10 Must-Visit Pizza Joints

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Meghan Ottolini, GoLocalWorcester Contributor

Whether you’re looking for gourmet, brick oven pizza or simply a late-night slice, Worcester has a pie with your name on it! Check out the top 10 spots for hand-tossed dough, gooey cheese, and all the toppings your heart desires.

The Corner Grille

This local favorite attracts the business lunch crowd and starving college students alike. Enjoy gourmet pizza in the rustic interior, complete with high tin ceilings and colorful chalkboards. The Cave Man Pie features an assortment of meaty toppings with mushrooms, onions, peppers, and cheese. If you’d like a drink with your pizza, Corner Grille operates on a BYOB basis.
806 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA
(508) 754-8884
www.cornergrille.com

Palace Pizza

Grilled pizza is the top pie at this family-owned establishment, where pizza is always made with hand-tossed dough. Dine-in or order this thin-crust, New York-style pizza. Palace is also open to deliver to college athletic teams’ buses competing against Worcester-area schools.
1032 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA
(508) 792-6222
www.palacepizzaofworcester.com

Armsby Abbey

Enjoy craft beers with your pizza pie at Armsby Abbey, where Artisan cheese are a house specialty. If you love anchovies, try the Anchovy Artisan Pizza, topped with Parmesan.

144 Main Street, Worcester, MA

(508) 795-1012

www.armsbyabbey.com

Blue Jeans Pizza

Blue Jeans offers an array of Chicago-style deep dish pizzas - the Wrangler is topped with grilled shaved steak, green peppers, mushrooms, onion, and blanket of cheese. Customers dining-in can order by the slice. Blue Jeans has a delivery minimum of $8.
Monday-Saturday: 11am-Midnight
270 Park Avenue, Worcester, MA
(508) 753-3777
http://bluejeanspizza.com/

Woosta Pizza

Grab-n-go pizza by the slice makes Woosta Pizza a popular lunch destination for the business crowd. Woosta is located between City Hall and Worcester’s Crowne Plaza, and will deliver within 3 miles with an $8 minimum. The Sweet Pizza features banana, apple and cinnamon toppings.
Monday-Saturday: 11am-10pm, Sunday: Noon-10pm (dining room closes at 8pm)
407 Main Street, Worcester, MA
(508) 792-0888
www.woostapizza.com

Fantastic Pizza & Cafe

Fantastic’s menu ranges from basic cheese pizza with toppings to specialty pies, all made with homemade sauce. Dine, take-out, or get delivery with an $8 minimum. Fantastic specializes in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern fare.
Monday-Friday: 11am-11pm, Saturday: Noon-10pm, Sunday: 4pm-9pm
910 Main Street, Worcester, MA
(508) 798-5577
www.fantasticpizzaandcafe.com

Pepe’s

Pepe’s serves traditional Italian cuisine, but brick oven pizza makes up half the menu. The Firecracker is topped with buffalo chicken, cucumbers, and blue cheese. All pizzas are made to order. Pepe’s has a full bar, so feel free to dine-in or take-out.
Tuesday-Thursday: 11am-11pm, Friday and Saturday: 11am-1pm, Monday: Closed
274 Franklin Street, Worcester, MA
(508) 755-1978
pepestrattoria.com

Kelley Square Pizza

Kelley Square Pizza has been Worcester staple since 1967. Crispy-crust pizzas are loaded with toppings - locals favor sausage and pepperoni. Check their website to keep up to date on running specials, and dine-in or take-out.
Monday-Friday: 10am-1:30am, Saturday: 10am-12:30am, Sunday: Noon-1:30am
29 Kelley Square, Worcester, MA
www.kelleysquarepizza.com

Zorba’s Taverna Restaurant & Bar

Hot pizza and chilled wine are a the perfect combination at Zorba’s, which offers hand-tossed Greek pizza with homemade sauce, fire-grilled. The thin-crust Seafood pizza is topped with scallops, shrimp, and lobster. Dine-in or take-out.
Sunday-Thursday: 11am-11pm, Friday-Saturday: 11am-Midnight
97 Stafford Street, Worcester, MA
(508)-796-5828
zorbastaverna.com

Wonder Bar Restaurant

One of Worcester’s finest, Wonder Bar offers all the pizza basics alone with concoctions like the White Clam and Garlic Pizza. Pair a traditional pie with a selection from the wine list, and bon appetit!
Tuesday-Saturday: 11am-11pm, Sunday and Monday: Closed
1212 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA
http://www.wonderbarrestaurant.net/ 

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