2407. Have pizza in Iowa

Since we were spending the night in Iowa because we wanted to see Hoover's birthplace before heading back to Wisconsin, I figured pizza was going to be a good choice for dinner. Being the pizza snobs we are, we like to check out different pizza places as we travel. Amazingly enough we haven't tried pizza in Iowa yet.

Pizza in Iowa City was hard to come by if you wanted to avoid chains. Since are not Chicago-style pizza fans, our choices were pretty limited. I thought a college town would have a lot of pizza but apparently not so much.

We went to  A & A Pagliai's Pizza which was right on the edge of Iowa University campus. I figured it was going to be a college hangout spot. I was very surprised when we got there and there were several booths of senior citizens enjoying pizza. If the old folks go there, it must be good.

A & A Pagliai's only serves pizza and only has booths. So if you have a big group, you are going to take up several booths. There is no such thing as garlic bread or appetizers. Pizza and drinks. They keep it pretty simple. You don't even get Parmesan cheese to shake on your pizza.

The hubby was befuddled by the crust. It was nothing like he ever had before. It wasn't crispy but it wasn't chewy. It was different in a good way. The sausage was really good too.

I wish they had more than just pizza. Some garlic bread would have been nice. If we are ever passing through we would definitely stop again.