Lilly's is for Lover's!

On Friday night I had my usual craving for, you guessed it, pizza. So I decided to take a trip with my boyfriend, downtown Raleigh, to Lilly's Pizza off of Glenwood Ave. Lilly's is a small pizza parlor recognizable for it's flashy art display and unique interior atmosphere. Fortunately, we got there just in time before the rush of people came barreling in to get their Friday night, pizza fix.

Lilly's is dedicated to its passion and unique taste for art. The restaurant provides local artist's wall space at no charge on a bi-monthly schedule. The current featured artist is Kathleen Hughes, according to Lilly's website (Contact her at kathleenannhughes@gmail.com). I enjoyed looking at several pieces of her work as I ate my pizza. It's a really romantic and engaging atmosphere, a desirable location for date night with a loved one!

Artwork by Kathleen Hughes. Courtesy of LillyPizza.com

This is my second or third visit to Lilly's and I have yet to leave unsatisfied. The pizza we ordered was beyond delcicious. Needless to say, it hit the spot! The only complaint I had was the size of the restaurant, along with the seating, which is not nearly compatible with the rush of people Lilly's attracts on a daily basis, especially on the weekends. Due to the rush of customers, it was difficult for the staff to find time to speak with me. However, from my perspective they did an excellent job serving and satisfying all their customers needs.

More of the featured artwork on display.

We ordered "The Big Shindig", a specialty and quite popular pizza at Lilly's. The pizza consisted of Lilly's homemade organic tomato sauce, prepared with only organic veggies and organic vine-ripened tomatoes. 

Specialty Pizza. Courtesy of LillysPizza.com

On top of the zesty tomato sauce was Lilly's fresh and flavorsome assortment of veggies, consisting of cremini mushrooms, organic green peppers, organic red onions, pepperoni, ground beef, black olives, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. It was some of the best pizza I've had in Raleigh, NC. The perfect array of mouth-watering  toppings, flavorful sauce, and melty cheeses, is what Lilly's provides all of it's customers. 

Lilly’s dough contains only 100 percent organic, stone-milled, whole-wheat flour. The vast majority of the restaurants selected vegetables are Certified Organic. All of Lilly's Chicken and Beef toppings are cut fresh to order and are completely natural with no antibiotics, hormones, coloring agents, or preservatives.

As much as I dislike sounding like a cheap-scape, I am after-all, a college student and I enjoy lower prices as much as the next person. Lilly's "had me at hello" with their affordable prices. A medium specialty pizza cost us only $18.50. Talk about a deal. We weren't even able to finish off the whole pizza, so there was plenty for left-overs. "I was pleasantly surprised at how much we got, for how little we paid. You won't find a specialty pizza at that price at many of the pizza places I'm familiar with," said Ryan Boss, 20. Slice of the Triangle rate's Lilly's an A++, in every department! Check them out at Lilly's Online.