Pie-Faced

Pizza guy gets lucky

Comments (0) By Stephen Lemons Thursday, May 26 2005

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Jackie Mercandetti

Pizza paisanos: From left, Pie Zanos co-owner Jayce Elliston, his partner Mike Curtiss, and manager Solomon Von Weimer.

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Pie Zanos Kitchen

4743 N. 20th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Category: Restaurant > Italian

Region: East Phoenix

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Cheeseburger pizza: $6.75
Bo Diddley pizza: $6.75
Antipasto: $6.50
Soup du jour: $2.95/cup, $4.95/bowl

602-955-4225.
Hours: Daily, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

4743 North 20th Street (Town & Country Shopping Center), Phoenix

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The Natural is perhaps the most unusual, but it's not at all bad. My preference is for the tangier side of the equation, though, which is why I could eat the Bordertown and the Volcano until my head begins to morph into the shape of a pizza pie. The Bordertown features enchilada sauce, jalapeños, ground beef and salsa, sprinkled over with chili-cheese Fritos. Spicy, but it's not nearly as hot as the aptly named Volcano, with tangy Buffalo wing sauce, red sauce, sausage, pepper jack cheese and tomatoes.

For breakfast there are frittatas, those briefly baked, open-faced omelets that are like an egg pizza sans dough. Another excellent idea well-executed by PZ partners Mike Curtiss and Jayce Elliston. The pair has a hot concept in Pie Zanos, one based upon doing a few things very well that other, similar spots do poorly, if at all. I can easily see their venture expanding, as will my pants size unless I can force myself to stay away from their pizzeria.