of course, eat my Holy Grail pizza. I was lucky to grow up in the hometown of Spanky's Pizza, which ranks among the best pizza I (or anyone) will ever get to eat. I can't exactly put into words how much I love this place - it's the pizza place I grew up begging to go to, whether it was for breadstix (which keep well for breakfast the next day), for chili, or for the (fairly?) recently launched pizza buffet, it's still my favorite place to go when I'm home - even above the amazing brewery that opened last year. It's such a popular spot that a high school friend, after finding out that I was in town, had two orders of breadstix delivered to my house on election night. It's just an institution, and it never ranks highly enough on best pizza lists (it's on there, but not high enough for my tastes.)
Melissa Burt has owned Spanky's for almost thirty years - the owner of the restaurant she was working at part-time in college offered her the chance to become part-owner. Within a year, she became sole owner, and I've seen Spanky's expand three times as far as I can remember. The first location wasn't much bigger than a takeout counter and a few dine-in tables. It's gotten bigger with each new expansion, first adding a private room for parties. The newest location even includes a patio, perfect for summer beers and pizza (the best way to spend a day!)
I have a typical order: the family gets the pizza buffet, I'm always heading straight for the cheese pizza. Ham and pineapple, pepperoni, BBQ Chicken, supreme and Chicken and Ranch are always out on display, but I know what I like and I stick to it ? I'll also get a pile of breadstix and some sauce, and I'm ready to go for a great meal. In addition to the buffet, they also offer specialty pizzas and build-your-own pizzas, with breadstix to DIE for. (Michelle is the only person who knows that recipe - we need to keep her in a padded room so we never lose that perfection.)
Dinner with my parents... just take a guess at what plate is mine!
The sauce for the pizza and the stix is sweeter than a normal marinara, and the cheese is always perfectly bubbled. I got a bit excited at dinner and didn't manage to document a few other aspects I meant to cover... so I guess that just means another trip is in order soon!
Melissa Burt has owned Spanky's for almost thirty years - the owner of the restaurant she was working at part-time in college offered her the chance to become part-owner. Within a year, she became sole owner, and I've seen Spanky's expand three times as far as I can remember. The first location wasn't much bigger than a takeout counter and a few dine-in tables. It's gotten bigger with each new expansion, first adding a private room for parties. The newest location even includes a patio, perfect for summer beers and pizza (the best way to spend a day!)
I have a typical order: the family gets the pizza buffet, I'm always heading straight for the cheese pizza. Ham and pineapple, pepperoni, BBQ Chicken, supreme and Chicken and Ranch are always out on display, but I know what I like and I stick to it ? I'll also get a pile of breadstix and some sauce, and I'm ready to go for a great meal. In addition to the buffet, they also offer specialty pizzas and build-your-own pizzas, with breadstix to DIE for. (Michelle is the only person who knows that recipe - we need to keep her in a padded room so we never lose that perfection.)
Dinner with my parents... just take a guess at what plate is mine!The sauce for the pizza and the stix is sweeter than a normal marinara, and the cheese is always perfectly bubbled. I got a bit excited at dinner and didn't manage to document a few other aspects I meant to cover... so I guess that just means another trip is in order soon!
Rating: 10/10 Slices