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| - Lived a handful of blocks away from Tessio's in Tempe for 3yrs, moved last summer, and man do I miss the Tops/Tessio's combo. Make no mistake, this place is literally just a pick-up counter looking into the kitchen, but the food has always been damn good
Again, I quickly found what I liked and stuck with it. For pizza first tried their sausage and artichokes, great flavor combo, good sauce, and never bothered to try another version. There were times that I only wanted one slice, and sometimes $3 seemed high for a slice, but then I'd bite into that massive by-the-slice and realized $3 was a deal
The wings were good, though too much of a butter taste on hot wings for me.
Outside the ol' pizza and wings, I loved the Arizona Cheesesteak! Check out their menu for the deets, the provolone and peppers blow any cheesesteak away. It's excellent and huge. Honestly, it's a two meal sandwich. Limit yourself to the first half Saturday night, and you'll be loving your hungover self Sunday morning when that gooey beer soaking sandwich is waiting for you
And oddly enough, they have one of the best "take-out" salads I've ever had . . . the Antipasto. Seriously. Had it dozens of times, and with only one exception, it was always crisp and fresh, with great variety in veg/meat/cheese. And it's huge as well. I'd usually eat half for dinner, and have half at work the next day.
I don't understand the couple complaints about delivery times. If you want sh*t in a flat box 10 seconds after you hang up, then order Domino's/Papa John/Pizza Hut, and you'll get it with military precision. Tessio's is an independent restaurant with only a couple of drivers, and when they get busy, F' an A', it's gonna take longer to get your pizza. Chill. And in all fairness, it's almost impossible to see most home addresses on houses in that neighborhood. Ours definitely was, I don't know how they ever found it. I never had issues with the delivery guys, maybe some did because their house is a bastard to find?
So yeah, good stuff. Grew up in Chicago, and Tessio's isn't anything like Chicago pizza, but it's about the best thin crust you'll find in the valley
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