Where can I get the best pizza in State College?

[jboots]

Friend and I will be in town for the Michigan game and we want to go to a sit-down restaurant Friday night that serves pizza and beer. (Ha, big surprise, right?) We used to go to Highway Pizza but I'm not sure they are in business any more. Would prefer a place that serves NY style pizza. All suggestions welcome.
Thanks.

 

[Fila]

Brothers ,

 

[ThePennsyOracle]

Brothers? Come on now.

Mama Lucrezia's in Bellefonte. Nothing else is even close.

If you don't want to travel 5-10mins to Bellefonte, Facia Luna on South Atherton is probably the best in State College.

 

[Creek Side]

Friend and I will be in town for the Michigan game and we want to go to a sit-down restaurant Friday night that serves pizza and beer. (Ha, big surprise, right?) We used to go to Highway Pizza but I'm not sure they are in business any more. Would prefer a place that serves NY style pizza. All suggestions welcome.
Thanks.

NY style... but the title says your looking for the best pizza?.?.

 

[Langmuir]

Brothers? Come on now.

Mama Lucrezia's in Bellefonte. Nothing else is even close.

If you don't want to travel 5-10mins to Bellefonte, Facia Luna on South Atherton is probably the best in State College.

If you are going to Bellefonte go to the Hofbrau. But it is a chewier crust than I like. Brothers is more of a NY style and is what I would recommend.

 

[getmyjive11]

If we are talking State College, then I also like Brothers the best. Just know that there is more than one Brothers... the good one is by the mall. The one downtown is blah.

 

[psu2016]

Home D and Facia Luna on atherton both have good pizza and beer selection and a fun atmosphere on football weekends

 

[ThePennsyOracle]

If you are going to Bellefonte go to the Hofbrau. But it is a chewier crust than I like. Brothers is more of a NY style and is what I would recommend.

Had the Haufbrau many times.

As good as it is, you're talking Rutgers (Hofbrau) vs. Penn State (Mama Lucrezia's).

Mama's is out of this world good. Just pepperoni is good; they also have seafood pizza and my personal favorite, chicken marsala pizza. Their garlic bread is also straight from God.

 

[NewPSUfan]

Had the Haufbrau many times.

As good as it is, you're talking Rutgers (Hofbrau) vs. Penn State (Mama Lucrezia's).

Mama's is out of this world good. Just pepperoni is good; they also have seafood pizza and my personal favorite, chicken marsala pizza. Their garlic bread is also straight from God.

Orifice doesn't have a clue about anything! Wouldn't use his/her/its recommendations for anything!!!

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

my personal favorite, chicken marsala pizza.

What kind of person orders chicken on pizza?

 

[Victor E. Bell]

The Oracle has his ups and downs but I'd love to be on the trip with him where he gets to Bellefonte in 5 or 10 minutes.

 

[fairgambit]

For 50 years I have been a fan of Hi Way Pizza (Sicilian style). I know it has its detractors, but I love the stuff.

 

[MtNittany]

Nothing wrong with Brothers if you're downtown imo. It's pizza.

 

[fairgambit]

What kind of person orders chicken on pizza?

A (Megan) Fox?

 

[Victor E. Bell]

Nothing wrong with Brothers if you're downtown imo. It's pizza.

As a townie, I concur. They deliver and it's always hot. They use real stick pepperoni and they make decent hoagies. They put their hoagies on pizza shells which irritates some folks. Some people demand an Amoroso roll or similar but for the price it's fine. Sometimes delivery can be slow but you have to pick your spots. I had Hi-Way pizza once I think. It's fine but overrated, IMO. It's on the other side of town from me, not driving up there for pizza when Luna is a few blocks away.

 

[Cpeplion]

I also like Home delivery and I like Angelos in Boalsburg.

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

The Oracle has his ups and downs but I'd love to be on the trip with him where he gets to Bellefonte in 5 or 10 minutes.

Your cryptic post is going to require a tad more information.

 

[Limestone_Lion]

Maria's in Bellefonte has really good pizza and it has some really good food period

 

[Victor E. Bell]

Your cryptic post is going to require a tad more information.

Not trying to be cryptic. It's a 20-25 minute drive for me, minimum, to get to Bellefonte from the Blfte side of State College. Unless you're driving it at 4AM, so minor point of order I guess.

 

[OhioLion]

Are there no Marco's or Little Ceasers anywhere in town?



OL

 

[VRE]

Facia Luna!

 

[Victor E. Bell]

Are there no Marco's or Little Ceasers anywhere in town?



OL

Actually Pizza Pizza just closed on S. Atherton after about a three year run. It's hard (and it should be hard) to compete with mom and pop pizza joints in this town because there are a ton of them and the worst one is better than a chain place.

 

[rohrmd9]

Brothers? Come on now.

Mama Lucrezia's in Bellefonte. Nothing else is even close.

If you don't want to travel 5-10mins to Bellefonte, Facia Luna on South Atherton is probably the best in State College.

5-10 minutes?! Are you starting out past the Nittany Mall?

 

[olelion]

For 50 years I have been a fan of Hi Way Pizza (Sicilian style). I know it has its detractors, but I love the stuff.

I used to love it but I was there this past July and it was a bit off. That was the first I had been there since 1997

 

[fairgambit]

I used to love it but I was there this past July and it was a bit off. That was the first I had been there since 1997

I haven't had it myself in 5 years or so. I may have to make a trip to State College just to check it out.

 

[ThePennsyOracle]

5-10 minutes?! Are you starting out past the Nittany Mall?

Depending on where you are and if you do t drive like a grandma, it can be done. Not from downtown, but elsewhere.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Gumby’s still around? Certainly not the best but was a cheap treat for a poor college kid. And loved me some Pokey Sticks...

 

[ThePennsyOracle]

Gumby’s still around? Certainly not the best but was a cheap treat for a poor college kid. And loved me some Pokey Sticks...

Glad to find another fan of Pokey Sticks. The pizza was horrible though.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Glad to find another fan of Pokey Sticks. The pizza was horrible though.

There was a delivery deal where you would get sticks and a one topping personal pizza for like $9.99 - paired with a Zima (DON’T JUDGE!!) and that was a good way to begin the weekend...

 

[Ct. Lion]

I used to love it but I was there this past July and it was a bit off. That was the first I had been there since 1997

I haven't had Hi Way pizza since 1966 but it was a favorite back then and I was from Jersey where there was good pizza. The original owner, forget his name, would call up the fraternities just about closing time and tell them to come down to get the left-over pies. That was great advertising and some free pizza for the guys.

 

[Victor E. Bell]

Glad to find another fan of Pokey Sticks. The pizza was horrible though.

Never heard of Pokey Sticks till a buddy stopped by and brought them. Fills the gut.

 

[Raffycorn]

Gumby's, College Pizza, and Canyon Pizza are the holy triumvirate of the budget-friendly joints in town. Depending on how many beers you're planning on having before you eat, you can ride the circuit for about $5 total.

 

[BisbeeMike]

Get Canyon Pizza on Beaver Ave. Best NY Style pizza in town. They deliver in cop cars though, so don't freak out when they arrive, lol.

 

[psuguy43]

Never heard of Pokey Sticks till a buddy stopped by and brought them. Fills the gut.

Gumbys is a chain, fyi. If you are looking for a place to walk to downtown, is Inferno on college ave still operating? How about Belle's Greek Pizza?


When it comes to $1 slices, I'm a College Pizza guy . Canyon while sobor is brutal

 

[ThePennsyOracle]

Gumbys is a chain, fyi. If you are looking for a place to walk to downtown, is Inferno on college ave still operating? How about Belle's Greek Pizza?


When it comes to $1 slices, I'm a College Pizza guy . Canyon while sobor is brutal

Inferno is still there. Bells unfortunately is gone.

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

It sounds like the greater State College area could benefit from adding a Jet’s franchise.

 

[Raffycorn]

Gumbys is a chain, fyi. If you are looking for a place to walk to downtown, is Inferno on college ave still operating? How about Belle's Greek Pizza?


When it comes to $1 slices, I'm a College Pizza guy . Canyon while sobor is brutal

As oracle said, Bell's Greek is no longer with us - but it was one of the few options that was both good AND cheap. College was my go-to of the cheap options - but for the $5 special with two slices, breadstick and soda. Canyon is actually better at night (sober or not) because they're constantly cranking out fresh pizzas. If you go during the day you just get the slices that have been sitting there for who knows how long.

 

[Patterson825]

I'm up State College every other weekend. To be honest there's no great pizza places. All of them are just ok. Tons of good places with different beer selections.

Angelos in boalsburg is probably the best I've had. Brothers has a buch of locations and the Pizza is different in all of them. Never thought any of them were that great. If you do go to Brothers id probably go to the one by the mall

 

[uhlerlion]

Really depends
Brothers downtown no beer but decent Za and next to rathskeller for the beer part
Gumbys is a good doughy hearty pizza decent sauce located downtown but purely a pickup/delivery joint no sitdown
Inferno more of a bar downtown ok pizza

Hi way pizza-north atherton - good atmosphere decent sports bar pizza is good but rich sauce
Brothers -north atherton- small sitdown area more cheesy type pizza not sure they sell liquor

none of the above except maybe brothers downtown serve close to NY style

Canyon is closest to ny style no beer-- again like gumbys pretty much eat on the go if I recall

Home D and Facia Luna cant say either way never tried them

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

As oracle said, Bell's Greek is no longer with us - but it was one of the few options that was both good AND cheap. College was my go-to of the cheap options - but for the $5 special with two slices, breadstick and soda.

I learned a lot from your post, none of which actually relates to pizza. Thank you for posting.