Sunday, February 28, 2010

DAY SEVEN FERRI'S PIZZA KEYSER AVE SCRANTON PA

MY FIRST BITE OF FERRI'S RED PIZZA BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF OLD FORGE PIZZA WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE MAIN STREET IN OLD FORGE NEXT TO THE BOROUGH BUILDING IN THE SEVENTIES. IT WAS RUN BY A GIRL NAMED KAREN, FOR TOMMY FERRI OF OLD FORGE AND I ATE MANY SLICES OF THEIR PIZZA WHILE HANGING OUT UP THE ROAD AS A TEENAGER.
THE PIZZA WAS GOOD, THIN CRUST, CHEWY TOP, LOTS OF CHEESE AND JUST ENOUGH PIZZA SAUCE. WE ONLY HAD THE RED PIZZA ON THIS VISIT. WE WERE TOLD THAT FERRI'S WAS STARTED IN THE 1930'S BY GYDONNE FERRI AND THAT THIS IS THE SAME ORIGINAL RECIPE FOR MAKING THE PIZZA SAUCE AND PIZZA. FERRI'S HAS HAD MANY LOCATIONS INCLUDING OLD FORGE, TOP OF THE TAYLOR HILL, MAIN ST IN WEST SCRANTON AND NOW KEYSER AVE SCRANTON, PA. THEY HAVE A FROG AS A MASCOT AND I REMEMBER THEIR ADS "JUST A SHORT HOP TO THE TOP OF TAYLOR HILL" WHEN THEY HAD THE TAYLOR HILL LOCATION. THAT TAYLOR LOCATION WAS SOLD TO MAKE WAY FOR THE NEW WALMART SUPER STORE THAT HAS BEEN UNCONSTRUCTION FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

THE KEYSER AVE LOCATION IN VERY CLEAN AND HAS SEATING FOR ABOUT 40 PEOPLE. THEY ARE ONLY OPEN TILL 9PM BUT ARE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THEY HAVE FREE DELIVERY. BESIDES RED AND WHITE OLD FORGE PIZZA, FERRI'S HAS THEIR FAMOUS FOOT LONG HOTDOGS, WINGS, PIEROGIES, MOST GRILLED ITEMS AND ITALIAN HOAGIES.

PIZZA CHALLENGE RANK 3CUTS TODAY'S SCALE READING 183

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