I love this old style sign... The Pizza Palace is a Knoxville landmark…
As you can see, it’s been 51 + years
since Al, Gus and Arthur Peroulas pooled their savings and opened the Pizza
Palace. It’s still owned and operated by
the family. The Pizza Palace basically
introduced pizza to Knoxville!
But…did you notice anything unusual in
the photo?
How about a pizza joint that’s a drive-in
restaurant! Eating pizza in my car…or
spaghetti for that matter…would guarantee that I’d be bathed in tomato sauce
and other bits of food! Still…even
though a pizza drive-in doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense, they’ve been operating for 51 +
years!
In 2007, the Pizza Palace was the second
restaurant featured on Guy Fieri’s new show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
To view that clip and to take a closer look at this restaurant, just go
to http://www.tvfoodmaps.com/place227.html.
If you didn’t believe that this was a
drive-in just based on the outdoor photo, let me assure you that this narrow counter
with stools suffices for those wishing to dine inside the restaurant…it's all there is!
FYI…pizzas cost from $5.75 for a small 10” cheese on up to
$17.60 for a large 14” “Super”. Spaghetti is another big menu item. Meat sauce is the only option…no straight tomato sauce...but you can get
your spaghetti and meat sauce with meat balls, mushrooms or pepperoni. ($7.65)
As you will note, our pepperoni and
sausage pizza just barely fit on that narrow ‘dining ledge’. The crust was nice and thin and fairly crispy
but the crumbled sausage lacked definition as regards flavor… This was a good
pizza, but we still think that Big Ed’s in Oak Ridge turns out the best pizza in
the metropolitan area.
Other food options on the menu include dinners…lasagna,
ravioli, tenderloin steak, fried chicken, fried shrimp, fried oysters, a fried fish
plate and veal cutlet a la Parmigiana.
The most expensive meal dinner cost $10.65! There is also a plethora of sandwiches,
salads and the Pizza Palace’s famous Hand-Breaded Onion Rings. ($4.15 for a
whole order…a true stack of rings!)
The Pizza Palace is close to the
Knoxville Zoo, so it’s a good place to pick up that pizza on the way home from
a day with the kids and the wildlife.
Address: 3132 Magnolia Avenue, Knoxville Tennessee. Phone: 865-524-4388. Website: http://visitpizzapalace.com.
To review my thoughts about Big Ed’s in
Oak Ridge Tennessee, just go to http://bigdaddydavesbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2011/12/best-pizza-in-east-tennessee.html.
This nice basket of fresh produce was
courtesy of Larry ‘Big Dude’ and his wife, Bev. (http://bigdudesramblings.blogspot.com/)
Big Dude is a Master Gardener, with a really great and large garden…as well as
the king of smoking some very fine meats.
The green beans were terrific and the zucchini will be devoured very
quickly. There is nothing like fresh
produce that’s just been harvested!
Thanks Larry and Bev!
These yellow signs on the back doors of that semi rig are the clear and sensible signs
that I was talking about. This photo was
taken on I-90 between Cleveland and Erie Pennsylvania. You will need to enlarge the photo to
appreciate the two signs with the arrows as shown above… there both a clever warning
and an example of some really wry humor!
Just click on any photo to enlarge it…
Thanks for stopping by for another visit!
Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
At least once a month, my boss springs for lunch for the whole office and we always vote for Pizza Palace. Only in Knoxville would one expect pizza with a side of onions rings. Somthing about a simple old-fashioned somewhat greasy pizza that hits the spot mid-week!
ReplyDeleteomgosh---i love eating pizza in the car--as a matter of fact i love eating in the car, better than inside!
ReplyDeletewow..sounds and looks like a feast!! I would NEVER allow spaghetti to be eaten in my car..oh my gosh..I do not even want to think about it!
ReplyDeleteI loved your post today, Dave. The truck signs were right on point. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Dave! The pizza drive in is a blast and I wish we had one here! The pizza looks so good and I'm starved now. More trucks should have those signs! :) A truck accident here on 8 lanes of traffic shut down the road--all lanes-- for 7 hours this morning. Talk about a mess.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy the produce and thanks for the nice comments.
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