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So, I swung by Bonotogo Pizza last night, which has been described as "Pizza nirvana in a liquor store" and "the cultural summit of pizza making somehow achieved by a motley crew of tipsy jokers" and found it empty. On a Friday night. Which is inconceivable. I mean, if you at pizza last night, you should feel a intense self loathing for not going to Bono and settling for some other place and go take a shower immediately to help wash away the guilt.
Apparently, business has been way down for the past two weeks for reasons that no one can figure out, but they're worried about making their bills if they don't sell more pizza. Please, please don't let this happen, as when their Russel St. location in the Short North closed a few years back, Columbus was a lesser place for it. Hell, I bought five pizzas there last night just to pitch in and support the place (and to enjoy some great pizza today).
If you don't know about Bono Togo, it's very tiny, as it seats only ten people in a cute little space. And it's attached to a quicky-mart where you can buy a 20oz beer for $1.69 and carry over to the classier side of the house. And they'll let you get up and work the pizza oven that they built themselves. As for "them", it's a super informal group that will make you feel like family and laugh your ass off.
There's a menu on this page along with more reviews. Here's a Columbus Alive review.
Anyway, if just twenty people get out to this place tonight and tomorrow night, it could make a real difference. The address is 1717 Northwest Blvd, and their number is 906-8646. They're only open Wed-Sun 5-10pm.
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