The United Steaks

Hello? Yep still here. Two months without an update? A crime.

As mentioned on this blog previously, Frank’s Pizza (402.493.0404) is the top of my list for pizza in Omaha. And I made good on that claim by consuming a couple of pies from Franks with my family this evening.

However, if you aren’t in the neighborhood of Franks, which I’m not, there is a worthy competitor with Pudgy’s Pizza (402.884.7566) in Southwest Omaha (168th & Q).

Pudgy’s is a Chicago-style joint, and fairly decent at that, but as a thin-crust guy I have been impressed by their offering. The crust was crisp on the bottom and just right on top. Toppings were layered well and spread evenly. Of the dozen or so pies we’ve had in the last couple of months, every single one was made perfectly. If I had a complaint, once they went a little heavy with garlic powder in the crust, but usually it blends well and adds to this pizza’s charm.

Give ‘em a shot and let them know BeerAndPizza.org sent you.

When it comes to pizza, I’m a New York -style-thin-crust-guy straight to the core. Unfortunately for me, living in Omaha, NE doesn’t present me with too many choices for authentic New York pizza. Enter Frank’s Pizzeria (132nd & Dodge).

Perfectly charred crust, cheese melted to perfection and perfect dough in the bones.

Brooklyn-born Joe and Bernadette D’Elia and brother-in-law Mike Larsen named their joint after Frank Jacobellis, who taught Joe the business early in life and went on to become his father-in-law.

While it is tough to find authentic NY Pizza anywhere other than NY, Frank’s is definitely the place. Just ask the transplanted New Yorkers who you’ll typically find hanging out there when the Yankees or Mets are on TV.

I love pesto pizza. It’s the height of California cuisine. At the street level, that is.

I was first exposed to this delicacy on Haight Street in San Francisco. Escape from New York now has three locations in the city, and they serve pesto pizza at all three. Dig in.

Pizza in Berkeley isn’t just pizza. It’s a political movement!

The Cheeseboard Pizza Collective is an independently operated adjunct to the larger Cheeseboard Collective, at 1512 Shattuck Avenue. Everyone who works at the Cheeseboard Pizza is a member of the collective with equal decision-making power. There is no boss, manager, or employees-it is worker-owned.

The Cheeseboard Pizza Collective is open Tues-Sat for a few hours at lunch and again for a few hours at dinner.