I had posted last week about Showbiz Pizza, predecessor to Chuck E. Cheese.
Mark, checking in from Austria, had some fond memories of other yummy local pizza. He wrote:
Does anyone remember Pappy's Pizza? It used to be right off of 83 south on Leaders Heights Rd. When I was a kid, that is where we went every once in a while for pizza and birthdays. Another lost pizza place from York was International Pizza which used to be out by the old BEST store and where Roll'R'Way east was before it burned down (I witnessed that fire!!!). So does anyone else remember good pizza spots that are no longer around York? Oh, I almost forgot, Angelo's in Manchester...best greasy pizza ever!!!
My favorite it-isn't-there-anymore local pizza was on Route 74 in Dover, where the Moonlight Cafe is now. Unfortunately neither my mom or I can remember the name of it... so, help! Does anyone remember? You would be saving me MUCH anguish if you could help me think of it!
The name of the pizza place in dover, pa was 'Salvo Family Pizza'. The original owner has since passed away and the 'Moonlight' is owned and run by a relative. Salvo's had the best pizza steak sandwiches...the bread that he used for the steak sandwiched was actually like a pizza crust folded in half, baked, sliced and filled. I loved those sandwiches! I haven't found another place that makes them like that since.
Growing up in the early-mid's 90's friday nights always consisted of a cheesesteak pizzaiolo from Salvo's followed by watching the x-files at 9. I think the thing that made it was that they made bread and sauce fresh that morning/afternoon. The steak was just regular frozen waffer steak cooked on the grilltop with some thin sliced white onions. When you brought it all together with cheese and rebaked it, it was out of this world. You could always tell when the lady was making one by the sound of her banging the metal spatula on the grilltop.
I also remember the man's accent being so thick, you could barely understand anything he said.
Growing up in the early-mid's 90's friday nights always consisted of a cheesesteak pizzaiolo from Salvo's followed by watching the x-files at 9. I think the thing that made it was that they made bread and sauce fresh that morning/afternoon. The steak was just regular frozen waffer steak cooked on the grilltop with some thin sliced white onions. When you brought it all together with cheese and rebaked it, it was out of this world. You could always tell when the lady was making one by the sound of her banging the metal spatula on the grilltop.
I also remember the man's accent being so thick, you could barely understand anything he said.