Comments on: Tasty Pizza, Hilltop, MN

By: JohnsonStNE

JohnsonStNE — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:38:12 +0000

Heresy! Tasty will get you… just wait.

By: cdigz (75-161-142-159.mpls.qwest.net)

cdigz (75-161-142-159.mpls.qwest.net) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:30:20 +0000

Tasty isn’t “good” pizza by all standards, but for NE/CH folks, it’s “comfort food”, they’ve grown up with it, their parents probably grew up with it, they know the taste, they enjoy it. I lived in CH for years and while I particularly don’t enjoy Tasty pizza over other pizzas, it still is, like Chuck Olsen said, still good when it is bad! People rave about it because it’s consistent and if you like greasy pizza (which some people do) Tasty is an excellent example.

In other words, it’s sorta cultish!

By: gachevsky

gachevsky — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:59:47 +0000

This review sure brings back memories. I grew up about a mile from there and ate that “messy, greasy, sloppy” pizza way too many times. I used to love the greasy stuff, but I can’t stomach it any more.

By: Bob from ALAMN

Bob from ALAMN — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:55:23 +0000

Seth’s a Heights resident? Mrs. Lungs and I lived there for years, near 40th and University.

How about a review of the Flameburger hashbrowns next, or the lunch beffet at either of the two Marina’s?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:42:11 +0000

Scott-

I have had Village Pizza… as well as Randy’s and Pizza Factory in North Saint Paul. They’re all decent but all somewhat similar to Tasty Pizza. If I had to pick a favorite, I’d say Randy’s Premiere Pizza in NSP. Pizza Factory always has cops in it for some reason too. You’ll be safe there. The service at Village can get slow at times as well. All and all though, Village Pizza isn’t bad. Call beforehand and find out their hours though - if I remember correctly they’re closed at some weird times.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:26:21 +0000

Ever try eating at Village Pizza in North Saint Paul? Was looking for some places to eat on the way to the movie theater over there and came upon that but haven’t checked it out myself.

2565 7th Ave E, St Paul, MN
651-777-5440

By: Robin Marty

Robin Marty — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:25:41 +0000

the crust is usually good, and they have really nice sauce.

You have to realize that the reason we really north northeasterners talk about it is because our delivery options are abysmal. We have pizza hut, tasty, pizzaman, and that’s pretty much it. Snap will deliver to us if we tell them they’ve done it before, but that was an accident, since we are one block over from their delivery area.

As someone who used to live downtown and uptown, it’s heartbreaking to lose luce, leaning tower, etc, and just have Tasty

By: ryanol

ryanol — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:14:32 +0000

that pizza is an exact doppelganger for the cardboard fest that is Gina Marias thin crust. Sometimes is crunchy other times it tastes like your eating frozen pizza and they forgot the dough.

In the SW metro you don’t have a lot of choices…I generally try to pick Detellos in EP as their thin crust is usually much more satisfying.

By: Chuck Olsen

Chuck Olsen — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:08:44 +0000

No, you pretty much nailed it.

That place has been there since I was little, though I don’t know if it was always the same name. They used to have little jukebox things on the tables.

This is the kind of pizza meant by the old joke: “Pizza is a lot like sex. Even when it’s bad, it’s pretty good!”

By: dav3

dav3 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:47:07 +0000

zouch! all i’d heard until now was good things.

By: Eda Cherry

Eda Cherry — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:37:47 +0000

I’m so surprised to hear the crust was soggy! Too bad! Whenever I have Tasty Pizza there’s always been a satisfying crunch to the crust. Also, I like how wet the pizza is, but I know that’s not a common favorite quality for pizza. Glad you gave it a try though!

By: Sigmund

Sigmund — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:35:20 +0000

Dead on review. This place is very close and is the best pizza I would be able to get for delivery. If we were feeling like going out, this would not be our go to place.

By: Ed Kohler

Ed Kohler — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:11:44 +0000

It doesn’t look awesome, but I’d still eat it in a pinch.

By: Bill Roehl

Bill Roehl — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:45:16 +0000

Bummer.