Ballyhoo Pizza King

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  Great Pizza, Good Vibes, Average Beer Selection.
  
  I love their Deluxe Pizza. Top 3 in Terre Haute. Their Stromboli is AWESOME! Most of their food is better than typical bar/pub food.
  
  Try going when it is not so packed with the college scene. I used to be that scene, but at 35 years old, I am digging the quiet bar scene on a Wednesday evening when I can have my pizza and beer and maybe join a few friends.
  
  Their beer selection is average at best. Now, 90% of their customer base is poor college kids so Busch Light and Keystone Light are their bread and butter.
  
  They do offer some decent bottled beer, but I wish they carried more Indiana craft beer. That is my only gripe. The waitstaff is friendly and the place is always clean. Just typing this is making me hungry for a few slices of their pizza, but it's Lent and I cannot have meat on Fridays.
  
  Check them out, you won't be sorry you did.

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  Posted on 03.09.12 Jared B.

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  I went to the Ballyhoo early, as to avoid the crowd of drunken 21 year olds. Upon arriving we sat outside. It was a beautiful night! We sat out there for some time until we asked a couple sitting next to us if they had to go inside to get drinks. They informed usable did. I wish we were told that when I told the bartender we were going outside.
  
  I asked for a Blue Moon. She looked at me strange and then said they didn't carry that (upon going in later for another drink I noticed Blue Moon was stocked in the fridge...).  I asked if they carried Gumball Head. She then giggled and said she had never heard of that beer (even though I had just came from the Copper Bar down the street where it was served on tap). I then asked if they carried a Cider Beer. She said "I want to say yea, but no.". Interesting. I, then confused and frustrated, simply got a mixed drink special for $3.
  
  We ordered a pizza that was BBQ and sausage. After all of the friends I've had that rave about this pizza I needed to try it. It came out a little while later delivered to the wrong table. We had to flag the waiter down and let him know it was ours. The pizza was alright... Crust was a bit too thin for my liking.
  
  Overall, when there are approximately 6 people total in the bar there is no excuse for poor wait staff. Additionally, I would recommend that bartenders learn their products.... Or look around to be sure they have the beer or not.

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  Posted on 08.28.11 Ericka S.

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  Pizza is a thin crust but not the thin crunchy variety. The taste was okay, prices were a little better then average and the service was fine.
  However it's mainly a bar with a pizza delivery joint in the rear. If you go to pick up, go to back northwest door that is unmarked.
  This might be a better experience as a delivery.

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  Posted on 07.12.10 Scott H.

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  Great place for pizza and beer.  It's a college bar, so unless you want to hang out with a bunch of 21 and 22 year old drunks, get there before 10 pm.

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  Posted on 06.17.10 Caramel D.

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  I went to the BallyHoo to meet some friends. . . They didn't show up.  I ordered a small pep/saug/onion pizza.  The pizza arrived rather quickly, was piping hot and very tasty.
  
  The topping went to the edge along with the sauce and the cheese.  The crust was light and airy.  Not the dense premade/frozen taste that others in town have.  
  
  While I am not a bar person per sae, I will be visiting this establishment again due to the excellent pizza.  In my opinion, the best pizza in town that I have tried.

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  Posted on 04.14.09 B K.

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