Best Pizza Places In Anaheim
Calling out the best pizza is personal for many. The options are endless. Thin or rustic crust? Red sauce or white pizza? Veggie or meat? Pepperoni or cheese? Italian-style, BBQ chicken? The pizza choices in Orange County are a dime a dozen, however, this guide takes the guesswork out and points to the best pizzerias in the OC.
Pizza Boy
1177 S. State College Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92806
(714) 772-7716
www.pizzaboyanaheim.com
A pizza go-to since 2008, Pizza Boy is known for truly delicious pizza. The pizzeria preps the dough and ensures that the toppings are fresh each day. Here, you can order by the slice for $1.59; cheese and pepperoni are available until 3 p.m., or create-your-own with lots of choices. Meat toppings include Italian sausage, meatballs, marinated chicken, bacon bits, chorizo and anchovies. Veggies consist of red onion, green peppers, spinach, artichokes and jalapeno. Or entrust Pizza Boy for the perfect pie by ordering any of its specialty pizzas such as garlic chicken or the house special with every meat you can think of. Customers can count on Pizza Boy for home deliveries, too.
The Pizza Press
2720 Nutwood Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92831
(714) 869-3180
www.thepizzapress.com
Playing off the days when newspapers were the first source of daily news, The Pizza Press offers "publish your own" pizza as well as a menu of Pizza Press original creations. The restaurant offers a great build-your-own list of fresh locally sourced ingredients, which entices visitors to try all of the options over several visits. Can't decide? The Pizza Press signature menu features guest favorites including "The Times," an extra virgin olive oil based pie topped with chicken, grape tomatoes, red onion, smoked gouda and Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, and "The Tribune," featuring pepperoni, sweet Italian link sausage, red bell peppers and Kalamata olives.
Cortina's Italian Market
2175 W. Orange Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714) 535-1948
www.cortinasitalianfood.com
Since 1963, family-owned Cortina's Italian Market and pizzeria has served delicious foods reflecting family recipes that have been passed from generation to generation. You can count on great service, the freshest pizza dough and bread and a lot of homemade goodness. Locals keep on coming back for its inspiring pizza menu featuring chicken Italiano with NY smoked mozzarella, margherita made with fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil, the Italian white pizza topped with Alfredo, aglio olio and broccolini as well as a New York thin crust cheese pizza made with New York style sauce. Make sure you carve out time to shop Cortina's market and deli so you can bring home some of the best Italian goodies.
Related: Orange County Farmers Market Guide
Al Amir Bakery
905 S. Brookhurst St.
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714) 535-0973
www.alamirbakery.com
Not your typical pizza joint, Al Amir Bakery serves Lebanese-style crispy "cheese" flatbreads a la pizza. The bakery recently reopened after a fire, and locals cannot get enough of Al-Amir's food. Each flatbread is created from a traditional Middle Eastern dough recipe. Baked in a brick oven, the cheese flatbreads are topped with two white cheeses and ackawi, a Bulgarian cheese. For your first Al Amir flatbread (and every one after that), request a sprinkling of zaatar (a pungent mix of Middle Eastern herbs). Patrons can also select house-made beef sausage -- smoky, spicy soujouk or kafta (black pepper, parsley and onion) to top the manaesh (pie).
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