With various pizza places being close to campus, students have various avenues in which to treat themselves to good pizza within the community.
Regardless of what places they like the best, most students say that they like to eat pizza. Despite the university dining halls offering pizza, students can still choose to go out to pizza places, as they provide various pizza types and something for everyone to enjoy.
Students enjoy the pizza with friends, family or on their own. They can also take the opportunity to get pizza for themselves and their friends when watching sports, watching movies, or engaging in other activities.
PGA golf management freshman Mitchell England stated that his favorite pizza place is Hungry Howie’s. He finds satisfaction in going there since he’s been there a handful of times.
“It’s the comfort of the place itself,” England said. “Every time I go there, I know what I’m going to get and I’m going to like it. There’s definitely some extra satisfaction with the safety of it. From a community standpoint, like how me and my friends get pizza from there all the time, I’m sure there’s other people that do, and that helps create a community around Hungry Howie’s.”
Furthermore, England had just discovered that there’s a Hungry Howie’s in Big Rapids, and he was delighted to discover that his favorite pizza is so close to campus.
“That’s very nice to know that a Hungry Howie’s is around here,” England said. “I have not ordered out pizza since I’ve gotten here, and I know that I probably will. It might become a dangerous spending habit.”
Students’ pizza preferences are based on the taste, how often they go and how convenient they find the distance and service of the place.
Sports communications senior Jonathen Hart’s favorite pizza place is Crusted Creations. He considers it to be his favorite because he has been searching for a place where he could enjoy to the fullest while getting some good pizza.
“I’ve worked at Domino’s and Hungry Howie’s, and for me making the food and everything, the taste kind of goes away,” Hart said. “So I wanted to find a new avenue for enjoying pizza. I checked out Crusted Creations one day, and I tried an all-meat specialty. This one in particular is so good, being able to take a bite out of this pizza and get everything you need all at once. It was like a way to re-fall in love with pizza.”
Hart also said that he makes special trips to get pizza as a reward for doing well in school.
“I like to treat myself a little bit,” Hart said. “It’s normally two or three times a semester. After a tough exam, if I did good on it, I’ll go get a pizza. It helps me restart for a little bit. Like, restart my mind and my mentality for the day, and just get some pizza along the way.”
Some students choose their favorite pizza places based on the cost of the pizza, as they vary depending on the specific place.
Business freshman Jayden Robinson stated that his favorite pizza place is Little Caesars, and he finds the short distance from campus to be convenient when he wants to get pizza.
“It feels very convenient because I can go whenever I want,” Robinson said. “When I was at home, the closest one was about fifteen minutes away, so it’s longer to get to compared to here. It’s nice having one just down the road.”
Since pizza places are so close to campus, all students can select a place and grab a pizza whenever they please.
As such, there is no shortage of pizza for students to take a break from assignments, or eat with friends.