Sunrise Inn Pizzaria Chicken & Wings

Fourth Stop on the Pizza Tour:
Sunrise Inn Pizzaria Chicken & Wings
2234 West Dublin-Granville Road
Columbus, OH 43085

Tommy's Pizza & Subs

Third Stop on the Pizza Tour: Tommy's Pizza & Subs
1350 West Lane Avenue
Upper Arlington, OH 43221

Plank's Bier Garten

Second Stop on the Pizza Tour:
Plank's Bier Garten
888 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43206
We decided to make the second stop on tour Plank's Bier Garten. We chose Plank's because the tour date coincided with the first ever Blue Jackets playoff game, which, unfortunately, was against the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Redwings. The Bier Garten has a great covered patio outside, filled with long wood tables, and lined with flat panel televisions. The environment was ideal. Pitchers of light beer were flowing, pizzas were coming out left and right, and we had a great crowd, including the commissioners, Tybes, Teaches, Robbie D., Kegan and his co-workers, and the great Kenny Powers. Overall, the pie was okay, and I would give it a rating of 4 out of 10 slices, but the environment cannot be beat for watching a game or having a post softball brewdoggy.

Rotolo's Italian Pizzeria

First Stop on the Pizza Tour:
Rotolo's Italian Pizzeria
1759 West 5th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43212
Rotolo's is an excellent carry-out pizza pie joint. They have several locations around central Ohio, but we visited the original on 5th Avenue in Grandview. There are only a few chairs for those waiting for their hot and fresh pie, but there are ample choices of reading materials, and the pies come out quickly. Service was spectacular, and they even apologized for our ten minute wait, which was very nice considering we did not call ahead. We took our piping hot pepperoni pizza pie back to Trevor Ferger Stadium and enjoyed it with ice cold light beers. The pepperoni pizza was your traditional Columbus square-cut pie. The crust was on the thicker side, but by no means a thick crust. The highlight of the pizza was the cheese, which was generously applied and great tasting. Another highlight was the pepperoni. It was overloaded, and half of it was burried under the cheese, with the other half on the outside, exposed to the oven heat, causing it to become nice and crispy and have a little curl to it. This first Pizza Tour stop was only attended by the two commissioners, Stan and Tabs. We both agree that Rotolo's gets 8 out of 10 slices.