Dining Adventures 2025 -- Falls Firehouse Pizza

 Lil' Bro suggested we needed to try Firehouse Pizza in Sheboygan Falls. We aren't always down in that area for dinner that often. We finally got the opportunity to stop and try it.

Falls Firehouse Pizza is downtown Sheboygan Falls. It is open 4-9 Friday and Saturday and 4-8 Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday. It loos like it might be open for lunch on Fridays too. There is plenty of street parking in the area. As the name suggests, it is an old fire house.

In typical APL style, we ordered a cheese and sausage pizza plus cheese bread. They had several varieties of specialty pizza such as taco pizza. While we had water, they do have a variety of soda and beer on tap.

The cheese bread was good. It was nothing special but it was still good. 

The pizza was very good. The crust is unique and reminded us of the crust from the pizza we had when we were in Galesburg, IL. It is cracker thin and has cornmeal on the bottom.  The sausage wasn't too spicy or sweet. It was the perfect twist. The sauce wasn't too sweet either. 

We definitely will be back. Our waitress did give us a suggestion for fish in Sheboygan. She was very friendly and was surprised that we travel all over and try pizza. 

If you are in the Sheboygan or Sheboygan Falls area, definitely check out Falls Firehouse Pizza. Andrea even recommends it. 

Pizza Snob Adventures: Bearno's

 One of things I wanted to try to do was get pizza in Louisville so I could color pizza in Kentucky on my map. I tried to do a search but didn't really find any close to the Slugger Museum or Slugger Field. I did one but we weren't overly keen on it. As we were leaving the Slugger Museum after getting my stamp, I stopped and asked the information desk people where to get pizza. Initially they suggested Luigi's (the place I looked at) but they were only open until 4. They suggested Bearno's which was just over a mile away. We opted to drive and try to find parking. 

Bearno's is a local chain with 14 locations around Louisville and Southern Indiana. It has been around for almost 50 years. The downtown location on Market Street is open 11-9 daily and until 10 on weekends. 

They are known for their Louisville style thin crust pizza and stromboli steak sandwiches. Since it was so warm out, we opted for a 14 inch cheese pizza and a couple of waters. 

The pizza was fine. It was nothing to write home about. The crust was nice and chewy. It did have a little too much sauce on it for me. I would have liked some meat on it but the hubby just waned cheese. It kind of remembered me of Luigi's here in Wisconsin. 

We are definitely pizza snobs. It takes a lot to wow us. The hubby says we have the best pizza here in the valley so it makes it hard to find great pizza when we travel. Orsi's in Omaha, Sal's in Cooperstown, Arris in Jefferson City, and Luna Rossa Winery and Pizzeria in Las Cruces are probably our favorites we found so far. 

If you are in Louisville and craving pizza, Bearno's is a good choice. It is good pizza and offer a variety of choices. We are just that picky. 

Pizza Snob Adventures 2024 -- Wild Tomato Wood-Fired Pizza & Grille

 One night the hubby said we had to try Wild Tomato Pizza in Door County. I was surprised by this since it was wood fire and I thought he wasn't a fan. Since his buddy recommend Wild Tomato, he was all about trying it. 

Wild Tomato has two locations in Door County, one in Fish Creek and the other in Sister Bay. Fish Creek is the original location. They are both open year round with limited hours in winter. Neither location takes reservations so in peak season be prepared to wait. They also do carryout.

We went to the Fish Creek location. The parking lot is small in front but there is more parking in the back. The Inside dining room is not large. We got there by 4 PM and still had to eat outside. It was a blustery day so it was a bit chilly. I'm glad I had my sweatshirt with me.

The menu consists of some appetizers, a few salads, and pizza. We found the appetizers to be pricy for our frugal budget but reasonable for Door County. Cheese curds, which looked amazing, were $12. We just ordered a sausage pizza.

The pizza was perfect. As the hubby would say "it had the right amount of wood fire on the crust". The sausage was good. It wasn't too saucy for me. I am not sure why we waited so long to check it out.

Wild Tomato is a definitely dinner possibility for good pizza. It is wildly popular even with the chain in owners. I would recommend if you do go, go early or be prepared to wait. It is that good and the wait staff is friendly.

I wonder where our 2025 pizza adventures will take us. Maybe I will finally cross Calumet County off or maybe the pizza gods will be in our favor and we will explore pizza in a new state or at least a new pizza joint in Arizona.