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The best calzones, and their pizza was pretty good, too.

Posted by illinibone

on August 12, 2026, 20:10:31, in reply to "think I only ever ordered calzones from them*"

Both drunk and sober. It was legit.

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and I thought it was legit good.

They closed and then it was "second story pizza" which was more like Freschetta... but it still served its purpose at 2am.

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I tried to make a copycat Garcia’s Gutbuster pizza yesterday - bbonb August 12, 2026, 10:37:22

They changed to a freeze dried crust in like...1996. That was the death of Garcias* - PDO August 12, 2026, 18:36:33
I tried to make a copycat Garcia's balloon yesterday. Didn't get off the ground. - osklister August 12, 2026, 16:47:07
HA! north texas inside scoop - redgrange77 August 12, 2026, 14:49:12
- Damn. Will def. have to try if I'm ever in the metroplex (have not since our Zaxby's Bowl)* - ECEIllinois Yesterday, 01:58:07
- I have to experience COSM* - bbonb August 12, 2026, 18:11:54
  - It’s awesome. Planning to hit COSM in a couple weeks for an EPL match.* - ATL August 12, 2026, 18:37:41
the one in the decatur mall was always on point. i tried the mattis location once...once* - lcubed August 12, 2026, 10:54:46
- I came dangerously close to choking to death at the Decatur location* - opossum jenkins August 12, 2026, 18:30:22
Early 1980’s Garcia was very good* - TarheelIllini August 12, 2026, 10:52:50
I'm not sure I ever ate there once. Maybe next time I'm in town. - Warrin'_Illini August 12, 2026, 10:42:52
- I made it a point to get Bonnie Jeans sober once - ijustkrushalot August 12, 2026, 10:43:54
  - Loved that place* - cpsteine August 12, 2026, 23:04:03
  - think I only ever ordered calzones from them* - ECEIllinois August 12, 2026, 16:28:52
    - The best calzones, and their pizza was pretty good, too. - illinibone August 12, 2026, 20:10:31
  - For sure, I lived close so would get lunch there sometimes. Loved it.* - Warrin'_Illini August 12, 2026, 10:53:19
I had Garcias like once or twice.. probably circa 2004-2005 - ijustkrushalot August 12, 2026, 10:42:47
- I had garcia’s in the 2000s and it had obviously gone way downhill compared to the 1990s* - ATL August 12, 2026, 11:00:31
- a roommate I had jr. and sr. year worked there for a bit and would come home smelling of it - IlliniSax05 August 12, 2026, 10:50:55
- It was best enjoyed after an afternoon on the Quad, in a cloud of marijuana smoke, - complainant August 12, 2026, 10:48:31
  - Man.. LaBamba was right there and they were fantastic * - ijustkrushalot August 12, 2026, 10:49:26
    - If La Bamba was there in the mid 1970s, I didn't see it. - complainant August 12, 2026, 10:52:12
You probably forgot the 6 shots of vodka and 3 Bud Ices* - Desert August 12, 2026, 10:42:08
- luzl* - bbonb August 12, 2026, 10:47:06

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