Sure, you can go with the usual pepperoni or even get even more purist with your pizza by ordering straight-up cheese, but for the culinarily adventurous, there are plenty of pizza parlors across America that are willing to go there with some truly unusual, and — in a lot of cases — delicious pie offerings. From fruit pizzas to sandwich-inspired pies to a pizza featuring ramen noodles, here are the nation’s oddest slices.
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Alaska: Beer Cheese Pizza
Fat Ptarmigan Anchorage The Fat Ptarmigan has a few interesting pizzas on its menu, but we really wanna try this quintessentially Alaska-seeming version, which is topped with a beer cheese sauce, reindeer sausage, roasted red peppers, applewood smoked bacon, mozzarella and provolone, and fresh green onions.
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Arizona: Sweet Potato Pizza
Federal Pizza Phoenix It’s not every day you see sweet potato as a pizza topping. This simple but tasty-sounding Valley of the Sun version comes paired with sage and ricotta. Wrote one Yelp reviewer: “We were a little nervous because it sounded odd, but it was amazing!”
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Arkansas: Loaded Baked Potato Pizza
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California: Pork Belly & Chicharrón Pizza
Herb and Wood San Diego No surprise that this Southern California eatery would serve an adventurous pizza — it was once featured on the Food Network for its bone marrow pizza. This version seems a little more tame, although we don’t know of any other pie topped with chicharrones. Other toppings include pickled peppers, orange, honey, mint, sesame seed, and onion soubise (a thick white sauce).
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Colorado: Pickle Ranch Pizza
All Star Pizzas Fountain In addition to pickles and ranch, this pizza — which hails from a town just south of Colorado Springs — includes onions, bacon, and ground beef. “Sounds disgusting,” wrote one Google reviewer, “but it’s amazing.”
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Connecticut: Skippy’s Dare Pizza
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Delaware: “The Venny” Mexican Pizza
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Florida: Scachatta
Alessi Bakeries Tampa Did you know there’s a type of pizza you can only find in Florida? It’s called scachatta, and, according to the website Florida Travel + Life, it’s distinguished by a meat-based sauce and soft, eggy dough. It’s simple and rustic, yes, but if you come across it, definitely sounds like it’s worth a slice.
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Georgia: BLT Pizza
Steve B’s Pizza Buffet Multiple locations If you can’t resist a BLT sandwich, we think you’ll be hard-pressed to resist this pizza, which starts with a garlic-butter brushed crust and piles on hot bacon, tomatoes, mayo, iceberg lettuce, and — the one area where it doesn’t divert from tradition — mozzarella cheese.
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Idaho: Coned Pizza
Coned Pizza Meridian & Boise It’s not so much the flavors that impress us at this Gem State pizza joint; it’s how they serve their pies — rolled into cone form. No matter what shape your pizza comes in, reviewers say that this place serves tasty pies, with an average rating of 4.7 stars.
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Illinois: Frankie Fat Fingers
Dimo’s PizzaChicago This delicious-looking and -sounding pizza features duck-fat fried fingerling potatoes on top of shredded mozzarella and white sauce. Then it’s topped with more mozzarella — of the smoked fresh variety — bacon, kale, rosemary, and cheddar cheese.
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Indiana: Hangover Pizza
Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza Indianapolis Jockamo’s serves this pizza on Saturdays and Sundays — we think you can guess why — and it comes in two different varieties. The Denver is a pizza topped with chorizo sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, ham, red onion, green pepper, and cheddar; and the Farmhouse features the same gravy, eggs, and cheese but with chicken and bacon, too.
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Iowa: Ramen Pizza
Fong’s Pizza Multiple locations Ramen? On a pizza? Yep! This pizza — one of many incredible-yet-strange-sounding pizzas that Fong’s serves up — comes with “Fongolian” sauce, noodles, edamame, mushrooms, water chestnuts, red onion, and mozzarella cheese. It’s then garnished with fresh cilantro and crushed peanuts. Can’t fathom pizza without meat? You can add sliced beef, chicken, or pork, too.
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Kansas: Santa Fe Shuttle
Pizza ShuttleLawrence and Overland Park It’s the cream cheese that makes this pizza not like the others — an ingredient that is apparently served in a number of other Midwest establishments. After that, Pizza Shuttle layers in picante sauce, mozzarella cheese, seasoned chicken, and black olives. We gotta admit, it doesn’t sound horrible.
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Kentucky: Cuban Pizza
Dewey’s Pizza Crestview Hills Another pizza taking inspiration from a classic sandwich, this one has a mustard base and is topped with Canadian bacon, pulled pork, dill pickles, swiss and mozzarella cheese, and “mojo” sauce (a popular Cuban sauce typically made with garlic and sour oranges).
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Louisiana: Cajun Samurai
Deano’s Pizza Lafayette Deano’s creates a “pizza of the month” every few weeks, and this Asian-inspired version debuted in January. It features an olive oil crust topped with fried shrimp and a “zesty yum-yum sauce,” then garnished with green onions, crunchy chow mein noodles, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
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Maine: Butternut Squash, Ricotta & Cranberry
Otto Pizza Portland Otto’s does try to get fancy or cute with its pizza names — not that there’s anything wrong with that — it just lists the ingredients in the name. One Google reviewer noted that this is her favorite slice on Otto’s menu, though “if you are into more traditional toppings they have that dialed in, too,” she noted.
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Maryland: Pistachio Pizza
Iggie’s Pizza Baltimore Yeah, pistachios on a pizza seems a little strange, even if the name is great alliterative fun to say. Still, with the addition of mozzarella, parmigiana, rosemary oil, and roasted red peppers, we gotta say — it sounds pretty tasty.
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Massachusetts: Crispy Calamari Pizza
Figs by Todd English Boston It stands to reason that Boston would have some seafood-inspired pies in its pizza realm, and it does. This is just one, but with ingredients like calamari, tomato sauce, hot cherry peppers, arugula, and lemon aioli, it’s one we wouldn’t mind having for dinner.
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Michigan: Ghost Pizza
Amar Pizza Hamtramck and Troy That’s ghost pizza as in ghost pepper — this pie comes with chicken, red onions, cilantro, ghost sauce, and a disclaimer: “Extreme heat. Eat at own risk.” If you’re not inclined to set your mouth on fire, Amar’s has some other interesting pies on the menu, including tandoori pizza and dry fish pizza.
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Minnesota: Bacon Cheeseburger
The Italian Pie Shoppe Multiple locations Why bother with an actual bacon cheeseburger when you can just throw all the ingredients — ground beef, onions, dill pickles, mozzarella and cheddar, and bacon — on a pie and call it good?
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Mississippi: Gumbo Pizza
Tony’s Brick Oven Pizzeria Gulfport Tony’s gumbo pie starts with a spicy roux sauce and then piles on the toppings, including shrimp, crab meat, andouille sausage, tomatoes, okra, and a four-cheese blend followed by parmesan. No spoon necessary.
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Missouri: Egg-Ceptional Breakfast Pizza
Imo’s Pizza Multiple locations This pizza is topped with the usual breakfast offerings — eggs, sausage, and full strips of bacon — plus Italian dressing and Provel cheese, a combination of cheddar, Swiss, and provolone.
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Montana: Henry “J” Pizza
Eugene’s Pizza Glasgow No hint in the name as to what makes this pie unusual, but we won’t prolong the suspense. It’s sauerkraut. It also features Canadian bacon, and the menu suggests adding pineapple or black olives.
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Nebraska: Jump Suit Chicken
Loop Brewing Company McCook Loop Brewing skips the question of red or white sauce and slathers an orange marmalade sauce on this pie instead, following that usual choice up with shredded chicken, snap peas, broccoli, green onion, and mozzarella cheese.
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Nevada: Pizza Pere E Jalapeno
Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana Las Vegas and Henderson Yep, two marmalade pizzas in a row — this one serves up a pear and jalapeño marmalade with calabrese, red onion, basil, and mozzarella. We’re starting to think these pizza joints might be onto something here …
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New Hampshire: Blueberry Pizza
The Burg Pittsburg In addition to the eponymous ingredient, this pie includes smoked bacon, smoked mozzarella, and smoked maple syrup. It is, according to The Burg’s menu, also an award winner, having earned the title of “Best of NH Pizza” a few years running.
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New Jersey: K-Pop Mic Drop Pizza
Tony Boloney’s Multiple locations Named after the South Korean genre of music popularized by such bands as BTS and Blackpink, this pie starts with a black sesame crust and then piles on the toppings like the cheesy and spicy gojuchang buldak fried chicken (vegetarians and vegans can sub in fried cauliflower) and sliced scallions.
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New Mexico: Roasted Chicken and Pinion Nuts
Rooftop Pizzeria Santa Fe This “house specialty” pizza contains the aforementioned ingredients, plus green chile — it is New Mexico, after all — cotija and asadero cheeses, and Alfredo sauce. Rooftop has a couple of other interesting pies on the menu, with ingredients like butternut and zucchini squash, plus some more traditional offerings.
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North Carolina: Bacon and Blue
Pompieri PizzaDurham Some weird pizzas make you scratch your head, and some make your mouth water. We think this one falls into the latter category. It’s loaded up with a peppercorn gorgonzola base and topped with bourbon bacon, local oyster mushrooms, and mozzarella, then drizzled with chili oil.
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Ohio: Kumana Wana Laya
Mikey’s Late Night Slice Multiple locations This pizza joint takes what has become pretty much a classic at this point — albeit a hotly debated one — and adds something extra to the ham and pineapple toppings: cinnamon. We’re guessing it amps up the sweetness, and as unapologetic fans of this particular pizza, we’re not mad at it.
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Oklahoma: Green Lantern
Sauced on Paseo Oklahoma City This pizza, while unusual, sounds delicious. It’s got spinach, capicola (a bit like prosciutto), Bartlett pear, feta, and mozzarella, and it’s topped with a garnish of garlic and oil sauce.
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Oregon: Alligator Pie
Pizza Schmizza Multiple locations We didn’t expect this one coming out of the Pacific Northwest, but there you have it. It’s unique enough with just the alligator sausage, but that topping gets combined with peppers, onions, and tomatoes “on a bed of noodles” with cilantro, feta, and crushed red peppers.
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Pennsylvania: Altoona’s Favorite
Joe’s Pizza and 6 Pack Altoona If you counted up how many times mozzarella is used in this crazy pizza roundup, you’d probably land in the double digits. Translation? While toppings might get weird, the cheese choice is usually pretty standard. Not so with this pie, which is sometimes referred to as Altoona Hotel Pizza. It’s got a standard Sicilian crust, marinara, salami, and green peppers … all topped by slices of American cheese. It doesn’t look like the most appetizing pizza, but fans say it’s delicious.
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Rhode Island: Sicilian Clam
Federal Hill Brick Oven Pizza Providence and Warren Little Rhody is known for its quahog clams, so it’s no surprise that some pizza parlors might get the idea to thrown some on a pie. This one does just that, and also throws in some Italian oregano spice, basil, olive oil, and mozzarella cheese.
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South Carolina: Thai Chicken Pizza
Barley’s Greenville This veggie-heavy pizza starts with a base of Thai peanut sauce and chicken and then loads on the plant-based goodness. It’s so stacked with green onions, carrots, red peppers, cucumber, and cilantro, in fact, that you can almost feel good about eating a few slices of it.
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South Dakota: Gyro Pizza
Pizza Mill Custer Inspired by the popular Greek dish, this pizza comes with thin-sliced gyro meat and cheese on a base of tzatziki sauce. Throw in some fresh lettuce, tomatoes, anc cucumbers, and you’ve got yourself a meal.
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Tennessee: Be-Hive Pep
Nicky’s Coal Fired Nashville Here’s one for all the plant-based eaters out there. This pie is pretty straight-forward in that it’s just cheese and pepperoni, but that cheese is a vegan coconut mozzarella, and that pepperoni is plant-based. But is it good? One Yelp reviewer wrote: “The vegan pizza was actually good – not yucky plasticky vegan cheese at this restaurant! We really enjoyed our meal.”
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Texas: The Chimi Hendrix
East Side Pies Austin Yes, East Side has got plenty of traditional-style pizzas on the menu, but you can also find pizzas here with black bean sauce and chimichurri sauce. The Chimi Hendrix, of course, includes the latter, plus some jerk chicken, red bell peppers, and Gorgonzola cheese.
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Utah: Paneer Pizzas
Cool Bro’s Pizza Salt Lake City Cool Bro’s offers not one, but three paneer pizzas, featuring the soft, uncured Indian cheese: a paneer tandoori, paneer curry, and paneer tikka masala. They’re largely the same in their veggie toppings — mushroom, bell pepper, tomato, and cilantro — but differ in the pastes added to the sauce. There’s also a tandoori chicken pizza for those who cannot imagine a pizza without meat.
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Vermont: Bangkok Disco
The Parker Pie Co. West Glover This creatively named pie starts with a specialty oil and then adds layers of flavor in the form of crushed plum tomatoes, red onions, barbecue chicken, and cheddar and blue cheeses. It’s then finished off with a dusting of curry powder.
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Virginia: Rockefeller
Bottoms Up Richmond Never had smoked oysters on a pizza? You can remedy that in Virginia at Bottoms Up, which serves its version with bacon, spinach, and shredded parmesan.
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Washington: The Kiernan
The Flying Goat Spokane The Flying Goat isn’t afraid of flavor and fat, that’s for sure — this pie is loaded up with heavy cream and a house cheese blend and then piled with Italian sausage and truffle-oil-tossed arugula. The finishing touch? An over-medium egg.
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Washington, D.C.: Pesky Mario
Sonny’s Pizza This packed pizza is loaded up with veggies, including some most wouldn’t think to add to a pie like rapini and spicy Calabrian chilis, which are added to tomato, mushrooms, and mozzarella.
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West Virginia: The Cordon Bleu
The Pizza StationSt. Marys The Pizza Station starts this pie off with a honey mustard sauce and then layers on traditional Cordon Bleu fixings, including mozzarella and provolone cheese, grilled chicken breast, ham, and red onion. Parmesan is sprinkled over the top for one more burst of flavor.
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Wisconsin: Mac n’ Cheese Pizza
Ian’s Pizza Multiple locations Did you expect anything else of the U.S. state known for its love of cheese? While this pizza parlor has other unique offerings like a crab rangoon and macho nacho pie — the Mac n’ Cheese comes with a cream base, noodles, and lots and lots of cheesy goodness.
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Wyoming: Return of the G
Pinky G’s Pizzeria Jackson Hole This funky establishment in the state’s hippest town is known for piling lots and lots of ingredients onto its pies. This one, for instance, layers on the ricotta cheese, blue cheese crumbles, mozzarella, roasted chicken, shredded pepperoni, and Frank’s hot sauce, and then tops the whole thing off with blue cheese dressing and more hot sauce.
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