Ceccoli's Pizza

We stopped in Wilkes-Barre en route from NH to VA. My wife Amy was reading Yelp reviews of pizza places near our hotel. Ceccoli’s caught her eye because of the glowing five-star reviews. Here’s one more: Ceccoli’s serves pizza by the cut, which turns out to be a rectangular piece of pizza about 5-6” long by about 1.5-2” wide. There’s “red,” which has a really tasty sauce with onion cooked into it (you can get it without onion, too) and cheese. When we stopped, it was $1.35/cut. You can add a topping to each cut for .25 per. We ordered 10 cuts of red with pepperoni and 5 cuts plain. They have specialty pizzas—white, broccoli, and potato—but they were out when I ordered (about 8:30 on a Friday; they close at 9:30). The pizza has just the right amount of sauce and cheese. It is light and fluffy on top with a delicious, crispy crust. Our son said that it reminded him of fried dough—that’s a pretty accurate comparison. We also ordered a dozen wings, mild. They were cooked correctly (crispy), big, and crazy inexpensive. A price of $7.50 for a dozen wings of this quality is hard to find in our part of VA. They’re usually over $1 each and not cooked well (I’m a Buffalo NY native so maybe a *little* picky about wings.) Ceccoli’s is located in an old neighborhood and has parking available. It’s small with a handful of 2-person tables and booths. I ordered on the spot and waited just 25 minutes. Call ahead and you’ll save some time. Our hotel was near the medical center and it was only about 5 minutes away. If you’re in Wilkes-Barre, treat yourself and check out Ceccoli’s!