Deluxe Pizza

The Place: Donato’s Bakery 161 Court Street South 345-7273

The Price: $28.25/18-inch large, $3.50/slice

The Basics: Green peppers, onions, mushrooms, bacon, pepperoni, mozzarella, and tomato sauce

The Lowdown:

It’s hard not to catch the energy of the hustle and bustle on both sides of the counter at Donato’s when you enter through the beaded drape doors into the busy bake shop and pizzeria, attached to Renco Foods on Court Street South. While the baked goodies and breads stand on their own, the generous ready-to-go pizza slices are an eye-catcher. There’s something about pizza dough made fresh daily in a family-owned Italian bakery that’s hard to beat, and Donato’s Deluxe lives up to expectations of what a thin-crust pie should be.