2008 Woodie Awards
Beyond Corporate Pizza
Park Avenue pizza offers a change from the R-Card alternative.
Seth Stutman
Issue date: 4/21/06 Section: Life & Times
It is almost two in the morning and you are stricken with hunger after a night out. With a cell phone and an R-Card, one can get fast food pizza within an hour thanks to Dominos Pizza.
However, if you are looking for a change of pace go or some hearty homemade pizza, try Park Ave. Pizza, only two blocks from school, across the street from Gap and Tropical Smoothie. The delicious pizza and dinners that touch on most of the food groups keep this writer coming back and swearing off that evil mega-chain - at least in the day time.
"Nothing is better than a garlic knot and an orange Crush after a hard day at school." Austin Connors is a regular at the restaurant. He knows the owners by name and they know his favorite item. These sentiments are shared by the majority of the patrons of the restaurant. Delicious pizza served by a hardworking family.
There is always a warm feeling at the pizzeria - perhaps because you always see the same friendly smiles behind the counter. Owned by partners Bichngoc (Becky) Nguyen and Steven Wu, this family has worked for over three years molding Park Ave. Pizza into what it is today. While there is not an abundance of Rollins students who frequent the restaurant, Becky feels that "once you come in here, you are treated like family." She then adds, "My customers and I share our lives and you feel comfortable here."
Dominos Pizza has a contract with Rollins that does not allow for anything else to be purchased with our fake meal plan money. As a result, Park Ave. Pizza suffers. While spending your parent's money is much more convenient than shelling out cash for pizza, would you prefer a pie that doesn't look manufactured or dishes that are not in cardboard containers? Park Ave. Pizza uses fresh ingredients that you can watch be put on your hand tossed pizza. I recommend the Bianca Pizza (a slice of pie with no red sauce and extra ricotta on top) with spinach and tomatoes. There are few slices I have ever encountered around the globe that rival that.
However, if you are looking for a change of pace go or some hearty homemade pizza, try Park Ave. Pizza, only two blocks from school, across the street from Gap and Tropical Smoothie. The delicious pizza and dinners that touch on most of the food groups keep this writer coming back and swearing off that evil mega-chain - at least in the day time.
"Nothing is better than a garlic knot and an orange Crush after a hard day at school." Austin Connors is a regular at the restaurant. He knows the owners by name and they know his favorite item. These sentiments are shared by the majority of the patrons of the restaurant. Delicious pizza served by a hardworking family.
There is always a warm feeling at the pizzeria - perhaps because you always see the same friendly smiles behind the counter. Owned by partners Bichngoc (Becky) Nguyen and Steven Wu, this family has worked for over three years molding Park Ave. Pizza into what it is today. While there is not an abundance of Rollins students who frequent the restaurant, Becky feels that "once you come in here, you are treated like family." She then adds, "My customers and I share our lives and you feel comfortable here."
Dominos Pizza has a contract with Rollins that does not allow for anything else to be purchased with our fake meal plan money. As a result, Park Ave. Pizza suffers. While spending your parent's money is much more convenient than shelling out cash for pizza, would you prefer a pie that doesn't look manufactured or dishes that are not in cardboard containers? Park Ave. Pizza uses fresh ingredients that you can watch be put on your hand tossed pizza. I recommend the Bianca Pizza (a slice of pie with no red sauce and extra ricotta on top) with spinach and tomatoes. There are few slices I have ever encountered around the globe that rival that.
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