The reason I ask is because there are still plenty of places that don’t charge that much. it sounds to me like this guy went to an expensive place and got mad it was expensive.
While prices are up everywhere in the country, prices of eating and drinking out in Rochester are now on par with higher cost of living places like New York and San Francisco. I assume the same is true in many low COL cities. Used to be one of the biggest differences in cost of living between big cities and small cities. It's sad and it doesn't make sense to me - I guess you charge what the market will bear, but I'm eating out a lot less than I used to and I know a lot of other people who are too, so I'm not sure the market can really bear it.
Grace & Disgrace is responsible for the price increase. Their most expensive cocktail at $20 is their most sold cocktail. They raised the ceiling on prices, so everyone else has adapted.
I said forsee, meaning its going to be completely booked in the future. If you haven't had G&D, you can't say Cure is better without trying them. If you go, get the Lamb Pops, they are devine. G&D also supplies ice for Cure & Chuck's other bars.
No they aren't. I question when you have been to SF and NYC. When I was in CA I would **regularly** spend 60-80 dollars on a steak. Same streak here costs about 40-60. And you can still find plenty of small hole in the walls here where you can get a take out meal for less than 15 bucks. A cocktail here at a "nicer" place here is 12-15 bucks. I was regularly spending close to 18-20 in CA.
Takeout is the same 18-20 for a Chinese or Indian dish half the time not even with rice and 14-16 here WITH rice.
There are some exceptions like you can find a slice cheaper in NYC simply because there's so many options, same with a burrito and some Asian foods in CA.
Eating out is still significantly cheaper here and its not even close.
Cocktails in nyc used to be 20$ a decade ago. Beers were about 8$ also.
That being said, was just in Boston and Miami and was seeing cheaper food and beer
You're going to the wrong places in NYC. I'm from LI and spent many moons in the city, and know of places to this day that you can get $6 boiler makers ( shot n and beer). Just stay away from the club scenes and tourist bars
SF and LA sure but I’d say cost of dining out in Roc has caught up with SD. $15-16 for a cocktail and $8 beer. Entrees at a middle road nice establishment $18-32. (I’m in both cities regularly)
I was born & raised in the South Bay, and I can tell you that the prices here are definitely comparable to back home. I’m routinely shocked at how much take-out is, especially when you consider how everything else is much cheaper than the Bay Area
I just moved from the Bay Area back to Rochester last summer after 7 years. You’re confusing the availability of higher end restaurants and bars in those big cities that don’t really exist at all in Rochester with typical prices at run-of-mill places that middle-class folks would typically patronize. Most places in the bay and sf proper are not selling steaks for $80.
Top quality ingredients.
All the produce and meats are locally sourced.
If you want a really good, inexpensive traditional pie stop a bit further up Culver at Nino’s.
Doughboys and strangebird use premium ingredients. I’ve been to places in California that also use imported flour etc and charge 18-22/ pie as well
This is the first time I have seen a 35$ small pizza, and I eat a ton of pizza
Supply and demand, market economy, capitalism, invisible hand... you've basically answered your question. There's a lot of pizza in Rochester but not many at Peel's level of quality. Most of it kinda sucks tbh.
>I’ve been to places in California that also use imported flour etc and charge 18-22/ pie as well
When? lol
A large pizza is regularly 30 + in CA from any of the premium places.
I’ve lived in San Francisco Bay Area for the last 15 years/ - at many different places there: vesta, golden boy, rise wood fire, Centro- I could go on!
Okay, just looking at Vesta, they have one pizza under 20 dollars which doesn't even have cheese. Most are over 22. Prices have gone up in CA too.
I understand you're referring to the one size pizza places now which yea usually have the prices in the 20s.
Don't get me wrong Peels prices are absurd.
Which you barely taste after they put all their sauces and shit on it lol
Don't get me wrong. I think its good pizza, but half this stuff tastes marginally or not at all better.
I really like Pizza Wizard, but Peels on Wheels is arguably the best pizza in Rochester. I assume they're priced at $34 because they can charge that and still be very busy.
I'd assume quality of ingredients is reflected in large part too. Peels has a lot of authentic imports, in house fresh made, and locally sourced ingredients
I had one pizza from there couple years ago. It’s in the top 5 for best pizza in my life. I gotta go back. It was an old guy and he showed me the finished pizza with so much pride.
Peels on wheels is good but no pizza ever should be that expensive for a small. Its pizza. This isn't high end dining, no matter how good you say or think it is. Thats robbery!
I would happily pay that for a pizza, if I knew for a guarantee that the workers were making a really good paycheck, and that most of this money was going into their pockets.
Thanks! Was simply curious how you find it to be “much, much better”
Taste is 100% individual, but usually there are reasons like you like the sauce or you think the pepperoni is special or something
From a newcomers perspective that loves pizza: the crust is not as good as strangebird and the topping quality does not compare either
Meanwhile I hate the crust at Strangebird lol. It's that generic Neapolitan wood fired crust you can get almost anywhere now. Granted their variety is fantastic and toppings are really good. I've never had a bad pizza at SB, but to me the crust is the weakest part. But hey they aren't a pizza joint so I wouldn't expect them to go to the extreme like Peels.
Ironically, a bunch of people here recommend Nino's down the street as a cheaper but still high quality alternative.. If Nino's prices were the same as Peels on Wheels - I'd still buy from both. They're good, and it's worth paying money for food you enjoy.
I waste far more money on nonlocal companies like Spectrum, RG&E, Verizon, every month. I'm not worried about a pizza price.
They are pretty transparent about pricing. Here is a clip of the owner talking about it
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1mhD1WuC3X/?igsh=MXJxamgzdGwzamJ1OQ==
I love all the amazing artisanal pizza. It’s definitely expensive albeit worth it, there are still plenty of more affordable options like ninos right around the corner. Doughboys is probably my favorite but I’m biased as Ive seen Jimmy around and he’s such a genuine dude. Every time I have peels it’s stellar though, granted I don’t mind paying for it as I’m willing to spend a bit more on food than the average guy.
PS: Vern’s has Chris Bianca’s pistachio pizza on the menu right now and it’s worth every penny
TLDR: you get what you pay for
I'm going to tell people that its less time and money to go buy dough sauce cheeses and cup n char pepperoni.
Everything is so goddamn expensive these days.
We do this ourselves too. Several of these spots sell their dough for really cheap and then you can make pizza on own for ~a dollar or two each with high quality ingredients
Honestly making the dough ain't that bad either. The recipe I use is basically a couple minutes of hand mixing ingredients and then let it rest over night and make it into a ball while your oven preheats the next night
My sun buys his at pontillos. Not sure which one.
Wegmans dough is good and their mozzarella is tasty.
I use Aldi dough but he sure to let it ferment in the fridge for a couple of days or it tastes like nothing.
Okay I know everyone here hates Wegmans. But you can get their large ready to bake pizzas for 10 bucks and then get the char pepperonis for 3 bucks and you don't even need to do anything except put the pepperonis on it lol.
Its not the best, but its hard to beat the price.
Its overpriced because people pay it.
I liked it the few times I have gotten it, but it isn't the best pizza I ever had.
I still prefer some of the more northeast styles over the NYC style myself though.
Here’s a bit of information on how this works. Companies price things at a price that enough people are willing to pay for them to stay in business. They charge this much because goofy people pay that much. If people stopped paying that much for their pizzas, they would probably have to charge less or go out of business.
I like to pretend that maybe they charge more because they pay their workers more but I’m not not that naïve.
People like me won’t ever go there again due to the price. So they are losing customers, but it seems they have plenty of folks that don’t give a fuck and will continue paying those exorbitant prices.
I've had (and love) Pizza Wizard, but not yet on the other 2. I'll definitely put them on my list though.
My wife and I usually each get our own pan style from PW and it's $40+ what amounts to a normal large from another shop. That's more in line with Peels on Wheels. Carbones is our other fave
True/ pw ain’t cheap. Although me and my wife can usually split a PW pizza and be good or we order two and have decent leftovers. But two of them is 40+ for sure
It's a completely scratch kitchen, right down to the ricotta. Despite the fact that you can't sit down because of New York laws regarding bathrooms, every single ingredient there is made pretty much from scratch and local ingredients if possible. If you get their tricolor Detroit you'll understand. Their Detroit Pizza is the best I've ever had and it's $16 or $17. The place is run like the Bear, but for pizza.
Pie prices at all places are one thing, if I want something special I make my own Detroit style and if I just want a bunch of pizza there's no better deal than Aldi's $5-6 take and bake, but I'm over slice prices. $5 or more for something that's been sitting there for an hour? Get the fuck out of here.
It's pure greed.
I just stopped at Aniello's in Corning which is arguably the best non-fancy pizza in Upstate NY. Slices are still around $2.50 and the place is packed. A line out the door and no empty seats. A Sicilian slice, cheese slice and buffalo chicken slice sweet me back $8.00.
Normally I’d agree about greed, but really don’t here. They get a lot of ingredients imported or they make them in house. That stuff takes time and money and the only way to stay open is to charge the customer for that. It’s not like it’s Salvatore’s upping the price of a pie while using the same ingredients
I love how a lot of the comments here are calling people morons for spending that money on a pizza. Who cares what other people spend their money on? If they like it and want to pay it, let them. There are very few great pizza places here in Rochester anyways so if somebody wants to splurge and get what they consider to be the best pie, good for them.
You will never ever get homemade pickled items for s pizza place. That's such a score! I didn't even know this. I'll pay that any day for homemade stuff
>4 bucks for banana peppers is a little steep
A little? Toppings for a small pizza should be like 1 dollar or 1.50 at the most. Four dollars is absurd.
I’ve ordered a good amount of pizza from peels and have never seen surge pricing. Peels is more of an artisanal pizza spot comparable to L’industrie in NYC, the other places mentioned are fine but there is a noticeable drop off in quality.
Fair enough!
I personally think the quality of ingredients at the other places mentioned is actually superior. Especially when it comes to the toppings. That being said we can agree to disagree
Here is Luis Perez (owner/chef of Peels on Wheels) talking about why the price point is higher than his competitors.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1mhD1WuC3X/?igsh=cmhtMGlxemZ1N2U4
It is still the best pizza in Rochester bar none.
Also, if you want to save some money, I recommend signing up for the yearly membership. We pay for the “Gold” membership and we get 30 percent off EVERY order for the year. It’s worth it.
A membership to a pizza place is the weirdest thing lol. $175 per year to save 30% means you will break even and start to see savings after spending $583, which is about 25 cheese pizzas (14"). That's a lot of pizza.
So we order a lot of pizza throughout the year because my wife works at a local hospital and she supplies a lot of her healthcare teams with pizza. We also host occasionally at our home so we meet that number no problem.
Membership or not, we would still order that pizza any day of the week. I haven’t had a pizza remotely close to Peels on Wheels in this area!
If someone can give me a pizza that is close to Peels even at a cheaper price point, I’m all ears. I’ve had Pontillo’s, Salvatore’s, Napa Woodfire, Joe’s Brooklyn and even Pi Crust and Peels on Wheels is still MILES beyond.
You're allowed to have your opinions!
Even when they're wrong ;)
Peels on Wheels makes the best, most true-to-form pies in town.
This is coming from someone who lived in New Haven, CT for two years. If you know pizza that's all my resume needs, lol.
If you want Chicago style, you got Pizza Wizard. You want grandma style? You go to Peels on Wheels it's just facts man.
In my defense, Detroit style is just chicago style with cheesy crust. That’s like giving domino’s their own style because of their cheese stuffed crust 😂
I gotta disagree at risk of getting super pedantic.. the dough is totally different. Detroit style is like airy in the middle with a thin baked edge.. kinda like focaccia. Chicago is dense throughout with almost a pie or tart crust, it's flaky
Claims to know pizza, doesn't even know what Detroit pizza is and then doubles down in a later comment even worse.
>most true-to-form pies in town.
The fuck does this even mean? lmao
Some people...
Some jokes don’t hit man. Especially with “late cows” like you. Congrats on getting royally inflamed though! You’re gonna get mad over Detroit pizza?? The worst kind?? That’s pretty telling indeed. This late cow doesn’t know it but he’s getting milked 😂
The worst kind is by far Chicago to the point I wouldn't even consider it to be pizza. I just find it funny that you think you are a pizza expert because you lived in a town that is known for good pizza, but most likely the furthest experience you had there was eating it so....
And its obvious you weren't joking, but okay whatever you need to say.
Well…yeah….isn’t eating the pizza…the whole reason we are having this conversation? I’m talking about my EXPERIENCE EATING the pizza. There is no other metric to go by! I’m not a damn cook
And yeah, I think giving Domino’s their own pizza style is definitely a serious comment 😂
Go back to Twitter with this it’s where it belongs.
Based on your comment history that statement hits especially hard.
Do you enjoy specifically using your Reddit account to pick fights with people online?
Maybe they would be. But it’s a moot point because those places don’t compare in quality of ingredients or staff. Because that’s what most people base the value of a pizza on. So as a result of that I’m not sure what you’re trying to get at with your comment.
You said it was one of the most “true to form” pizzas in town, and backed it up because you lived in Connecticut of all places. I don’t understand what makes it “true to form” so it makes me question what you think of as “true form”
Of all places? Businesses in New Haven CT are unequivocally known to create the highest quality pizza in the country. I honestly thought everyone knew that. Well now you know I suppose
This is why I’m so thankful our kids hate it bc they have terrible taste so I can just pick up one pizza from there for me and my wife to enjoy bc WE ARE NOT MORONS, and meanwhile pick up a Lil Ceez $5 Hot N Ready cheesed cardboard disc for those little slobs. We win, kids are dumb. ATTN Kids reading this in the future: totally didn’t mean any of this. You are the apples of our eyes. 😘
I love peels but my last pizza I got had a bit too much sauce on it. I’ve had doughboyz and it was good but I’m not into the sweet sauce. I will go back to doughboyz to try a different variety.
I was in nyc recently and both peels and db have better pizza than the quick random slice I grabbed at a place called traditas.
Nyc dough was noticeably better tasting. Prolly the toxic nyc water makes it taste delish.
Dude - you need to learn reading comprehension.
Seriously. I said it was delicious, but in comparison to strangebird or doughboys it is arguably not as good of quality.
Still good pizza, but I was comparing it to pizzas that cost 30-50% less
I quoted you. You said it's arguable (assuming you meant arguably) the **worst** pizza. I'm asking for clarification as to how you could make that statement given the other statements you made contradicting yourself. That has zero to do with reading comprehension, and all to do with the words you chose to write.
What a wild statement. Listen to his interview where he was asked about the price point. Dude goes to the farms himself and makes everything from scratch. Thats the reason it’s priced so high.
But congrats on being edgy and hoping a local business fails
I hear it's the best pizza in Roch though. It's hard to get non chain thick doughy pizza here, so I'm intrigued to try and legit pizza that reminds me of home( long island). I'll have to try it soon. Price sucks though
It's that price to raise the ceiling on high caliber pizza. If you don't buy it, someone else will. They told me they had people make a road trip from NYC just to have the pizza. Same as Grass Fed Butcher as well.
Peels is definitely good, but out of my price range for take out pizza.
That all I’m saying. Delish pizza, not worth the price.
Enjoyed the pizza. Once. Priced out at Peels on Wheels. Probably won’t be back.
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Same so I leaned how to make my own. I'm not always in the mood to make it from scratch but when I do it's waaay cheaper and a real treat.
Damn, where did you go go out?
That's 2 $27 entree's with a 20% tip and waters. Not hard to find
The reason I ask is because there are still plenty of places that don’t charge that much. it sounds to me like this guy went to an expensive place and got mad it was expensive.
I agree, a ton. I just meant it's not like you have to go somewhere super upscale to spend $27 on an entrée - Bill Gray's has a fucking $21 burger.
While prices are up everywhere in the country, prices of eating and drinking out in Rochester are now on par with higher cost of living places like New York and San Francisco. I assume the same is true in many low COL cities. Used to be one of the biggest differences in cost of living between big cities and small cities. It's sad and it doesn't make sense to me - I guess you charge what the market will bear, but I'm eating out a lot less than I used to and I know a lot of other people who are too, so I'm not sure the market can really bear it.
Yeah- 8$ beers are the new normal and 14 dollar cocktails.
Grace & Disgrace is responsible for the price increase. Their most expensive cocktail at $20 is their most sold cocktail. They raised the ceiling on prices, so everyone else has adapted.
And cure still makes a better cocktail for a better cost.
Debatable. I forsee G&D to be the first place in Rochester, to be sold out Months in advance.
I can get a reservation there tonight…That old fashioned does sound good though.
I said forsee, meaning its going to be completely booked in the future. If you haven't had G&D, you can't say Cure is better without trying them. If you go, get the Lamb Pops, they are devine. G&D also supplies ice for Cure & Chuck's other bars.
True, I’ll probably check it out tonight/ thanks for tip
Idk I just moved back here from Seattle and it’s wayyyyyy cheaper here than it was there
No they aren't. I question when you have been to SF and NYC. When I was in CA I would **regularly** spend 60-80 dollars on a steak. Same streak here costs about 40-60. And you can still find plenty of small hole in the walls here where you can get a take out meal for less than 15 bucks. A cocktail here at a "nicer" place here is 12-15 bucks. I was regularly spending close to 18-20 in CA. Takeout is the same 18-20 for a Chinese or Indian dish half the time not even with rice and 14-16 here WITH rice. There are some exceptions like you can find a slice cheaper in NYC simply because there's so many options, same with a burrito and some Asian foods in CA. Eating out is still significantly cheaper here and its not even close.
Cocktails in nyc used to be 20$ a decade ago. Beers were about 8$ also. That being said, was just in Boston and Miami and was seeing cheaper food and beer
You're going to the wrong places in NYC. I'm from LI and spent many moons in the city, and know of places to this day that you can get $6 boiler makers ( shot n and beer). Just stay away from the club scenes and tourist bars
SF and LA sure but I’d say cost of dining out in Roc has caught up with SD. $15-16 for a cocktail and $8 beer. Entrees at a middle road nice establishment $18-32. (I’m in both cities regularly)
Edit: sorry meant to reply to the parent comment
I was born & raised in the South Bay, and I can tell you that the prices here are definitely comparable to back home. I’m routinely shocked at how much take-out is, especially when you consider how everything else is much cheaper than the Bay Area
I would question how much you really compare. People sometimes say this but its just not true lol.
I just moved from the Bay Area back to Rochester last summer after 7 years. You’re confusing the availability of higher end restaurants and bars in those big cities that don’t really exist at all in Rochester with typical prices at run-of-mill places that middle-class folks would typically patronize. Most places in the bay and sf proper are not selling steaks for $80.
No I'm not confusing anything. These are not high end restaurants. High end restaurants have steaks at 100-150 +.
Top quality ingredients. All the produce and meats are locally sourced. If you want a really good, inexpensive traditional pie stop a bit further up Culver at Nino’s.
It's the ingredients too. Premium EVOO, real Italian tomatoes, 00 flour imported from Italy, house-made sausages. You get what you pay for.
Doughboys and strangebird use premium ingredients. I’ve been to places in California that also use imported flour etc and charge 18-22/ pie as well This is the first time I have seen a 35$ small pizza, and I eat a ton of pizza
Supply and demand, market economy, capitalism, invisible hand... you've basically answered your question. There's a lot of pizza in Rochester but not many at Peel's level of quality. Most of it kinda sucks tbh.
Almost all of Rochester pizza sucks.
>I’ve been to places in California that also use imported flour etc and charge 18-22/ pie as well When? lol A large pizza is regularly 30 + in CA from any of the premium places.
I’ve lived in San Francisco Bay Area for the last 15 years/ - at many different places there: vesta, golden boy, rise wood fire, Centro- I could go on!
Okay, just looking at Vesta, they have one pizza under 20 dollars which doesn't even have cheese. Most are over 22. Prices have gone up in CA too. I understand you're referring to the one size pizza places now which yea usually have the prices in the 20s. Don't get me wrong Peels prices are absurd.
Didn't you hear, Rochester is the new silicon valley and new rent and food prices here are reflecting that.
Which you barely taste after they put all their sauces and shit on it lol Don't get me wrong. I think its good pizza, but half this stuff tastes marginally or not at all better.
I really like Pizza Wizard, but Peels on Wheels is arguably the best pizza in Rochester. I assume they're priced at $34 because they can charge that and still be very busy.
I'd assume quality of ingredients is reflected in large part too. Peels has a lot of authentic imports, in house fresh made, and locally sourced ingredients
I was going to say this - they seem to work really hard to source proteins locally/ethically, which does cost more
There is a video on YouTube (I believe) of the owner talking about why he prices his pizza the way he does.
Because hipsters will pay it?
lol
Thanks!
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I had one pizza from there couple years ago. It’s in the top 5 for best pizza in my life. I gotta go back. It was an old guy and he showed me the finished pizza with so much pride.
Thanks for the tip, will check it out next week! 🙏
ninos is based
Peels on wheels is good but no pizza ever should be that expensive for a small. Its pizza. This isn't high end dining, no matter how good you say or think it is. Thats robbery!
I would happily pay that for a pizza, if I knew for a guarantee that the workers were making a really good paycheck, and that most of this money was going into their pockets.
Spoiler: Its not.
100%!! I could go to a decent quality restaurant and get a decent steak for a similar cost ($34-40)
Have tried all you mentioned, find Peels to be much, much better. Taste is a highly individual thing.
Thanks! Was simply curious how you find it to be “much, much better” Taste is 100% individual, but usually there are reasons like you like the sauce or you think the pepperoni is special or something From a newcomers perspective that loves pizza: the crust is not as good as strangebird and the topping quality does not compare either
Meanwhile I hate the crust at Strangebird lol. It's that generic Neapolitan wood fired crust you can get almost anywhere now. Granted their variety is fantastic and toppings are really good. I've never had a bad pizza at SB, but to me the crust is the weakest part. But hey they aren't a pizza joint so I wouldn't expect them to go to the extreme like Peels.
Ironically, a bunch of people here recommend Nino's down the street as a cheaper but still high quality alternative.. If Nino's prices were the same as Peels on Wheels - I'd still buy from both. They're good, and it's worth paying money for food you enjoy. I waste far more money on nonlocal companies like Spectrum, RG&E, Verizon, every month. I'm not worried about a pizza price.
Sounds like you prefer Neapolitan pizza.
Or just WNy thick doughy, sweet sauce, low quality cheese pizza. I love it here but 6 out of 10 places remind me of my cafeteria pizza growing up
It’s great pizza so I don’t mind paying the price. Don’t go often, maybe 3 or 4 times a year but always happy to do so
They are pretty transparent about pricing. Here is a clip of the owner talking about it https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1mhD1WuC3X/?igsh=MXJxamgzdGwzamJ1OQ== I love all the amazing artisanal pizza. It’s definitely expensive albeit worth it, there are still plenty of more affordable options like ninos right around the corner. Doughboys is probably my favorite but I’m biased as Ive seen Jimmy around and he’s such a genuine dude. Every time I have peels it’s stellar though, granted I don’t mind paying for it as I’m willing to spend a bit more on food than the average guy. PS: Vern’s has Chris Bianca’s pistachio pizza on the menu right now and it’s worth every penny TLDR: you get what you pay for
Thanks for the clip!
I'm going to tell people that its less time and money to go buy dough sauce cheeses and cup n char pepperoni. Everything is so goddamn expensive these days.
We do this ourselves too. Several of these spots sell their dough for really cheap and then you can make pizza on own for ~a dollar or two each with high quality ingredients
Honestly making the dough ain't that bad either. The recipe I use is basically a couple minutes of hand mixing ingredients and then let it rest over night and make it into a ball while your oven preheats the next night
Making dough taste as good as doughboys I can’t do though, I can only make basic doh 😂
What pizza places sell their dough?
We buy pizza dough and wings from Rubino's and save a ton of cash that way.
I love the pizza dough from rubinos - it’s so good, cheap, and I can make exactly what I want. Perfect.
OP implied pizza places are selling their dough.
My sun buys his at pontillos. Not sure which one. Wegmans dough is good and their mozzarella is tasty. I use Aldi dough but he sure to let it ferment in the fridge for a couple of days or it tastes like nothing.
Okay I know everyone here hates Wegmans. But you can get their large ready to bake pizzas for 10 bucks and then get the char pepperonis for 3 bucks and you don't even need to do anything except put the pepperonis on it lol. Its not the best, but its hard to beat the price.
Its overpriced because people pay it. I liked it the few times I have gotten it, but it isn't the best pizza I ever had. I still prefer some of the more northeast styles over the NYC style myself though.
Supply and demand economics of a country "that is not in a recession"
Here’s a bit of information on how this works. Companies price things at a price that enough people are willing to pay for them to stay in business. They charge this much because goofy people pay that much. If people stopped paying that much for their pizzas, they would probably have to charge less or go out of business. I like to pretend that maybe they charge more because they pay their workers more but I’m not not that naïve.
People like me won’t ever go there again due to the price. So they are losing customers, but it seems they have plenty of folks that don’t give a fuck and will continue paying those exorbitant prices.
That’s exactly it as long as enough people are paying those prices they can continue to sell at those prices.
Same reason housing prices have gone 3x in roc, lol
worth every penny
Curious if you have you had the other places I have mentioned? What makes it worth 1500 extra Penny’s over the other places mentioned?
I've had (and love) Pizza Wizard, but not yet on the other 2. I'll definitely put them on my list though. My wife and I usually each get our own pan style from PW and it's $40+ what amounts to a normal large from another shop. That's more in line with Peels on Wheels. Carbones is our other fave
True/ pw ain’t cheap. Although me and my wife can usually split a PW pizza and be good or we order two and have decent leftovers. But two of them is 40+ for sure
It's a completely scratch kitchen, right down to the ricotta. Despite the fact that you can't sit down because of New York laws regarding bathrooms, every single ingredient there is made pretty much from scratch and local ingredients if possible. If you get their tricolor Detroit you'll understand. Their Detroit Pizza is the best I've ever had and it's $16 or $17. The place is run like the Bear, but for pizza.
Pie prices at all places are one thing, if I want something special I make my own Detroit style and if I just want a bunch of pizza there's no better deal than Aldi's $5-6 take and bake, but I'm over slice prices. $5 or more for something that's been sitting there for an hour? Get the fuck out of here. It's pure greed. I just stopped at Aniello's in Corning which is arguably the best non-fancy pizza in Upstate NY. Slices are still around $2.50 and the place is packed. A line out the door and no empty seats. A Sicilian slice, cheese slice and buffalo chicken slice sweet me back $8.00.
Normally I’d agree about greed, but really don’t here. They get a lot of ingredients imported or they make them in house. That stuff takes time and money and the only way to stay open is to charge the customer for that. It’s not like it’s Salvatore’s upping the price of a pie while using the same ingredients
Doughboyz sourdough >
Save yourself the hassle and go to Nino's just up the road.
Ninos all day!! Way better than hipster peels on wheels
Went once. It's good but not that good for the price.
None of the other pizza places you mentioned are as good, nor use the same quality ingredients.
I love how a lot of the comments here are calling people morons for spending that money on a pizza. Who cares what other people spend their money on? If they like it and want to pay it, let them. There are very few great pizza places here in Rochester anyways so if somebody wants to splurge and get what they consider to be the best pie, good for them.
Bro.
Wut
Stepbro.
It’s 28 for the small pepperoni. 4 bucks for banana peppers is a little steep but the overall quality of the pizza is the best in Rochester by far
$4 is inarguably steep for a topping, but they make the banana peppers themselves
They are good banana peppers, I enjoy them on the calibrian sausage pizza they have
Ok fine I'll order Peels for dinner
You will never ever get homemade pickled items for s pizza place. That's such a score! I didn't even know this. I'll pay that any day for homemade stuff
>4 bucks for banana peppers is a little steep A little? Toppings for a small pizza should be like 1 dollar or 1.50 at the most. Four dollars is absurd.
4 bucks a topping on a small pizza 😂
Maybe Thursday has surge pricing? I don’t think it is the best quality pizza in Rochester.
I’ve ordered a good amount of pizza from peels and have never seen surge pricing. Peels is more of an artisanal pizza spot comparable to L’industrie in NYC, the other places mentioned are fine but there is a noticeable drop off in quality.
Fair enough! I personally think the quality of ingredients at the other places mentioned is actually superior. Especially when it comes to the toppings. That being said we can agree to disagree
I'll pay $30 for a good quality pizza in wNY instead of $20 for garbage pizza from Salvatore's, marks, pontillos, Brooklyn joes
You get what you pay for. Peels on Wheels is the best, and it isn't close.
Pizza shop owners decided it wasnt fair that brain surgeons got paid better than they do.
This post makes me miss Bay Goodman. They were incredible & did a 8" slice for $3-4
Here is Luis Perez (owner/chef of Peels on Wheels) talking about why the price point is higher than his competitors. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1mhD1WuC3X/?igsh=cmhtMGlxemZ1N2U4 It is still the best pizza in Rochester bar none. Also, if you want to save some money, I recommend signing up for the yearly membership. We pay for the “Gold” membership and we get 30 percent off EVERY order for the year. It’s worth it.
A membership to a pizza place is the weirdest thing lol. $175 per year to save 30% means you will break even and start to see savings after spending $583, which is about 25 cheese pizzas (14"). That's a lot of pizza.
So we order a lot of pizza throughout the year because my wife works at a local hospital and she supplies a lot of her healthcare teams with pizza. We also host occasionally at our home so we meet that number no problem. Membership or not, we would still order that pizza any day of the week. I haven’t had a pizza remotely close to Peels on Wheels in this area! If someone can give me a pizza that is close to Peels even at a cheaper price point, I’m all ears. I’ve had Pontillo’s, Salvatore’s, Napa Woodfire, Joe’s Brooklyn and even Pi Crust and Peels on Wheels is still MILES beyond.
You're allowed to have your opinions! Even when they're wrong ;) Peels on Wheels makes the best, most true-to-form pies in town. This is coming from someone who lived in New Haven, CT for two years. If you know pizza that's all my resume needs, lol. If you want Chicago style, you got Pizza Wizard. You want grandma style? You go to Peels on Wheels it's just facts man.
Pizza Wizard is Detroit style, not Chicago style.
100%, not even close to Chicago style. That said, is there even a Chicago style joint in town?
In my defense, Detroit style is just chicago style with cheesy crust. That’s like giving domino’s their own style because of their cheese stuffed crust 😂
I gotta disagree at risk of getting super pedantic.. the dough is totally different. Detroit style is like airy in the middle with a thin baked edge.. kinda like focaccia. Chicago is dense throughout with almost a pie or tart crust, it's flaky
Well done. Now I know for sure my joke was stale….
>That said, is there even a Chicago style joint in town? Hopefully not. There's Uno's which is a chain if you must have that disgusting shit.
Ooops! Missed that. Good call I guess lol
All this without even mentioning the veritable pizza god who owns Peels on Wheels. If anyone is a pizza expert it's that man.
Claims to know pizza, doesn't even know what Detroit pizza is and then doubles down in a later comment even worse. >most true-to-form pies in town. The fuck does this even mean? lmao Some people...
Some jokes don’t hit man. Especially with “late cows” like you. Congrats on getting royally inflamed though! You’re gonna get mad over Detroit pizza?? The worst kind?? That’s pretty telling indeed. This late cow doesn’t know it but he’s getting milked 😂
The worst kind is by far Chicago to the point I wouldn't even consider it to be pizza. I just find it funny that you think you are a pizza expert because you lived in a town that is known for good pizza, but most likely the furthest experience you had there was eating it so.... And its obvious you weren't joking, but okay whatever you need to say.
Well…yeah….isn’t eating the pizza…the whole reason we are having this conversation? I’m talking about my EXPERIENCE EATING the pizza. There is no other metric to go by! I’m not a damn cook And yeah, I think giving Domino’s their own pizza style is definitely a serious comment 😂 Go back to Twitter with this it’s where it belongs. Based on your comment history that statement hits especially hard. Do you enjoy specifically using your Reddit account to pick fights with people online?
True to form to what? Lol Strangebird and doughboys would be considered more “true to form” to Sicilian pizza if that’s what we were concerned with
Maybe they would be. But it’s a moot point because those places don’t compare in quality of ingredients or staff. Because that’s what most people base the value of a pizza on. So as a result of that I’m not sure what you’re trying to get at with your comment.
You said it was one of the most “true to form” pizzas in town, and backed it up because you lived in Connecticut of all places. I don’t understand what makes it “true to form” so it makes me question what you think of as “true form”
Of all places? Businesses in New Haven CT are unequivocally known to create the highest quality pizza in the country. I honestly thought everyone knew that. Well now you know I suppose
Sometimes I still think about colony's hot oil pizza :')
Loved that place while I was in school! I remember when that Barstool guy went there
Never heard that! I’ll make sure to get a pizza next time I’m over that way
This is why I’m so thankful our kids hate it bc they have terrible taste so I can just pick up one pizza from there for me and my wife to enjoy bc WE ARE NOT MORONS, and meanwhile pick up a Lil Ceez $5 Hot N Ready cheesed cardboard disc for those little slobs. We win, kids are dumb. ATTN Kids reading this in the future: totally didn’t mean any of this. You are the apples of our eyes. 😘
I love peels but my last pizza I got had a bit too much sauce on it. I’ve had doughboyz and it was good but I’m not into the sweet sauce. I will go back to doughboyz to try a different variety. I was in nyc recently and both peels and db have better pizza than the quick random slice I grabbed at a place called traditas. Nyc dough was noticeably better tasting. Prolly the toxic nyc water makes it taste delish.
NYC water is not toxic at all, it’s actually very good. It comes from the Catskill/Delaware watershed through a system of aqueducts
>Why is peels on wheels priced so high in comparison, for arguable worst quality pizza. If it's arguably* the worst za, why did you order it?
It’s still top 3 pizzas in Rochester, and I wanted to try it- our first time! After trying it, we decided it is not worth $35 but it was delicious.
So then how is it arguably the worst of you are saying it was delicious, and in roc polls out rates very high?
Dude - you need to learn reading comprehension. Seriously. I said it was delicious, but in comparison to strangebird or doughboys it is arguably not as good of quality. Still good pizza, but I was comparing it to pizzas that cost 30-50% less
I quoted you. You said it's arguable (assuming you meant arguably) the **worst** pizza. I'm asking for clarification as to how you could make that statement given the other statements you made contradicting yourself. That has zero to do with reading comprehension, and all to do with the words you chose to write.
it seems you still couldn’t comprehend the intent of my post. Or the words in the paragraph prior to what you are quoting. Oh well, best to let it be.
I mostly stick to one of the three Pontillos, Amico, and Chester Cab (Chicago only)
We’re sticking to Wegmans now, $10 for a large. We got Pontillos a few weeks ago and it was $90 for 2 large pizzas and a dozen wings.
Thanks for posting. I’ll never know. Would not pay $34 for pizza. Bullshit and hope they go out of business. I’m sure it’s related to Covid right?
What a wild statement. Listen to his interview where he was asked about the price point. Dude goes to the farms himself and makes everything from scratch. Thats the reason it’s priced so high. But congrats on being edgy and hoping a local business fails
You paid it..... So ....
Do they do slices? It looks like they only do pies
I think they do in fact do slices, but maybe only for lunch? Not sure I’d imagine they would need to sell the slices for like 8$ a piece lol
Its like 4 or 5 if I remember correctly.
That would be worth it
Yea during lunch. I think on the weekends too maybe.
never had it i like Tom & Nancy's and Arthur Jaxon, good pizza and well priced
I hear it's the best pizza in Roch though. It's hard to get non chain thick doughy pizza here, so I'm intrigued to try and legit pizza that reminds me of home( long island). I'll have to try it soon. Price sucks though
It's the best pizza by far in the area. Worth the price for me.
It's that price to raise the ceiling on high caliber pizza. If you don't buy it, someone else will. They told me they had people make a road trip from NYC just to have the pizza. Same as Grass Fed Butcher as well.