Whether you’re celebrating a special occasion or it’s an average weeknight, sometimes there’s no better way to treat yourself than with a cheesy slice of pizza. Fortunately, you can find several fantastic pizza joints in the Front Royal, Virginia, area. Here are four local pizza joints where you can enjoy a slice or two.
1. Melting Pot Pizza
Since 1972, Melting Pot Pizza has been serving up authentic East Coast thin-crust pizza. All of Melting Pot’s pizzas are made with an original dough recipe featuring pure olive oil and butter and are topped with the freshest ingredients, including aged provolone cheese. Specialties include the Italia, which comes with a garlicky and peppery tomato sauce, anchovies, black olives, green peppers, and extra cheese. The barbecued chicken pizza features a smokey barbecue sauce, grilled chicken, and cheese.
If meat’s not really your thing, go for the vegetarian pizza, which is topped with mushrooms, black olives, green peppers, onions, and, of course, extra cheese. Be sure to add a side of garlic bread, jalapeno poppers, or cheese fries.
2. Castiglia’s
With two convenient locations in the Front Royal area, it’s easy to enjoy a slice of Castiglia’s gourmet pizza, made with premium ingredients like whole milk mozzarella. Customer favorites include the California pizza, which is topped with bacon, pineapple, black olives, grilled chicken, fresh tomatoes, and white sauce. The cheesesteak pizza comes with mozzarella cheese, American cheese, and Philly steak.
Diners who don’t eat meat but still enjoy a good pizza will love the vegetarian pizza, which is loaded with veggies, and the white pizza, which is topped with ricotta cheese. You can also build your own pizza with toppings such as spinach, eggplant, and roasted garlic. Complete your meal with some fried calamari, bruschetta, or breaded mushrooms.
3. Ledo Pizza
Since 1955, Ledo Pizza has specialized in handcrafted carryout pizzas. Signature pizzas include the jerk chicken, topped with jerk sauce, provolone cheese, green peppers, pineapple, red onion, and grilled chicken. The Italian white pizza comes with garlic herb aioli sauce, Italian fontina, smoked provolone, parmesan, and asiago cheese. Another favorite is the deluxe pizza, topped with pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, hamburger, and bacon.
You can create your own pizza from a variety of sauces, cheeses, and fresh toppings. For diners with dietary restrictions, Ledo offers cauliflower and gluten-free crusts. Don’t forget to order some brownies or chocolate cheesecake cupcakes for dessert.
4. Fox’s Pizza Den
Fox’s Pizza Den prides itself on delivering the perfect pizza “from our den to yours.” Favorites include the taco pizza, topped with Fox’s signature sauce, taco meat, nacho chips, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and taco sauce. The steak rancher pizza comes with steak, ranch dressing, sweet peppers, mushrooms, onions, and cheese. Fox’s signature sauce and plenty of cheese come on the veggie pizza, along with green peppers, onions, mushrooms, and black olives. Add a side of cheesy breadsticks and some s’mores cookies.
These are just four of Front Royal’s fantastic pizza joints. Stop by one today and enjoy a cheesy slice!
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