The BEST Pizza In The Cosmos

Today's Lazy goes to the BEST pizza place in the known universe. And thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we know that there are an assload of galaxies in the universe.

This is the Hubble Deep Field photo, covering an area equal to the width of a dime viewed from 75 miles away. There are 1500 galaxies in this image. Go ahead - count em, or just take NASA'a word for it. Anyway the point is there are A LOT of galaxies floating around in space.

But in all these galaxies, there can be only ONE "best pizza place in the cosmos". So you know that the winner HAS TO be good.

The pizza box please........
The winner for THE BEST pizza place in the universe is.......THIS PLACE!

Frankie's Pizza can only be found in Miami Floirda. It is not a chain, and never will be. It was started 50 years ago by a WWII veteran named Frank B. Pasquarella. Frankie's original place was in South Miami, and opened on Valentines Day 1955. Two years later, it moved to it's current location - a small free standing building at Bird Road (SW 40th ST) and SW 92 Ave. At the time Bird Road was just a dirt road, and the place was pretty much in the everglades. Now Bird Road is a major 6 lane surface road and the everglades are way to the west. But not much has changed inside the little building. The pizza is the same as it has been for 51 years.

Frankie died a while ago, and his wife died a few years ago - but the family continues to run the joint. Roxanne, Frankies daughter is the boss now (as far as I can tell). The place is EXACTLY as I remember it being when Frankie was alive. The same pizza baking trays. The same sauce. The same cheese. The same ovens. And so on. In the 30 years I have been eating Frankies Pizza, it has not changed one bit. And this is a good thing. Roxanne knows not to screw with success.

My dad used to bring Frankies home when he was a troubleman for FPL (the power company). He would often work the afternoon trick, so he would get home at around 11 PM. It was a special treat for me to get fresh hot Frankies pizza, because when I was little staying up till 11 PM was not something I did often.

Actually going to Frankies to pick up the pizza was even better. Frankie ALWAYS gave a sample slice with every pizza - so if I went with my dad to get the pizza I always snagged the slice right out of the oven. Frankies also had sodas that you did not just find anywhere - mostly stuff from White Rock. The "sample slice" tradition is still alive and well at Frankies - and I still eat that sample slice before I can get the pizza home. Some things will NEVER change!

Frankies Pizza is probably the OLDEST local business in Miami-Dade County. A lot of things have come and gone, but Frankies remains the same as it was in 1955. To last 50 years in a place that changes as often as Miami - you HAVE TO be good!

You can order your very own half-baked Frankies Pizza for delivery to your door - anywhere in the USA. Just CLICK HERE and fill out the order form to send an email. Or better yet, call the phone number listed. Just DO NOT call on Monday, Frankies is closed that day.

Their pizza is not the cheapest in town - but it is by far the best. Frankies is the undisputed heavy-weight champ of pizza places, and winner of the 2006 Lazy for Best Pizza In The Universe!