Celebrating Christmas with pizzas from multiple local restaurants

For our family Christmas this year, we thought it would be cool to order pizza carryout from various local restaurants. We discussed some options and every family member was assigned some restaurants. Most of them were located in east Wichita because that’s where a majority of my family lived.

Here are the restaurants we ordered pizza from:

• Bob & Luigi’s – 325 W. Central Ave., Andover
• Bronx Pizza & Pints – 2140 W 21st St.,
• Gambino’s Original – 339 S 1st St, Colwich
• Knolla’s Pizza – 7732 E Central Ave
• Piatto Neapolitan Pizzeria – 1706 E. Douglas Ave.
• Pizza John’s – 208 S Baltimore Ave, Derby
• Social Tap – 4510 E. 19th St.
• Tacos tj 664 – 1410 N. West St.
• Ziggy’s Pizza – 3700 E. Douglas Ave.

A lot of ground was covered and technically two pizzas were delivery, Piatto and Bronx Pizza.

Some things to keep in mind, the pizzas weren’t exactly warm and fresh out of the oven upon arrival. We had pizzas coming from Derby, Colwich, Andover, downtown Wichita, east side and west side.

When the pizzas arrived, we ate immediately after pictures were taken.

Here’s exactly what we ordered:

1. Knolla’s – Supreme
2. Knolla’s – Half pepperoni/half cheese
3. Bob & Luigi’s – El Chon Chon
4. Bob & Luigi’s – Luigi Pizza
5. Bob & Luigi’s – S’mores Pizza
6. Pizza Johns – Chicken Bacon
7. Social Tap – Carne Roar
8. Piatto – Margherita with Speck
9. Gambino’s Original – Mobster Pizza
10. Tacos tj 664 – Birria Pizza
11. Pizza John’s – Supreme
12. Social Tap – Sunpreme
13. Ziggy’s Pizza – Classic Ziggy’s
14. Social Tap – Pepperoni
15. Bronx Pizza – Little Italy

Not pictured was a 16th pizza that was a cheese one from Bob & Luigi’s. Someone decided to sneak a pizza slice before pictures which really annoyed me.

It was A LOT of pizza for 20+ people and leftovers were plenty. Part of Christmas included everyone taking a box of assorted slices.

But how did everyone enjoy it? We had a blast. Everyone ate what they could, shared some slices and took in the Christmas spirit over pizza.

How about the favorites? Three stuck out in what would probably be three different styles.

For a traditional pizza, the overall favorite was the Carne Roar from Social Tap. This was an overwhelming favorite by everyone who tried it.

This was also made better with the accompanying Red Chile Oil sauce. I had it with and without the sauce and was happy both ways.

Then there was the birria pizza from Tacos tj 664 which came with cups of consommé. This dish is an off the menu item that can still be ordered by calling ahead of time.

Then lastly, for dessert, Bob & Luigi’s S’mores Pizza was probably the fastest pizza to be finished. Loved by both adults and kids, the one sentiment shared was we should have ordered at least two of these.

If you love pizza and have a big group of people, I’d recommend doing something like this instead of placing one large order from the same restaurant. Make it fun.