Pizza in Huntsville-Madison? (Decatur: gas, Walmart, oven)

[Southlander]

Roman Rooster's in Priceville. Get off I-65 South and turn left (or east) on Alabama 67. The restaurant is about a half-mile or so on the left. Very good pizza. Not a fancy place, though. They bring you a paper plate to put your piece of pizza on.

They also have a location in Decatur on the Beltline. Soft drinks only, no beer (both locations).

[FCEddie]

Originally Posted by Southlander

Roman Rooster's in Priceville. Get off I-65 South and turn left (or east) on Alabama 67. The restaurant is about a half-mile or so on the left. Very good pizza. Not a fancy place, though. They bring you a paper plate to put your piece of pizza on.

They also have a location in Decatur on the Beltline. Soft drinks only, no beer (both locations).

Southlander - what is your favorite of theses Huntsville offerings?

1) Mellow Mushroom
2) Tortoras
3) Sam & Greg's
4) New place in Museum
5) Village Pizza in Athens
6) Tommy's

thanks

[Southlander]

Thanks for asking Eddie, but I have to confess I've been to none of them.

I have been to the 'Shroom in Auburn, Chattanooga, and Tuscaloosa. And Atlanta, I think. The pizza is OK.

I used to think Everybody's in Atlanta was the top of the heap, but I don't think they're so special anymore.

My dad served the first pizza (to my knowledge) in Decatur. He arrived in 1961 to manage the Bowline Drive-In Theatre, and added pizza to the concession stand offerings. The crust was frozen! The sauce came in a big can, and the cheese was in a plastic bag. You had a choice: cheese, pepperoni, or hamburger. And it wasn't just pizza - it was "pizza pie." About 1963, Mr. Armando de Quesado and his family arrived. They were Cuban refugees. Mr. de Quesado set up a restaurant, Mando's (there was one in Huntsville, too, but I don't know if he owned it or was a franchisee), that served pizza that was virtually identical to the drive-in version.

[FCEddie]

Thanks for the info Southlander. So is Roman Rooster's better than Mushy?

If so, I'm going to add it to my list of places to sample.

Thanks again.

[Southlander]

Originally Posted by FCEddie

So is Roman Rooster's better than Mushy?

I would have to say yes.
But remember - no beer served.

[FCEddie]

i'm not a big beer drinker, so that's fine. Thanks Southlander - I'll have to check it out.

[standingforethics]

I give a BIG thumbs up to the restaurant in the Museum of Art building. I think it is called Pane Vino. The ingredients are all very fresh and you can sit on the lake while dining and enjoying a cocktail. Their Tiramisu is great, as is their Affogato. If you order one of their salads, which I highly recommend, make sure you split it with another person...unles it will be your whole meal.

[Sarges Dad]

Went to Tony's last night and had a Napoli....Sure beat the heck out of MM Friday night.

[JakeWilliams]

I'm resurrecting the dead Pizza thread for this.

Has anyone tried Papa Murphy's (Madison in the Publix shopping center on Hwy 72, two doors down from Casa Blanca). It's a take and bake chain - they make it there in front of you and you take it home and bake it yourself. We got their $5.99 pepperoni pizza special ($5 off regular price) last night to try it out for the first time.

The crust was nice and crispy, but it was the greasiest pizza I've had in a very long time.I didn't think that the taste was a whole let better than a frozen pizza. I don't think I'd even spend the $6 again on a pizza from there, much less more at regular price. One person told me that they never have grease problems, but they never get meat on their pizza. I don't know if the pepperoni was bad or if it's just this location.

Jake

[FCEddie]

Thanks Jake. I wasn't planning on trying it, despite the many coupons I've gotten. I'm still holding out hope that Tortora's will make a move to East Limestone in 2010 and I'll be happy as a lark.