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Food Friday: Jo’s Famous Pizza

I am very picky when it comes to pizza, needs to be done right. There are some good pizza places in town but I have been driving by one for years and never stopped until recently. Big K told me about a sign outside the Jo’s Famous Pizza restaurant in Edmond, they had pickle pizza. I love pickles but not sold on them being on pizza yet Miss Mae has tried pickle pizza and loves it. She was coming home from OU for the weekend, so I thought it would be a good place to try.

The building on Kelly is cool to begin with, built like a log cabin. It has a huge dining room with high ceilings. We decided to try a sampler platter for appetizers. This came on a large pizza pan with the three different appetizers- cheese bread, rollers, and boomers. The cheese bread is squares of pizza dough piled high with cheese. The rollers are Canadian bacon and mozzarella filled pizza dough, cut into slices. The boomers are grilled jalapenos, halved, de-seeded, filled with mozzarella cheese, and topped with bacon. All three of the appetizers were great but my personal favorite were the boomers, they just really brought my taste buds to life.

Now for the pizzas, Miss Mae got that pickle pizza. The official name is the Okie Chip and comes with a side of ranch. She got a small all to herself, since I still wasn’t sure about it. For me and Big K, we got an Italian with alfredo sauce. Even though the menu says the wait time is about 20 minutes, it didn’t seem that long. Miss Mae absolutely loved her pizza. I tried a bite, it was good. The pickles were a sweet dill that on it’s own I wouldn’t have liked but they worked well on the pizza. The Italian has pepperoni, Italian sausage, black olives, mushrooms, pepperoncini, and feta. We got ours with alfredo as well. This pizza was amazing. I loved the lightness of the crust, almost didn’t notice it with all the fresh toppings.

I really feel bad that I overlooked Jo’s for so many years. I know that they are a staple in Purcell where they started in 1962. The Purcell location is still serving up hot pies but I haven’t been there myself. This review is only for the Edmond location that has been there since around 2013. I’m giving them 5 strips of bacon. Everything was great, the appetizers, the pizza, and the service.

Address: 900 S Kelly, Edmond.

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Food Friday: Some Like It Tot

Update: They had a fire a few months ago, so the truck hasn’t been out. Don’t know when they will be back, follow their social media to find out.

I don’t really do food trucks often. I know I should but I still like a physical place to go into instead of eating in the car or at home. I will try the food trucks at different events around town though. Usually I can find a place to sit and enjoy my meal. In March the Myriad Gardens held two events with food trucks, I tried some food I haven’t tried before and found a new favorite, Some Like It Tot.

The first event we attended was the St Patrick’s Day festival, Big K wanted to try this food truck and got their special for the month, the Reuben. I tried a bite and it was awesome. So this past weekend at the Tulip Festival, they were there and I got my own Reuben bowl. Not going to lie, loved every bite. The bowl has a layer of perfectly fried Tator tots on the bottom, with a generous amount of corned beef, shredded Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing drizzled on top. Every bite was an explosion of flavor. The crunch of the tots mixed well with the meat, cheese, and sauerkraut. The bowl itself was also huge, but then I did get the large. Since he had tried the Reuben on the previous trip, he tried the shrimp etouffee. He liked both but said his favorite of the two was the Reuben.

Since it is a food truck, they go around to different events and locations all the time. Best bet is to follow their Facebook page to find out where they will be next. So check out Some Like It Tot, I give them 5 strips of bacon preferably on some tots.

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