Today’s matchup features old school Kansas City Pizza versus new school Kansas City Pizza. Minksy’s has been serving up pizza pie in KC since 1976 and has multiple locations while Artègo Pizza has been dishing it up since…. December 2014 at 900 W 39th St in KCMO. Will experience win out over flair & hustle? Let’s head to the mattresses and find out.
Minsky’s Pizza
As we said Minsky’s has been serving great pizza pie since 1976 and currently has over 15 locations in and around KC. Minky’s has stood the test of time in KC and will turn 40 next year. Their menu boasts 17 specialty pies plus you can always build your favorite. Minsky’s has always been a favorite of mine even before I moved here in ’97. The cheese bread is great when dining in and their pizza even challenges my loyalties to Valentino’s back in Nebraska, those words are near blasphemy to fellow Huskers. My favorites specialty pies are the Papa Minsky, Prime Cut, and a modified Combo as I hate olives. The five star cheese is one of the best cheese pizza’s ever. It’s a favorite of veggie heads and it hits my radar every Lent. In addition to the cheese bread the garlic cheese toast is another family favorite on the appetizer list. Minsky’s also dishes up a pretty good calzone along with a few sandwiches for those picky people who shouldn’t be dining at a pizza place in the first place. Minsky’s quality is pretty high although occasionally the crust will turn up a little close to doughy, thats the risk you take when you have 15 locations.
Artègo Pizza
…So The Winner Is?
Sorry but to even compare or put Valentinos out of Nebraska in the same space as Minskys is ludicrous! Valentinos is pure garbage pizza.
I guess the true test will be longevity, KC is a fickle market , and just as in BBQ, we see them come, we see them go.
I don’t think minsky’s needs to worry, but Arte go’s popularity will be short lived
I recently ordered a pizza for pickup from Minsky’s in PV and it was the worst pizza I have ever had, including frozen pizza from the grocery store. Sometimes 40 years doesn’t mean much. Thanks for doing the research!
Artego’s is the best local pizza in the city, no question. (And the specials they have running beat Minsky’s solidly on price too.)
At Minsky’s, cockroach is a topping.
They’re both great! Kansas City should be known for its great pizza joints, just like its barbecue. I belong to a pizza club where we try a new pizza place once a month. We’ve had some amazing finds!
Been to both and there is NO COMPARISON, Artego’s by a country mile. My favorite is the 39th Street Special with thin-crust.
Minsky’s River Market is 100% pure garbage. The food, the service, the entire vibe… we’d be lucky to see Artego open a shop here.