Rattle that lock indeed. I'd like to think that we kicked it up a wee bit here at QC Style Pizza and More this year.

I'm finally getting my shtick down.And the music videos are now a permanent fixture of my blog posts. You might not like them dear readers,but I hope to entertain  and that's the whole point for me doing this labor of love. I love music as much as pizza! I sure as heck am not doing it for anything but fun, and we don't get our pizza for free.

That's one issue I haven't had to confront is accepting free food for a good review. Luckily this blog flies under the radar enough that I don't have to worry about that. We might,but I'll kick that can down the road for now.

I've had a few people tell me I'm not professional enough for this blog. I like to have a few cocktails to get in the mood so that's not going to change either. This is suppose to be fun and the family pics do show us trying to have a good time.

Okay enough blather.

A few thoughts about this year in review.

My favorite pizza this year and I think my wife would agree hands down is Zoey's Pizza in Marion IA. Go there and try it. I dare ya not to like it.

We got on a really good run of fun mid July thru August hitting up Zoey's ,Falbo's, 11th St Precinct and Haze Smokehouse over in Peru Illinois.

My absolute highlight for the year was getting to see and talk to Chris Duarte. Go buy his music!

I can't recall if we had any bad pizza either. Might have,but no matter it's part and parcel of picking some pizza joint to try.

Looking forward to next years fun,frivolity and eating more pizza.

We have a lot of places in mind and we hope you all ride along for the fun. We wouldn't mind you to come with us too. Just pay for your pizza. Do I look rich to you? lol.

We do Go Our Own Way too. 

Cheers from the QC Pizza gang! See ya next year!

Scott,Sher and Moll.

Almost the end (of a great year) !

For some reason this time of year always makes me a little melancholy. Hence one of Zepp's most under the radar classics!

Okie dokie. Yours truly and family have done the usual holiday bluster and school concerts and such. And attending my uncles funeral. Haven't left much time for pizza.Plus I have been working a lot of hours too.

My Uncle Jerry wasn't much of a pizza fan ,but seems he always was around for some Happy Joe's.

And so. Onto almost a new year.

Beginnings. A most righteous Chicago tune and a new pizza joint in Bettendorf.

https://qcpizzaco.com/

This is the former location of Hall Of Fame Pizza and Beavers East.

I am hopeful this joint sticks around,but. And there is that big fat BUT. Cheers from me to you all.

Here goes.

In all honesty I should tell you  Quad City Pizza just opened up a few days ago. Service was a wee bit slow and not much follow up so I will cut them slack for that.

The bathroom warzoned.

A little bit spruced up from the Hall Of Fame days.

 The menu.

Pre pizza goofing.

Allrighty let's get to the food!


We were happy to see another pizza joint moving into the old Beavers East location.

A Quad City Times article had my hopes up too.



http://qctimes.com/entertainment/dining/family-owned-quad-city-pizza-company-to-open-wednesday-in/article_17614e7f-cfef-598e-b716-e57fc1d04d54.html


Let's see some pizza. For the record.

We each got our own mini pizza. I got a sausage. Moll got a taco. Sher got a pepperoni.
And Sher and I got a fried chicken breast. Moll got a chicken leg.

Final thoughts. We have been following this opening way before they did open. I was hopeful that this was going to be a new twist on QC Style pizza.Alas. We couldn't tell any difference taste wise to any other QC style pizza joint. Same ole same ole.But as they said in the article. They own Fields Of Pizza and man o man they do know how to fry chicken.

Kind of a let down and the service was kind weak.Although the fried chicken kicked it up a notch. To be honest they have only been open a few days.

We decided a middlin 8 for this newish zza joint.

Will we be back? For the chicken and that's it.

We all Love Sammy Hagar,right?

Damn straight we do!

It's that weird week of Thanksgiving. So much going on.So little time for anything.

We didn't feel like cooking this Sunday. But in the mood for some south of the border funny's.

That said. There is a newer Tex/Mex restaurant in Eldridge called Cabo's, hence the VH reference!

Let's check it out. Full disclosure. We have been there once before a few months ago. The service and plating was new and a little shaky. Thought we would try it again.

A good ole Sailor Jerry rum cocktail.

We always have a little Thanksgiving light display.

I didn't get a lot of good pics. Enjoy the ride.

After that meal. The wife wanted some Freddy Fender. Who am I to argue? Tex Mex food.

Okay. Eldridge finally has a decent Mex/American style taco joint. There has been a Rudy's out here forever,but Cabo's is just a little different.

I'll give Cabo's a 6.5. Not bad but not real great. For kick ass Mexican I suggest La Rancherita in Rock Island or any other joints in Moline/E Molins/Silvis area.

One more vid before a Turkey blog update.

Earache My Eye! Get some!!!!! Happy Holidays my pizza loving friends.

As always. A labor of love.

Pizza is life.

Scotty

It's Great!!!!!!!!

So yesterday was the wife and my 12 years of wedded bliss. What better way to celebrate that than having pizza? We could have done steak or any other thing,but that's not us.

So. Which leads me here to a little VH.

Take me back indeed.

My fave place in the QC finally reopened after being closed for the last few months.

Tony's!!

Let's get to it. Might have poured that rum a wee bit strong.

Goofing.

The kid didn't want pizza. I did. She got chicken al  Sher and I got a Tony's special. A Tony's special is sausage,pepperoni,mushrooms and onions. I always double order sausage at Tony's.

Dessert and leftovers. A hunk of cheesecake and a cannoli. I had a small bite of the cannoli and wow. Pretty surgary.

Somebody else hoping something gets dropped.

Final thoughts. This wasn't a real QC Pizza update. We have tried to visit a different pizza joint for each blog update. But this was our anniversary and we went to our favorite pizza place in the entire QC. Yeah. This is our fave. Do your self a favor and visit Tony's on West Kimberly in Davenport.

Scotty

Pourin rain when I woke up today!

One of those days. I look forward to these few October weeks every year. Alas the weather Gods pissed all over my road trip,leaf viewing and pizza plans.

There is always next week,but seems next weekend might be crapola too.

So. All is not lost. There is always a fall back plan in our pizza life. Nothing that some Corey Stevens on guitar can't soothe.

On with the show.

I've been waiting to bust out my birthday t-shirt I got a few months ago. Sailor Jerry Rum hitting the spot. It's no secret I love sci-fi and spooky movies. Ask the kid ,she digs The Green Slime.

Since the wife,kid and I started this blog we have tried not to repeat visit any pizza joint. We have for the most part adhered to that,although I think we have hit Huckleberry's twice,I digress.

But. And always there is that but. I'll explain. The wife recently had some surgery and is still on the mend. One of her sisters got her a gift certificate for some pizza. Who am I to go against a repeat visit when free pizza is paid for?

So the sister got Sher a gift certificate to Fields Of Pizza. They have two locations,both on the Avenue Of The Cities on the Illinois side of the river.

https://www.fieldsofpizza.com/

On with the show! A crappy drive over I-74.

Still raining. This is the Fields Of Pizza in  Moline. We did not go there.

And here we are.

As I had front loaded heavily I had to visit the bathroom pronto. Fairly clean.Might as well get this part of the review over with early.

The menu.

Time for some goofing off. Good times. We try.

Okay. On with the show. If one has followed this blog. I made mention the very first time we visited and I said the chicken smelled sinful coming out of the kitchen. Sher and I made good to try some chicken.

Dang and I must say the chicken was and is as good as I smelled it the first time!!!!!!

Moll got her usual chicken strips and fries.

Sher ordered a small pepperoni and I got a small sausage.

This.

The remains.

A few more shots.

The wife ,kid and I have agreed that Fields Of Pizza in East Moline pretty much is our gold standard when it comes to QC Style pizza..

I understand that QC style pizza is not everyone's cup of tea and I get that. Hell,I am always on the lookout for different style of pizza around here.But I still love pizza no matter what.

So. I'm gonna give Fields Of Pizza a 8.9 on the Scotty scale. The pizza could have had a little more sauce.

The chicken on the other hand was a home run right out of the park and a solid 10!!!. So good and I could just go there for the chicken and I think the wife would agree with me on that.

On that note. Anyone that knows me knows how much I love Halloween and this time of year.

I dug out his old costume shirt from a few years ago and it still (ahem)fits!

Cheers!

Scotty