I've lived in Lawrence for over 10 years at this point, and while this town does have some signature food and drink, generally there hasn't been a single thing I've eaten here that I would have flown to me in Hawaii, were I to wind up in some rich person alternate universe. That was until this December.
Every year we have a company Christmas party, and for 2011 Sean had a stroke of genius that we should order 4 pizzas each from 6 different local pizza places. That's 24 pies in one building, easily the most I've ever seen at one time. For an option-hound like me, this was a dream, and there were plenty of interesting new slices to sample. There was a sauerkraut pizza, a chicken pesto pizza, tomato & green olive - but nothing came close to Glory Days' baked potato pizza.
Right off the bat, there's a novelty angle that actually works against how amazing this pizza is. Based on the name alone I was skeptical that this was something akin to taco pizza, which frankly isn't pizza, it's a shitty salad on dough. I realize this may be a controversial stance in some circles, but to me a taco pizza is pure novelty. Not so with the baked potato pizza. This thing has cheese, sour cream, baked potato, bacon, chives, sour cream, plus - and this is where they nailed it - absolutely the best crust I've ever had. Hungry Howie's up in Michigan actually does commercials about their crust, they're that proud of if, but I'll go on record as saying that Glory Days may have them bested. Seriously, if you ever are lucky enough to have leftovers of this pie you are going to want to reheat it in a frying pan just for the crust. If you don't do this you are literally shitting on the Shroud of Turin and running it over with a PT Cruiser. Don't dis the crust. I mean look at this thing:
I know that's a great photo, but that's what the pizza actually looks like. The application of sour cream is brilliant. Rather than relegating the sour cream as a side and locking it away in a 2 oz serving cup, they've managed to drizzle it on the dish itself in concentric circles. This works perfectly, it's just the right amount. And guys, this thing still tastes like a pizza, and that's my point from earlier about novelty pies. Taco pizza just doesn't feel like pizza, it barely even eats like pizza, shit falls off and you wind up with a pile of lettuce on your plate (or the floor). But Glory Days made a slice you can grab from the box and walk around with. Like I said at the top of the article, it's not that Lawrence doesn't have solid food, but if you come here and don't get this pizza you will have truly missed out.
Every year we have a company Christmas party, and for 2011 Sean had a stroke of genius that we should order 4 pizzas each from 6 different local pizza places. That's 24 pies in one building, easily the most I've ever seen at one time. For an option-hound like me, this was a dream, and there were plenty of interesting new slices to sample. There was a sauerkraut pizza, a chicken pesto pizza, tomato & green olive - but nothing came close to Glory Days' baked potato pizza.
Right off the bat, there's a novelty angle that actually works against how amazing this pizza is. Based on the name alone I was skeptical that this was something akin to taco pizza, which frankly isn't pizza, it's a shitty salad on dough. I realize this may be a controversial stance in some circles, but to me a taco pizza is pure novelty. Not so with the baked potato pizza. This thing has cheese, sour cream, baked potato, bacon, chives, sour cream, plus - and this is where they nailed it - absolutely the best crust I've ever had. Hungry Howie's up in Michigan actually does commercials about their crust, they're that proud of if, but I'll go on record as saying that Glory Days may have them bested. Seriously, if you ever are lucky enough to have leftovers of this pie you are going to want to reheat it in a frying pan just for the crust. If you don't do this you are literally shitting on the Shroud of Turin and running it over with a PT Cruiser. Don't dis the crust. I mean look at this thing:
I know that's a great photo, but that's what the pizza actually looks like. The application of sour cream is brilliant. Rather than relegating the sour cream as a side and locking it away in a 2 oz serving cup, they've managed to drizzle it on the dish itself in concentric circles. This works perfectly, it's just the right amount. And guys, this thing still tastes like a pizza, and that's my point from earlier about novelty pies. Taco pizza just doesn't feel like pizza, it barely even eats like pizza, shit falls off and you wind up with a pile of lettuce on your plate (or the floor). But Glory Days made a slice you can grab from the box and walk around with. Like I said at the top of the article, it's not that Lawrence doesn't have solid food, but if you come here and don't get this pizza you will have truly missed out.
