Funny story though, one night we walked by Roppolos to get a slice at Hoeks and Roppolo himself got my attention and pulled me aside for a chat. What he basically was asking me was why the hell would you buy pizza from that demon dungeon pizza place next door. I told him flat out their pizza was better. He gave us all a free slice for our opinion, kinda like a little drunk focus group.
but if i'm drunk i go for roppolo's because its a shitload more fun to say as an inebriated battlecry. ROPPOLOS!!! like i'm in the light brigade charging down the ******* pizza shop.
I used to know a couple of dudes that worked at Hoek's, and you don't even want to know all the ****** up stuff that goes on there. Dirty. I wouldn't touch their pizza with a ten foot pole.
I don't know about eating food prepared in the dark. Ropollos sucks, and Hoeks is a study in health code violations.
I like the Brats. Nothing like a fistfull of suaer kraut to kill any smell of booze on you.
Hoek's is disgusting. I like their concept though and will eat their pizza because of it. Considering I'm drunk as **** when i eat there the taste of the pizza is irrelevant.
Also enjoy me a Gyro from time to time near the Reggae joint (pun intended)
Anything "extra" that somebody who may not even work there any longer will cook in the oven. No fear. I make pizza deals with satan. My tastebuds are operational, therefore, Hoeks for sure.
I ate with the devil the other night. It was great and hit the spot. Za with Bathory playing in the background. Dude was happy I recognized it. Moreso that I listened to that very album in high school, in '85.
One night I was so lit that one of the guys at Roppolo's gave me a bottled water...he insisted I take it since I was so obviously dead drunk. Ever since then, I go to Roppolo's.
Hoek's is less consistant than Roppollo's but is much better in general. Roppollo's crust is like cardboard.
Dominick's is good from what I remember but too far from the Warehoust Dist.
I end up at the Onion often and I like their stuff but it can be a little spicy which leads to pain the next day.
If you want a good dog hit up Carl in front of Cedar Street, he uses Hebrew National dogs and makes some killer homemade relish. The guy in the alley between lavaca st bar and antone's doesn't use good dogs.