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    Penny's Five Star Pizza

    4.1 (18 reviews)
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    Meat lovers "Fly-over" / delicious!!
    Dunkin W.

    So...this visit to Penny's has been 13 years in the making...literally. Let me explain.... I live, now, in NM. Having grown up in the Detroit area however, I've been blessed to have lived near some of the best pizza joints in the USA...subjective, yes, but come to Detroit and see for yourself. After moving to NM in 2009, we've had to endure the local pizza houses...lol...not all horrible, but definitely not up to level Detroit and/or other markets offer. It is what it is and yes, we definitely have our local favorites here now. One day when i was wrapping up a local MTB ride, i road into a small group of roadies finishing up there road ride. I met a young gal in that group with whom I quckly became friends with, and her Husband...who, ironically, grew up in Michigan....Lake Odessa, MI to be exact. For the next 13 years...all we heard about was this great pizza place he grew up with, back in Michigan...Penny's. Every time we went out for pizza here in ABQ...Penny's was always brought up, compared to and, I was always told that one day, i will need to try this pie. Well, our friends have retired and moved back to Michigan...and yep, you guessed it...they're living back in "Lake-O", as they call it, enjoying thier VERY early retirement. Last weekend, it finally happened. While back visiting our friends in "Lake-O", MI....I finally had my moment, to try this epic/almost mythical pizza for the very first time!! Walking up to Penny's for the first time, although it was cold outside, my palms were sweaty, my forehead was showing similar signs of perspiration...I was very nervous. Supposed this pizza sucked? What on earth was going to tell my close friends after hearing about how gret this pizza was, for the past 13 years?!?!?!??? Could i hide it? Nope! The jig was up and now it was time to give it a shot!! So, we ordered...and we waited, and then the pizza came. Oh and to add to the pressure...Penny herself came out and took time to meet me....AGH!!! I was so screwed. lol. The pizza came out, and of course, the spatula was handed to me. Everyone, and i mean everyone...all had their eyeballs pointed down the table towards me...I've felt less pressure standing over a 3' putt on the 18th at Spyglass...just saying. The bite? America - this is excellent pie!! I couldn't have been more delighted. It was as good as I was hoping...and then some. It's your quintessential small town, "up-north-esk", Midwest pizza house and nothing shy of it! From the dough to the sauce, to the generous toppings, everything resonated over 40 years of seasoned, time-tested experience of excellence. If i could clone this recipe, it would ruin many "Albuquerquen's" pizza eating experience...trust me. Is there better pizza out there? Maybe...but if this pizza place was located here in Albuquerque, it's would be my new hands-down favorite! I'd drive across town for it...no brainer. Well Done Penny - enjoy people of "Lake-O"...I'll be back. :)

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    Carsten S.

    The Pizza tasted very fresh and was on time! The thin crust is definitely a medium crust and the sauce and cheese were very heavy. This made the center fall apart a bit. I would have liked it a bit more crisp and structure to the pie. We were very happy with our decision overall.

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    3 months ago

    Excellent service and delicious pepperoni pizza! Our entire family loved it. We got it to go.

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    9 months ago

    This is generally our go to for pizza. Great flavor on the pizza and the crust. Most people go here on Tuesday, they offer BOGO!

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    2 years ago

    Really good pizza in Lake Odessa! Family owned, kind servers, fun Retro feel. We drove an hour to eat here and weren't disappointed.

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    7 years ago

    Food is good but was surprised to see extra credit card charge for using credit card I did not see that printed on menu.

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    13 years ago

    Amazing pizza!!! Brick oven thin crust style that beats anything I've had in the Midwest.

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    12 years ago

    Good pizza overall; great taste & generous toppings, maybe just a tad on the dry side tho...could've used a bit more sauce

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