10 Best Places in Maine to Get a Pizza
Who doesn't love pizza? Maine has a lot of great places to get a good pie. In fact, too many to choose from. So we asked Q Morning Show fans on our Facebook page, who has the best pizza in Maine? Here are the 10 places mentioned most.
Pizza by Alex has been owned by the Mantis family since 1960 serving their one size, greek style pizza that people in Southern Maine rave about. A radio commercial they ran in the 90's claimed that the pizza was so good, someone wanted to have it shipped to them cross country. Turns out that's a truth. They actually do ship their pizza to kids in college who miss it. The biggest advice from Q Morning Show fans? Ask for the old oven.
I've driven by George's Pizza on Center Street all throughout my life, but have never stopped. It might be time to change that with all the people recommending George's. They've been at it for almost 40 years and have consistently won the Taste of L/A Pizza Challenge every time it was held since 1992.
They don't have the history that most places on our list do, but Otto's has made a name for themselves since they opened in Portland in 2009. Otto's is a collaboration between two guys from Massachusetts, one who had been running his own pizza place since the age of 17 and another who cooked for hungry fishermen out at sea. They now have four locations between Portland and South Portland.
Pat's Pizza got its start in Orono in 1931 when Pat Farnsworth opened 'Farnsworth Cafe.' When he added pizza to the menu, it became such a hit with University of Maine students that he renamed his cafe 'Pat's Pizza' and a Maine icon was born. Now you can find a Pat's Pizza in 14 locations across the entire state. I remember watching Mary Lou Retton win in the 1984 Olympics while eating with my family at the Yarmouth Pat's Pizza. I was also fascinated with the dumb waiter they had that would deliver the food from upstairs. (It was a tiny elevator not a dumb guy and it's gone today.)
Right near Bath Iron Works, The Cabin has some specialty pizzas you won't find anywhere else like the Shrimp Scampi pizza. White sauce topped with cheese and shrimp. It sounds delicious. Want a big pizza? How about their 28 inch pie? It's the size of four large pizzas! You can't get more than four toppings or you might not be able to lift it! You better hope you have a truck if you're getting carry-out.
If you open a pizza place near a college campus how can you lose? College Carry-Out is just a mile from the University of Maine in Augusta and they certainly aren't losing with almost 35 years in business. I'm a big fan of their classic 7-UP sign still hanging on the building.
A Portland icon, Pizza Joint opened up in 1977 serving pizza without anything fancy. Straight up pizza. Just what you'd expect from a place named Pizza Joint. It's a go to pizza...uh....joint for our fans in Portland.
Another Portland landmark. Pizza Villa has been down near the corner of Congress and St. John streets since 1965. Another place that doesn't fancy things up with their pizza. Pizza comes in one size with your traditional toppings. Play the Elvis pinball machine when you visit by my favorite pinball designer, Steve Ritchie.
If it's got house in the name you can bet it's run by a good Greek. Angelo Sotiropoulos opened Gorham House of Pizza in 1981 after opening the Falmouth House of Pizza with his brother three years earlier. In early 2012 a fire destroyed the House of Pizza, but with the help and support of the community, it was rebuilt and serving pizza again just 8 months later. It's such a staple of the Gorham community that it's no surprise that it made the list.
In the center of Lisbon Falls sits the a small little pizza shop that gets rave reviews. They have some specialty pizzas that sounds like a tour around the world. Greek, Mexican, Hawaiian. Lisbonites (I may have just made that word up) love it.
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