Pizza Place, 2772 Rosewood Drive: 1990s 8 comments
Some time in the 1990s, I started a quest to find the best pizza in Columbia. I never really finished it as I was living out of town at the time, and my father and I fell into a routine of hitting The Parthenon on Saturdays when I was in town. (In fact, I'm pretty convinced that The Parthenon would have been the winner anyway as I've never had pizza here that beat it.)
Anway, during that process, I checked out Tony's on Knox Abbott, The Villa in Five Points, Pizza Cucina near Spring Valley and a number of places that don't come readily to mind right now. This building, now a real-estate office, was one that was on the list, but which I never got to. I went so far one night as to drive there with my father rather than hitting The Parthenon, but there didn't seem to be any obvious place to park, I didn't want to ask him to walk far, and the place (the name of which I have forgotten) actually looked rather uninviting, so we turned around. I think it changed hands not long after that.
8 Responses to 'Pizza Place, 2772 Rosewood Drive: 1990s'
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Dennis
11 Sep 09 at 5:24 am
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I don't ever remember it being a pizza place, either. I do remember one establishment that had a short tenure there called "Ma Nat's." I remember at least one other diner type place occupying it, but I'm not sure of the name. . . I do remember now-defunct pizza places near there, though, but I'm not sure of the location, like Sarullo's, Chanelo's, and Gino's. I think Gino was based on Rosewood. . . somewhere. Chanelo's was on Devine, maybe? Don't know wherer Sarullo's was. I think they all folded in the early '80s.
badger
11 Sep 09 at 8:38 am
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Well, it wouldn't be the first time I was wrong (and certainly wouldn't be the last..), but I'm pretty sure it was pizza at one point..
ted
11 Sep 09 at 11:46 am
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I remember the pizza place, or at least I'm pretty sure it was a pizza place. A few local bands used to play there on odd nights. I remember the music and the jukebox, but not the pizza.
Jim
11 Sep 09 at 1:02 pm
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It was a pizza place in the 70"s. I ate there once. Was not impressed and never went back
gary
11 Sep 09 at 4:02 pm
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I have no recollection of it being a pizza place either, although in the picture, in that strip mall there used to be a Little Caesars. And in the 90's I would have said Five Star out on Decker would have been the best pizza, I found it to be way better than the Parthenon. This opinion stemming of course from my own quest to find the best pizza in town.
Nobody
11 Sep 09 at 8:48 pm
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There used to be a pizza place in that building in the late 1960’s or early 70’s. There was a little parking available as it was before Rosewood Drive was widened.
Polly McCurdy
7 Aug 25 at 5:39 pm
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And the answer is. . .
Geno's Pizza. I actually ordered a Geno's pizza, but I never knew where it was located. Geno (John Papas) was very proud of the amount of toppings he put on his pizza compared to the chain deliver services. Unfortunately for him, though, consumers are happy to buy substandard pizzas when the price is right.
badger
8 Aug 25 at 8:52 am
Wow - I have lived not far from here since '91 and I do not ever remember this being anything but Security Realty.
I do remember when the building right next to it had a pretty rough heavy metal bar. Someone got shot there and they closed it down in the '80s. Cannot remember the name of the place.