Papa Gino's

loverslane

Is this same Papa Gino's that was there in late 80's early 90's

sioda

Yup

mrsoundie

Si

hightower1

Same window display, same "decor", same world class awesome pizza and same legend of a man behind the counter.

Best pizza in Limerick hands down.

loverslane

Was the best pizza back then too - used to queue for ages after the pub. In Limerick next week for Springsteen and will definitely be making a trip :-)

Insect Overlord

hightower1 wrote: »

Same window display, same "decor", same world class awesome pizza and same legend of a man behind the counter.

Best pizza in Limerick hands down.

Where is this wondrous place?! :eek:

Louche Lad

Is this the place in Denmark Street? I've never dared go in there because of the dodgy painting on the window.

mrsoundie

Louche Lad wrote: »

Is this the place in Denmark Street? I've never dared go in there because of the dodgy painting on the window.

Don't be afraid of the paint, delicious things await you inside.

bigpink

Pizza is nice but so slow and he's bit grumpy

mgbgt1978

.....and make sure you get plenty of pepper on it.;)

knipex

bigpink wrote: »

Pizza is nice but so slow and he's bit grumpy

Grumpy ???? I allways found him very friendly and hillariously funny..

bigpink

He is friendly but a bit grumpy if gets a rush.Place could make a fortune

Kess73

bigpink wrote: »

Pizza is nice but so slow and he's bit grumpy

Only if he takes a dislike to ya.


If he takes a liking to a person he is great fun to have some banter with, but once he takes a dislike to a person he tends to be fairly short with them and very obvious about it. He cannot stand a mate of mine, and when I asked him about it, he said it was because my mate looked like someone he knew decades ago.


But if you like Westerns and Ennio Morricone, he tends to like ya.

His pizzas are the best in Limerick imho, and I no problem with how long they take as it is all done by hand, and very little is the pre made crap the fast food style pizzerias serve up.

His daughter also had a stab at being a musician/pop star about 8 years ago and even released a few singles and possibly an album.

He is a proper local based character imho, and any man who has fed me free pizza for throwing drunks out of his shop is ok on the Kessometer.:)

BobMc

great for a bit of a chat if your nice and friendly, haven't been in a while though, great pizzas, cousins from canada visited (I mentioned this before) and after few pints dragged them into Papas, great chat while we waited he chatted to the lads visiting where you staying etc., offered to drive us home in his taxi, closed up shop and all, made money on the pizzas and on the fare home, legend altogether

seachto7

Would I get extra special treatment if I went in and spoke some language from the "old country"...?

Kess73

seachto7 wrote: »

Would I get extra special treatment if I went in and spoke some language from the "old country"...?

Only if you are from there. Would imagine anything else could be made with a Papa glare.

seachto7

If he's from Rome, I could enter using some of the Roman dialect. Sure to get me some extra toppings!

I spent some time in the old boot...

AnCapaillMor

Go in with a Juve top and he'll hug you, never wear a milan top going in there.

seachto7

Alora grazie. A Juve supporter? He's obviously not from Turin then.

mgbgt1978

Ahh No....just out the Ennis Road.

Wallack

What is the exact address? Google seems to give me two different addresses.

Mollywolly

Wallack wrote: »

What is the exact address? Google seems to give me two different addresses.

According to Facebook, it's Denmark Street.

(And I'm so fancying a pizza right now):P

knipex

Damn

Now all I want is a nice Papa Gino's Pizza... Anyone know what time he opens and if I can preorder ? Will be driving in from Croom for it !!!

knipex

Still delicious and still a nice guy..

Well worth the drive...

loverslane

Can't wait !!! Been over 20 years but so looking forward to a bit of nostalgia :-)

EMTFlynn

Very Nice pizza.

His daughter is still trying to make it in the music business. She has a few video's on youtube Raquel Rocca is her name.

Shelflife

Awesome pizza, sound fella, and make sure you say yes to the pepper.
Went to college in ul and loved them. Went back a fews years ago with some younger friends, brought them to papa ginos, they nearly baulked at the door as to be fair it's a bit tacky on the outside.

All loved their pizzas thought they were excellent. Brought my kids to it as well Unfortunatly himself wasn't there that night. Pizzas were still great and would def be my first port of call for a great feed.

Beaver1

nice guy and best [pizza in town by a country mile, never found him grumpy, actually the opposite

OldGuysRule

Always take the pepper if offered.. . . . .

bigpink

Whats the deal about the pepper?

Shelflife

Its a special mix !!