New Giordano’s Pizza opens on Denver’s 16th Street Mall – read all about it here.
The first Giordano’s pizzeria opened on Chicago’s south side in 1974. I first arrived in the Windy City two years later. My UofC friends and I soon made it a regular weekend study break stop, along with nearby Gertie’s Ice Cream at 59th & Kedzie – since closed, but once home of the “Tummy Buster” which was free if you (and only you) could finish it all in one sitting.
New La Crosta Pizza opens in West Sac on 3rd Street – read all about it here.
Tastes in pizza certainly have changed over the past 40 years. But one thing that remains constant is the nearby ice cream place: Two doors down from La Crosta is Devil May Care Ice Cream and Frozen Treats, home to some seriously wacky flavors like “coffee and donuts” and “lavender honey & bee pollen.” Yes, you heard that right… bee pollen. Hmmm, maybe ice cream tastes have changed over the last 40 years too?