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Best Meat Lover's Pizza In Pittsburgh

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Some meat lovers enjoy just the classics on their pizza, such as sausage and pepperoni, and some prefer a wide variety of meaty options. No matter your preference, Pittsburgh has an ideal pizza for you. If you like classic New York style pizza, thick crust, thin crust, gluten free or wood-fired, you will find your favorite among these pizza places in the city.

Genoa Pizza & Bar
111 Market St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 281-6100
genoapizza.com

Enjoy the relaxed and casual atmosphere of Genoa Pizza & Bar for a quick lunch or a drink with dinner after work. Genoa's meat lover's pizza features pepperoni, sausage, ham, salami, capicola, gyro meat and bacon, plus provolone and mozzarella cheeses. Are you looking for more meat? Genoa has other meaty options as well, such as steak pizza with white sauce, mushrooms, onions and green peppers or buffalo chicken pizza with chicken, buffalo fries, mozzarella, provolone, sharp cheddar and hot sauce.

Mineo's Pizza House
2128 Murray Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
(412) 521-2053
www.mineospizza.com

Located in the heart of Squirrel Hill, Mineo's Pizza is a great option for carry-out. At Mineo's, you can create your pizza just the way you like. Meat toppings include pepperoni, sausage, bacon, ham and meatballs. You can have your pizza made with classic hand tossed crust, Sicilian thick crust and even gluten free crust. Mineo's only takes cash, so be sure you have enough on hand before your pick up your order.

Proper Brick Oven And Tap Room
139 7th St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 281-5700
www.properpittsburgh.com

If you are looking for a nice meal out that happens to include pizza, Proper Brick Oven and Tap Room is a great option. The gourmet menu features tasty Italian dishes, salads and, of course, brick oven pizza. Try the carnivore pizza topped with spicy pepperoni, bacon, house made sweet hot Italian sausage, San Marzano sauce and mozzarella. You can also customize your meat choices to your liking and order a pizza with your choice of toppings. You can even throw a few veggies in if you wish.

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Fiori's Pizzaria
103 Capital Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
(412) 343-7788
www.fiorispizzaria.com

If Fiori's Pizzaria is close to you, it's the perfect place to order a pizza with all of the meat toppings you could want. Meat topping options are pepperoni, sausage, capicola, Virginia ham, bacon, meatballs, steak and hot sausage links. If you need a little more crust to hold up to all of those heavy toppings, Fiori's offers a thick crust option in addition to the classic crust. With so many meaty toppings to choose from, you are bound to find just the perfect combination to satisfy any meat lover's pizza cravings.

Giovanni's Pizza On 5th Ave.
1504 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 391-4955
giovannispizzaon5th.com

Located in the heart of downtown, Giovanni's Pizza is a great option for lunch delivery at the office. You can choose from a long list of standard and premium toppings to create just the pizza you want. Meat toppings include pepperoni, bacon, ham, salami, capicola and sausage from the standard toppings menu and grilled chicken, steak, gyro meat, anchovies, ground beef and meatballs from the gourmet toppings menu. Giovanni's also offers a menu of gyros, hoagies, pasta and salads for anyone who doesn't share your meat lover's pizza enthusiasm.

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Jennifer Stockdale is a native of the greater Pittsburgh, PA area. She is a restaurant marketer and wine enthusiast and one of the hosts of the East Coast Wine Geeks Podcast. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.

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