Coccia House: A Local Legacy
When I think of Coccia House Pizza, I think of the aroma when I walk in to pick up my pizza, I think of the hard working employees diligently handling all the pizzas, and the smile on the owners face as he hands back the receipt and change to the customer who is about to go home and indulge in such a magnificent craft of food. Everybody is standing around chatting about the football game on the nearby television mounted on the wall, smiles all around. This is what is always going on at Coccia House, a friendly atmosphere where strangers can talk and share a common similiarity: Coccia House pizza.
Words cannot describe my first experience at Coccia. I had wondered if this pizza may have tasted like another chain like Papa Johns or Domino's but, I was about to be greatly mistaken. When I walked into the somewhat crammed orange building on Pittsburgh Avenue in Wooster, Ohio I did not care what the pizza tasted like. I was no older than six years of age at the time. My dad picked up the pizza and I got a free lollipop just for waiting. I felt so privileged but that was just the start. I could smell the conglomeration of toppings from my nose descending down to my taste buds causing my lollipop to feel like an appetizer to what I was about to discover: the deliciousness of a handmade Coccia House pizza. When I arrived at my house my dad quickly put the pizza on the counter and I proceeded to open the box without hesitation. I looked at the cheesy pizza in awestruck wonder, the cheese on top with the half baked dough on the inside and the toppings barely being held together by the cheese. As I grabbed a slice I saw the cheese stringing together to the other pieces. A truly great deep dish Italian style pizza. Since that day our family has bought from Coccia House ever since.
The quality is unparallelled and the fact of the story behind the scenes is what makes me enjoy the pizza even more. In 1958, Domenica "Minnie" Coccia along with her daughter and nephew opened up the business and made a whopping $17.00 on the first day. This showed them of what to try and what not to try. Since that date, the family has always stuck to its natural way of crafting pizza without a price drop to compete with local chains. They still are making people happy across the United States and even globally. This independent family is in it to make a profit on continual customers and a happy atmosphere. I know for a fact that I am and will always will be a happy customer that is willing to indulge in their pizza whenever I get the chance. If you ever happen to be in the area and you are craving a pizza, go handmade, go to Coccia House.
Words cannot describe my first experience at Coccia. I had wondered if this pizza may have tasted like another chain like Papa Johns or Domino's but, I was about to be greatly mistaken. When I walked into the somewhat crammed orange building on Pittsburgh Avenue in Wooster, Ohio I did not care what the pizza tasted like. I was no older than six years of age at the time. My dad picked up the pizza and I got a free lollipop just for waiting. I felt so privileged but that was just the start. I could smell the conglomeration of toppings from my nose descending down to my taste buds causing my lollipop to feel like an appetizer to what I was about to discover: the deliciousness of a handmade Coccia House pizza. When I arrived at my house my dad quickly put the pizza on the counter and I proceeded to open the box without hesitation. I looked at the cheesy pizza in awestruck wonder, the cheese on top with the half baked dough on the inside and the toppings barely being held together by the cheese. As I grabbed a slice I saw the cheese stringing together to the other pieces. A truly great deep dish Italian style pizza. Since that day our family has bought from Coccia House ever since.
The quality is unparallelled and the fact of the story behind the scenes is what makes me enjoy the pizza even more. In 1958, Domenica "Minnie" Coccia along with her daughter and nephew opened up the business and made a whopping $17.00 on the first day. This showed them of what to try and what not to try. Since that date, the family has always stuck to its natural way of crafting pizza without a price drop to compete with local chains. They still are making people happy across the United States and even globally. This independent family is in it to make a profit on continual customers and a happy atmosphere. I know for a fact that I am and will always will be a happy customer that is willing to indulge in their pizza whenever I get the chance. If you ever happen to be in the area and you are craving a pizza, go handmade, go to Coccia House.