You know how some cities or regions have their own distinct style of pizza? Mine don't, haha. But my region does have Pepi's, which is kind of its own thing. If I had to try and explain its characteristics, I'd say it's heavy on the toppings, with a fairly light, bready crust, and slightly garlicky sauce.
There are two Pepi's locations, both in Kitchener, but this is the original. It's been in the same spot, owned and operated by the same family, since 1959-- back then my parents were just kids (13 and 11) and my parents in-law weren't even born!
Pepi's also has an unusually large selection of cheesecake, which is what we picked up on this late night visit. Chris had chocolate peanutbutter cheesecake and I had carrot cake cheesecake!
Wonderful shot. The best pizza (and this may start a debate) is from the Buffalo area. But, the best pepperoni I ever had on a pizza was in 1996 at Edenfest near Bowmanville, Ont.
@darchibald My husband really loves pizza, and likes to try local places wherever we go. It's hard to say for sure because he doesn't really keep track of it in an organised manner, but I think his personal ranking at the moment is NYC at #1 and Buffalo at #2. I know he's really liked the Buffalo style. He's only tried pizza at two places I think, and one was bar not an actual pizzeria... but Lovejoy Pizza went over very well last time we were in Western New York!
August 20th, 2023
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