Dining| Published on June 6, 2008 9:30 am

BonoTOGO: New pizza joint in the Short North

By: aaminian


This Week News wrote Pie-maker gets his pizza hand ready again

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

By Gary Seman Jr.

Bill Yerkes is at it again. After a brief hiatus from making traditional Napoli-style pizzas, Yerkes is again ready to put a pie in your face.

Yerkes is subletting Eleni-Christina Bakery in the evenings for his latest pizza enterprise, bonoTOGO (as in “to go”) — just in time for the Gallery Hop on Saturday. Although the place’s address is 641 N. High St., the storefront actually faces Russell Street, about 60 feet west of the main drag.

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What a great idea- bakery during the morning/afternoon and pizza joint in the evening. Menus for this place were taped above the mailboxes where I live last night. Selection and prices look great. I hope it works out for them.

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  • Coremodels wrote
    osulew wrote Absinthe does not go with anything.

    Fixed that…

    How about this, I will drink Absinthe and watch you guys eat pizza and chit chat!

  • I wanted to try Bono when this thread was < 20 pages, but now I feel like you people belong to some Bono Cult or something and I’m creeped out/turned off.

  • I will ask my friend who lives nearby if we can get pizzas and have a pop up house party on Wednesday!! I am trying to squeeze in everything possible while my son is on vacation with his dad. I am going to be a WRECK by the weekend.

  • Ndcent wrote I wanted to try Bono when this thread was < 20 pages, but now I feel like you people belong to some Bono Cult or something and I’m creeped out/turned off.

    http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/406/nopizzaez4.jpg

    Our Leader is displeased. :lol:

  • omg drew, that is just awesome, just FUCKING AWESOME.

  • Drew’s sign is proudly displayed in the front window.

    The Hulk was magnificent, as was the nutella crepe with fresh strawberries.

    I’m still in shock that I was there by myself for almost two hours, but I had a great conversation with Bill and Peggy (incredibly fun folks). Also, I watched how efficiently CPD deals with a flat tire on one of their squad cars. :? Oh, and Bill was wearing a very old tuxedo shirt and cummerbund while serving extra special guests. I am still mad I had no camera.

  • catnfiddle wrote Drew’s sign is proudly displayed in the front window.

    The Hulk was magnificent, as was the nutella crepe with fresh strawberries.

    I’m still in shock that I was there by myself for almost two hours, but I had a great conversation with Bill and Peggy (incredibly fun folks). Also, I watched how efficiently CPD deals with a flat tire on one of their squad cars. :? Oh, and Bill was wearing a very old tuxedo shirt and cummerbund while serving extra special guests. I am still mad I had no camera.

    Thought that was you but did not want to be mistaken :)

    I was there with my girlfriend. I love their pizza.

    The picture in the window is wonderful – and the new hours are posted (with an explanation) as well.

  • Oh, feh! If the red hair doesn’t completely give me away, just yell “streetcar” and wait for me to start laughing.

  • Oh shit, there is mutiny among the ilk.

  • Mutiny? How so?

  • Mercurius wrote Oh shit, there is mutiny among the ilk.

    You ilk and your elitist pizza make me SICK. :P

  • Indie Pen Dent wrote
    Mercurius wrote Oh shit, there is mutiny among the ilk.

    You ilk and your elitist pizza make me SICK. :P Good to have you back stranger

  • Core & Merc: if there happens to be some sort of post CU happy hour Bono meetup AND I don’t have to work, I will being my bottle of absinthe and you can taste the deliciousness for yourselves.

  • I am a convert and I can say – it is a cult and Roland has been fully assimilated – I think he is addicted.

    Crepes are good, conversation and commentary are excellent and it is with the CU – Ilk approval.

  • so is this pizza joint still “underground”? or can i expect long lines like at Jennis ice cream emporium.

    is there a slow time to go? avoid the weekends? monday?

  • Hael wrote so is this pizza joint still “underground”? or can i expect long lines like at Jennis ice cream emporium.

    is there a slow time to go? avoid the weekends? monday?

    No one is there on Monday…they’re closed.

    I’ve never had a problem with a wait there yet.

  • chaptal wrote I’ve never had a problem with a wait there yet.

    Do you have your own table there yet? ;)

  • jimbach wrote
    chaptal wrote I’ve never had a problem with a wait there yet.

    Do you have your own table there yet? ;)

    Nah, there are many others who are there more than I am. Maybe if I lived closer :)

  • jimbach wrote
    chaptal wrote I’ve never had a problem with a wait there yet.

    Do you have your own table there yet? ;)

    Can you imagine if Bono actually had to go BYOT on the weekends? They’d have to set up tables in Goodale Park!

  • lisathewaitress wrote Core & Merc: if there happens to be some sort of post CU happy hour Bono meetup AND I don’t have to work, I will being my bottle of absinthe and you can taste the deliciousness for yourselves.

    You are my new best friend in the land of CU make believe….we can make it a foursome!! But

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