On Kiwanis: Pizza Bake-Off Fills Cafeteria, Stomachs

Some 600 pizza-tasters crowding the LHS East Cafeteria at the January 27 Lakewood Kiwanis Club Pizza Bake-Off – that is a definition of success by any standards, and by some standards the most successful LKC fund-raiser ever.

The event netted $4700, all for groups and projects serving the Lakewood community, as well as providing an evening of fun and companionship for those in attendance.

The key to LKC’s success was community involvement, in this case the 14 pizzerias that furnished their wares for attendees to sample.

            Subjecting all offerings to the taste test, pizza fans voted these establishments as best in their categories: 

            Best Pepperoni Pizza – Angelo’s Pizza , 13715 Madison Ave.

            Best Specialty Pizza – Dewey’s Pizza, 18516 Detroit Ave.

            People’s Choice Pizza – Zappitelli’s on Madison, 14201 Madison Ave.

Kiwanis president Dave Norton promised another Pizza Bake-Off next year, and by all indications it will become a permanent feature of Lakewood life.

In addition to the three winners just named, the following establishments participated in the Bake-Off:

            Domino’s Pizza, 15315 Detroit Ave.

            Donato’s of Lakewood, 18100 Detroit Ave.

            Geppetto’s Pizza & Ribs, 17103 Detroit Ave.

            Guys Pizza Company, 18306 Detroit Ave.

            Hungry Howie’s Pizza, 16210 Detroit Ave.

            Nunzio’s Pizzeria, 17615 Detroit Ave.

            Pizza Hut, 1407 W. 117th St.

            Players on Madison, 14523 Madison Ave.

            Roman Fountain Pizza, 15603 Detroit Ave.

            The Root Café, 15188 Detroit Ave.

            Tommy’s Pizza and Chicken, 16813 Madison Ave.