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Pete's Pizza - The Calzone King

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821 E. Sharp Ave., Spokane, WA 99205 509.487.9795
2328 W. Northwest Blvd., Spokane, WA 99205 509.326.1900
18219 E. Appleway Ave., Greenacres, WA 99016 509.921.5948

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Yes :-) Remi's review (Jun 13th 2004)

Any pizza/calzone place located just outside a university campus is more often than not worth visiting. Case in point is Pete’s Pizza – The Calzone King on Sharp and Hamilton. Only a few blocks north of the Gonzaga campus (alongside David’s Pizza – one of my favorite pizza places), Pete’s has a great 70s-run-down-like quality about it.

The best part, however, is the calzones. Made from scratch there might be a thirty minute wait, but it’s well worth it – the end result has a great flavor and is piping-hot. The sauce (‘home made’ as the menu proudly states) in particular adds a lot to the calzone, yet there’s not too much of it and it doesn’t over-power whatever filling you go for.

Extra bonus-points for having a Ms. Pac Man arcade game!

The readers say...

Yes :-) SGT Stuart's review (Dec 23rd 2006)

Pete’s truly is “The Calzone King.” I’ve never had anything other than a calzone from them and I don’t know why anyone would. The dough is probably my favorite part and due to the nature of calzones, this is a really good thing. The toppings are extremely fresh and variety is well above average. The dining experience is modest if now spartan but I go there for the food, not the ambiance. I recommend ordering ahead for take-out. Nothing like a piping hot calzone on my desk while my co-workers nuke last nights casserole.

No :-( Kristine's review (Mar 4th 2007)

Yuck. The one one NW blvd is disgusting. I have never had worse pizza. The atmosphere reminds me of an old burger joint built in the 1970s. Has a general dirty feeling, very run down. Food was gross.

Yes :-) sharon's review (Jul 17th 2008)

having eaten at Pete’s more times than i can remember all i can say is that… They are stinkin awesome!!! I was upset to see that the valley location had closed, but the good news is that we still have the nw blvd and sharp places open. I think they are the best calzones in Spokane. Long Live the KING! (of the calzone variety of course)

Yes :-) gonzlaw's review (Oct 16th 2008)

Empty dusty front room. Sticky table. One dude working the kitchen and register. Heavy metal blaring from the back. The Pepsi tasted like the machine hadn’t been cleaned since 1974. This usually means good things to come when it comes to neighborhood pizza joints that have been around forever. I like Pete’s run-down atmosphere over the more flashy David’s. But I think the Sicilian Calzone from Pete’s may have David’s excellent Stromboli beat as well, although not by much. Like my previous Stromboli at David’s, my Calzone at Pete’s was made to order, about a 30 minute wait. The dude who made it was very proud of his dough. The sauce added just enough tang to the extremely rich mess of ricotta, meatballs and sausage. Interspersed with all of that were huge glops of stretchy melted mozz. A bit spendy (but a bargain based on the quality) and heavy for a lunch, but sometimes you gotta treat yourself right.

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