ToledoMenu - Know Before You Go

Andrew Z’s Is awesome! Had a birthday celebration
there Sat. night and Corey and Andrew made it so memorable. Our waitress Amy was the best you could ask for! We will for sure be back! ~Kathy~

If you live in Toledo then you’ve probably listened to 92.5 on your radio and if you listen before 10am you will hear a local DJ named Andrew Z. Now this isn’t a review on his show but on his new restaurant Andrew Z’s Sportz Pizzeria. I bring up his radio show because Andrew has come up with a great way to promote his restaurant, hire the local celebrities as hosts, cooks, waitresses and entertainers. People like the idea of being able to come in and see people they listen to every morning on the radio. This was most evident when I was leaving the restaurant at 7:30 on a Friday and there was a line going down the street. Andrew Z’s Sportz Pizzeria is located where Bistro Wasabi used to be and I never saw a crowd like this on the busiest nights.

As for the food, it was pretty good; I had a chance to try the Bread Balls (on accident), the wings and the pizza. The Bread Balls were fantastic and heart attack inducing all at the same time, big thick balls of bread smothered in butter, garlic and cheese, they are definitely a must try for a first timer. Next came the wings and I have to say the sauce was very good. I tried medium but it could have been called hot, not that I mind. As for the wings themselves they seemed a bit juicy for me, but that’s a personal taste, the sauce more than made up for it. Finally, Andrew Z’s Sportz Pizzeria’s famous (or will be) pizza. The crust was buttery and doughy, something I really haven’t tasted before but definitely worth a try. The pizza sauce was sweet and the ingredients (cheese pepperoni, spices) came together for a very unique taste.  The Toledo area is rampant with good pizza and it’ll be hard to get people out to eat when they can get good pizza delivered but I think Andrew Z’s Sportz Pizzeria can do it. I didn’t get a chance to sample the desserts (I was very full) but I got to see a couple of them being made and I must say they will be on the menu next time I visit.

All in all I think the food was good, not great, but its wings and pizza so my standards aren’t very high as long as you use good ingredients which Andrew’s does. I don’t think the food will be the draw as much as the chance to see and hang out with local celebrities. At the end of our meal Andrew himself stopped by the table to ask us how we liked our food and if we were enjoying ourselves. To me this means he cares not only about his business but his customers, it also tells me that Andrew Z’s Sportz Pizzeria can only improve.