I love pizza. My husband and my best friends also love pizza, and we proudly celebrate “Pizza Friday” almost every week. You could say we are passionate about our favorite food, and I’ve come to realize that our readers are, too.
This month, we are showcasing reader-nominated pizza places across the state. Our readers shared their love for their hometown places, so I thought I would also offer my nominations.
One of our longtime favorite pizza places is Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza. We usually visit the Greenwood restaurant, but they also have locations in Irvington and Lawrence. Jockamo’s pizza has a great crust. If you’re a meat lover, their Slaughterhouse Five (named after the Kurt Vonnegut novel) will hit the spot. It’s loaded with pepperoni, sausage, ham, bacon, and Italian beef. On Saturdays and Sundays, they offer their hangover pizzas. The Farmhouse has chorizo sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, chicken, cheddar, and bacon. No actual hangover is required to enjoy that delicious pizza.
Our newer favorite is King Dough near downtown Indianapolis. This place has a cooler, hipper vibe than most pizza places we go to, but it is no less tasty. Their wood-fired pizzas are cut in large, New York-style slices and come in many varieties you won’t see anywhere else. Our go-to is the Destroyer with mozzarella, rosemary, basil, garlic, goat cheese, Italian sausage, and Mike’s hot honey.
I wish my friends and I could visit all the places on our nominated list. I’m sure we could find something special at each one. It’s comforting to know that the Hoosier State is bursting with great, locally-made pizza. That’s something to be passionate about.