Cheese Nuts Fast Fired Pizza

Wow! We had garlic cheese bread, Margarita pizza, and pepperoni pizza! Generally with a lot of places, pizzas all taste the same, each pizza and bread had very different and perfect individual flavor! Crust was cooked perfectly, very good place!

Some of the best pizza in Central Illinois! If you're familiar with this area, you will know that there are plenty of places that are doing bar style, thin crust square cut pizza. Cheese Nuts is NOT one of those places. They are bringing greatness back to the pizza scene, brick oven style. We ordered the Snow White and the Poisoned Apple and the Speziato. Our first impression was "This is YUGE!" I was completely sold after the first bite. The flavor profile that the owner, Kyle, has masterfully developed bring great depth to the pizza. Fresh ingredients perfectly placed! Our server was friendly, prompt, and knowledgeable and the decor was inviting. One thing I don't like about trying new places is when you spend your hard earned money and have a lackluster experience. Cheese Nuts did not disappoint! Before we left the parking lot we were already planning our return trip.

Best Pizza that is ever crossed my lips. I would have to say you have not tried any pizza like cheese nuts pizza. The sauces are all hand crafted, along with the pizzas being crafted before being put into a brick oven and all cooked over a wood fire. And when we're not even talking about the pizza the wings those are also cooked over that would fire in a cast iron pot and they are cooked and sizzled to perfection. Everyone should try their appetizer cheese sticks. They come with marina and a side of their own hand crafted Speziato sauce. Which is a buffalo like sauce made up by the owners. Over all excellence.

I will admit, getting here was a hike and the surrounding area wasn't the most attractive but man, these guys have it down to a T. I was informed of this place, believe it or not, by Facebook. Found his hours, his location, and even scrolled through the posts on his page that explain the popularity of the place. Took a cruise on out to Cheese Nuts on a Saturday evening. The parking lot was soo full patrons began making spots. I followed suit and stood in the large line at the door. To my suprise, we were in the door and seated within 5 minutes for a party of 3. The interior could use some sprucing up but the ambiance was such that the patrons didn't care what it looked like. They were all there for one thing: really good pizza. We were seated with a packed house within 5 minutes and then drinks came in another 5, which was understandable for the few servers vs. the packed house. Our first go around, we thought we would try to order a well-rounded amount of food that would give us an idea of how the cooks are and how the food is. We ordered the cheese sticks as an appetizer and followed that with (3) different types of pizza (only one pictured below). The first order was the medium (12oz) special for that weekend. This was a spruced up pepperoni pizza with mascarpone. The second was another medium but split half-and-half: The Dirty Dog and the Snow White. I ordered this for two reasons. First: these are so drastically different that if they can get the portioning down, I would be amazed. Secondly, the options for pizzas all read soo well that it was difficult to choose. The Dirty Dog features bacon, garlic, bbq chicken, onions, mozzarella cheese and about 4 other things that i couldn't imagine ever ordering on a pizza together. The Snow White was more simple, with a blend of mozzarella and feta cheese accompanied by a handful of tasteful options. At first glance, the pizza looked and smelled like a brick oven pizza; burnt edges, irregular shape, well mixed and cooked toppings(borderline charred). The pizza also had very little grease pooling up on the toppings like you see with many thin crust pizza joints. The first bite is essentially the lack of pictures. After we dug into the first slice, pictures or reviews took a back seat. Between 3 people, we ate more than we typically do and still had half a pizza to take home (thank the lord). The dough was very mild and in my opinion, exactly how it should be. Nothing too fancy, nothing over the top and nothing that would conflict with other toppings. The pizza and toppings were well proportioned and the toppings were tastefully placed. The cheese blended incredibly well. And if you need that added kick, all the standard offerings (salt pepper, hot sauce, etc.) is offered on each table. The best part is that the gentleman working the oven has this down to a science and that much is clear. I continually looked at other pizzas both before and after we got ours. The consistency was pretty good across the tables. All in all, yes, I will be back, hopefully very, very soon. Its shocking to me that this pizza joint isn't featured anywhere. I've been to nearly every pizza place in central Illinois and I must admit, this is the absolute BEST pizza. If you haven't already tagged this in your "Want to go" folder, this is your chance. I can only imagine this place will get much, much busier. Keep up all the great work Cheese Nuts. See you soon.

We had a great lunch today! The food was guick and delicious, and the staff were fantastic! We will definitely be back! Pictured is the cluck u chicken bacon ranch pizza.

I drove up from downtown Peoria during my lunch to try this pizza and was not disappointed. Having recently traveled to Italy, I've had my share of pretty amazing pizza and Cheese Nuts nails the brick oven taste. I got two slices and a soda. The cheese is bright and just stringy enough. The meats were flavorful but not overpowering. The true star of the show is the dough and the fire. Just perfect flavor and texture. Fluffy inside, crispy outside. A little char let's you know it's real deal. I've been back twice already and envision going back again soon.