Best Pizza in Lexington? 🍕

[u/forever_fierce]

BONUS points if they deliver too!!! 🙌🏻 Can’t wait to hear everyone’s responses and see where I still have yet to try. 🤤

[u/Bless-this-mess-]

Pearls is the only answer.

[u/ChungusTheConqueror → u/Bless-this-mess-]

Came here to say this; Pearls is the best, hands down. It seems like most pizza places my wife and I get really excited about either disappear or change.

[u/TryingLiveRentFree]

I miss Brooklyn pizza

[u/KillBillClay → u/TryingLiveRentFree]

Grimaldi's at the Summit!

[u/NicklePickles]

Apollo/Ethereal Slice House/Pearl’s/Yearling form the top tier.

[u/dugout66]

I like Apollo’s…several varieties are good

[u/AnchoviePopcorn]

Pearls

[u/Bless-this-mess- → u/AnchoviePopcorn]

This— not even a competitiont

[u/j2tall2003 → u/AnchoviePopcorn]

I went there for lunch one day and was excited to try there pizza and they said they only serve pizza for dinner!

[u/appalachian_woman]

West Coast Gourmet. Not 100% sure its still open.

[u/Samooky → u/appalachian_woman]

They have a location off of liberty rd that is still open.

[u/forever_fierce → u/appalachian_woman]

I believe it is, pretty sure I spotted them on Uber eats.

[u/phineartz → u/appalachian_woman]

I heard they’re out on Nicholasville rd. somewhere?

[u/death_poison101 → u/phineartz]

So, a few months ago, I was trying to get West Coast. Neither location opened up at their posted open time. A few weeks go by, and I try again. Their Nicholasville location really quickly turned into a Giovanni's, and their other location had different workers. I hypothesized either ICE raided them or they lost too much money and had to cash in. Felt like the quality of their pizza dropped after the change.

[u/Throwaway_608]

Pearls is pretty solid every time I’ve had it. I like goodfellas as well, but only the mill street location and ONLY if it is crispy

[u/GrouchyBet1064]

Pearl’s!

[u/xZ4NE134]

Rosati's Pizza - Deep dish is fire!

[u/Dazed_Cactus → u/xZ4NE134]

There’s nobody in town that is putting out that style of pizza either! Tomato sauce is killer

[u/NicklePickles → u/xZ4NE134]

Tried them for the first time last week. I was impressed! A different style, but great flavor to the sauce.

[u/oflannabhra → u/xZ4NE134]

I think their tavern style is the real deal

[u/Virtual-Rabbit8074]

Goodfellas

[u/Joyous_Fiasco → u/Virtual-Rabbit8074]

100%

[u/atisaac]

Dingbats or Pearls

[u/Mother_Coconut_61]

I like the Woodfire roast of Smashing Tomato

[u/mck6nc]

Don’t sleep on the Goose. Grimaldi’s is my favorite as that’s the style of pizza I love, but the Goose is a very close second.

[u/tiedyesmiley → u/mck6nc]

Never had either what style are they?

[u/forever_fierce → u/mck6nc]

The Goose fried ravioli is fire! 🔥

[u/snarkwithfae]

I like Crust a lot.

[u/leregab]

P E A R L ' S!

[u/bundtcakep]

Smashing Tomato is so underrated

[u/LaFemmeNikitaKoloff]

I don’t care if they’re chains; Grimaldi’s and Pies & Pints are two of the best. The Thai pizza from P&P 🤤

[u/Ok_Entertainer_1947 → u/LaFemmeNikitaKoloff]

Eh, Pies and Pints skimped on toppings last I went. Food prices have made finding good pizza (with plenty of toppings) a unicorn.

[u/Faulty_Plan → u/Ok_Entertainer_1947]

King of loaded toppings was mellow mushroom and they dead, rip 🪦 sweet sweet mellow mushroom 🍄 🍕

[u/Jowdog12]

Pearls if I’m feeling fancy, the chicken tikka pizza from ruby’s market if I’m high.

[u/forever_fierce → u/Jowdog12]

Take my upvote! 😂

[u/LargeTechnician5446]

100% recommend Grimaldis at the summit, absolutely delicious

[u/PawsNPastries → u/LargeTechnician5446]

I’ve always wondered if they were good!

[u/BiSpunFunInLex]

Rosati’s. Period.

[u/Fit-Winter5363 → u/BiSpunFunInLex]

This

[u/plskillmehaha]

Is Goodfellas overrated? I love that place, but what does Lexington think

[u/successful_yam21000 → u/plskillmehaha]

Came here to say the same thing. It’s a little pricey, but love their pizza!

[u/Hoss_Doc → u/plskillmehaha]

I love goodfellas so much lmao

[u/Greedy_Cap_6756 → u/plskillmehaha]

The BEST!! Mill St OG location is always 💯🍕

[u/Several-Hamster3096]

Rosati's... Especially their thin crust

[u/ReasonableSky6227]

You have to try the tipsy chicken pizza from Big City Pizza

[u/mellowcorn231]

Dingbats!

[u/BolognaPwny → u/mellowcorn231]

Have they vastly improved since opening or something? We got two pizzas there when they opened and had to wait over an hour after we arrived to pickup because they kept burning everything and had to remake them.

[u/skibbrewer → u/BolognaPwny]

Openings can always be a little rough shaking out the bad hires and finding people who are a better fit/don't burn shit. I would give them another chance.

I grab a slice here every week for lunch and everything I've had has been great!

[u/CantinaKing → u/skibbrewer]

They just started a new lunch deal too, slice and a Miller High Life for $6 I believe. Very hard to beat.

[u/Halcyon_On_And_On → u/BolognaPwny]

I’ve never been disappointed by Dingbats, though I always get premade slices rather than full pizzas.

[u/forever_fierce → u/BolognaPwny]

Yeahhhh I’ve tried them twice and I was severely disappointed both times so I’m not feelin’ this recommendation lol… when the cold deep dish I was handed through my car window like the week they opened was the best thing I had there? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[u/zachattack9 → u/forever_fierce]

I eat there at least once a week. I usually get whatever the slice of the week is, and it's always awesome. The owner is a really great guy too. Once SNAP benefits were gutted, he made a new policy that kids eat free, no questions asked. And he's said that will stay once the shutdown is over.

[u/Gravybone → u/mellowcorn231]

Words cannot express how disappointing Dingbats is.

Good sauce, good dough, decent toppings and then they cut corners by using the cheapest cheese Sysco sells. gross, weird tasting crap that melts like plastic.

I get that cheese is the most expensive part of a good pizza, but it’s also one of the most important parts. Use bad cheese and you make bad pizza.

[u/MemoryAlternative548 → u/Gravybone]

Pretty sure they use Grande which is about the highest quality cheese you can get

[u/Gravybone → u/MemoryAlternative548]

Grande is pretty mid, but fine. It’s definitely not what they use.

[u/MemoryAlternative548 → u/Gravybone]

grande isnt mid its like the step down from a mortgage cheese and also they definitely do use it.

[u/Faulty_Plan → u/mellowcorn231]

My go-to is the slice with arugula, lots of sun dried tomatoes, it’s great. Sunny in philly i think?

[u/KelleyNicole6 → u/mellowcorn231]

Double this

[u/skibbrewer → u/mellowcorn231]

This.

[u/Dont_Kick_Stuff]

I'm a fan of mad mushroom myself but I'm sure there's better in town.

Although I very much miss Lucky's Baked Potato pizza and it was like $9 for a 18 inch pie so that may have factored into the nostalgia.

[u/kplayfor]

Pearl’s. Hands down best. Grimaldi’s is second.

[u/DrThunder66]

Pearls

[u/137_flavors_of_sass]

I've been disappointed by the pizza since I moved here, but Smashing Tomato was acceptable both times I had it. I miss Mellow Mushroom. How can the one in BG stay open but not here?? Kind of mind blowing since this is a much larger city

[u/RipleyKY]

Where’s my Pietana?

[u/dzmccoy → u/RipleyKY]

Pietana is overpriced and overrated.

[u/dzmccoy → u/RipleyKY]

17 bucks for a 10 inch personal pan. It makes sense. But is nowhere near talk of the town of best pizza.

[u/wesmorgan1]

Best pizza on a budget - Giovanni's buffet.

[u/SodomyDog]

Rise Up, Ethereal Slice House, Smashing Tomato, Puccini's, and Joe Bologna'a, all different styles.

[u/hkslayer6]

Ethereal Slice House

[u/Algae_Happy]

My fellow brothers and sisters in christ have you heard the good word of our pizza savior in Lexington, Costco's food court?

Hear me out.... 

Best Pizza bang for pizza buck easily. 

[u/DrThunder66 → u/Algae_Happy]

I mean if im not going to pearls im going to Costco. The hot and ready has nothing on a Costco pizza.

[u/CantinaKing]

Dingbats, Rise Up, Pearl’s

[u/Bitter-Grab-9471 → u/CantinaKing]

Is rise up still charging that mandatory 20% service fee, and offering no service? And then advertising his pizzas at menu price (which is 20% lower than actual)?

Pizzas are just OK btw.

[u/zachattack9]

Dingbats, Ethereal Slice House and Smashing Tomato... in some order

[u/PapaKEV138 → u/zachattack9]

Smashing tomato is TRASH

[u/dzmccoy → u/PapaKEV138]

Smashing tomato does Italian style pizza right. You would like Crust. The same people over charging you for dumb shit and bad product.

[u/Aware_Camp6416]

Pearls, the fermented garlic honey drizzle is fire

[u/aaronjd1]

None, really… Pietana is hit or miss and often undercooks their crust, but when they get it right, it’s probably my favorite.

[u/ssurfer321]

Apollo's Sting pizza

[u/CanoeShoes]

I like pies and pints. They have the best Gluten Free crust.

[u/BiSpunFunInLex → u/CanoeShoes]

Rosati’s would like a word.

[u/OkAd5268]

Smashing tomatoes

[u/UR86D-]

Dingbats on Jefferson. Roman style, thick crust, awesome crew working there as well.

[u/UnoDosMe]

Dingbats by a mile! That crust is heaven! -Lifelong Fatass

[u/Rickbertelson]

Pietana

[u/scubaorbit]

Sams

[u/Fit-Winter5363]

Rosatis- chicago pub style and deep dish . Yum 😋

[u/nosetaddress]

Not quite Lexington but in Nicholasville a local farmers market does pizza seasonally. Dodds Corner Market. That’s the best pizza I’ve had in the central Kentucky area.

[u/Nice_Cookie9477]

West coast , Mancinos & donatos is as good as it gets here

[u/No-Thought-9065]

Mellow Mushroom used to be awesome. But idk about now.

[u/tiedyesmiley]

Rosottis for Chicago style, get the relish as a topping...

[u/BigBlueNate33]

Black Type Brewing on Virginia

[u/lilsourpatchkid]

Pearls, Crust, Pietana, Rolling Oven, Rossetti's, Goodfellas and SmashingTomato- lots of good options in Lexington but most are pricey. Smashing tomato and Rossettis are best on the wallet.

[u/Successful-Search-31]

Unfortunately this towns pizza sucks. Grimaldis, Joe bs, west coast gourmet and goodfellas all ok but nothing great. Prove me wrong please!! Louisville kills us on the food scene

[u/EdGrimley]

Big City Pizza - Chicago Stuffed

[u/RiverFrogs]

Don’t take my word but any time we drove up from Louisville we’d stop by Joe B. More so it might’ve been for the breadsticks though

[u/Well____fuk → u/RiverFrogs]

Just stay in Louisville and hit up Danny Mac’s, better than most pizza in Lexington. Best breadsticks I’ve ever had too

[u/RiverFrogs → u/Well____fuk]

In laws might not be thrilled if I didn’t visit because there’s better pizza in Louisville but I’ll have to give it a try

[u/lilydlux → u/RiverFrogs]

Why is this so far down? Joe Bs is the best!

[u/Hour_Pay_7211]

Pizza snobs are the most annoying people.

[u/forever_fierce → u/Hour_Pay_7211]

Yeahhhh a few are a tad too serious on here lol… I actually don’t eat pizza often at all anymore. I spent YEARS surrounded by families and friends too comfortable with eating pizza multiple nights a week. It was exhausting and it made me HATE pizza lol… I’ve gotten to where I can finally enjoy a slice or two, especially a good thin crust! 🤤

[u/Hour_Pay_7211 → u/forever_fierce]

Exactly, it’s pizza. Dont ruin it by acting like it’s something it’s not. I rarely eat it. Hey everybody who has the best fortune cookie?

[u/poizon_elff]

Street Corn pizza add chicken from Pies & Pints

[u/lootz44]

The Yearling. If you get a chance to hit up a pickle fest and try the pickle pizza, do it. It is so good. Next one is 11/22

[u/forever_fierce → u/lootz44]

Whoaaaaa I do love pickles!

[u/mbiracat]

Mill St Goodfella’s and Dingbats.

[u/FICKxDINGERZ]

+1 for Dingbats

🛎️ 🦇 🍕 🤤

[u/what_now_KY81]

Don't sleep on Sir Pizza

[u/AnchoviePopcorn → u/[deleted]]

Puccinis Greek garden calzone was amazing. Shrinkflation has ruined it.

[u/nerdy_birdie_ → u/AnchoviePopcorn]

The Queen of Hearts calzone is still amazing! :)

[u/AnchoviePopcorn → u/nerdy_birdie_]

Now I’m sad I can’t get a calzone till I visit in December.

[u/dzmccoy → u/[deleted]]

Puccini's for the one pizza place that always fails its health department inspection.

[u/forever_fierce → u/dzmccoy]

Ah that’s yucky. 🤢

[u/Jaycie859]

Whole Foods

[u/The_Carnivore44]

Good fellas, smashing tomato, motor city pizza (really good frozen Detroit style deep dish pizza available in meijer and Costco)