B’s Pizza
340 E. Main StreetUnexpected long day in Ann Arbor.
This past weekend was the annual Margaret Faulkner Springtime Invitational at the Biggby Coffee Ice Cube Ann Arbor. Both kids were entered and when we signed up, we were told the free skate events the kids were in would be on Sunday.
Well…the girls free skate events were on Sunday as promised. They moved the boys to Friday night so we had to scramble to get B there.
I wasn’t planning on taking the day off. J and L were going to be there Thursday and Friday for dance then the plan was they would come home and we’d all go back Sunday for free skates.
J’s parents were also planning on coming Sunday so they could watch both kids. With B moving to Friday night, we asked if they’d rather come Friday instead. That way they could watch L’s free dance and B’s free skate.
We didn’t want three cars there so I drove to Sturgis to pick up J’s parents and B who stayed with them Thursday night. Then the four of us left from there to head to Ann Arbor.
It was a long spread out day between events and practices. We ate mostly fast food and concessions during the day. We also joke that when I’m at competitions I’m “DadDash” because I go run food so I don’t have to pay Door Dash prices.
J and L wanted to stay after B was done for the Senior level free dances. B and I wanted to go and my car was still in Sturgis anyway so we left with J’s parents.
B asked for Taco Bell on the way home so we pulled off in Chelsea to grab him dinner. While we were sitting in the drive thru, I got an idea to not spoil Friday night pizza night. I had noticed a few pizza places when we drove through Spring Arbor so I looked them up, found one that would still be open and ordered myself a pizza
I picked B’s Pizza on East Main Street/Spring Arbor Road/M-60 near the intersection with Gordon Drive. The small, standalone building has been a pizza place for years on the east side of Spring Arbor. Before it was B’s, it was Amy’s Pizza. The awning went from green to yellow but not much else has changed with the place.
I picked B’s Pizza for several reason. It was still open, they had online ordering, and it was right on my route back to Sturgis so it would be easy for me to just hop off the road for a second and pick up a pizza.
I put in an order for a thin crust 14″ Honey Love Pizza. The cost was right around $17 before tip and it was ready when I walked in to the building to pick it up.
The space inside the restaurant is kind of chaotic. There is a an order pick up window that kind of juts out from the kitchen. It looks like an afterthought to the design of the space. There was also one table in what I assume used to be a dining room but it was just being used as storage space. The employee who got my pizza was sitting there when I walked in watching TV and folding boxes so I assume the space isn’t used for dine in anymore.
I wasn’t in my own car so I didn’t try to eat on my drive home. I waited until I got back to Sturgis to eat.
I chose the thin crust and while I stand by that option, the pizza wasn’t really enough for me. I hadn’t eaten all day and I was hungry. I should have either ordered a regular crust which would have been more filling or went a size larger. The thin crust was delicious though. It was a little soggy which made eating more of a challenge but the handle did have a little bit of a snap to it. I just NY sliced the pizza and made a little sandwich to get it in my mouth without getting grease all over my shirt.
The toppings on the Honey Love Pizza are cup and char pepperoni and Mike’s Hot Honey. I ordered this one for the hot honey and it was worth it. The pizza was pretty tasty on it’s own but the hot honey gave it some sweetness with a little bit of heat. There was a lot of flavors and textures going on with the crispy pepperoni and the sweet, sticky honey. Once I dropped J’s parents off and got my truck, I grabbed a slice thinking I would eat one or two in their driveway but I ended up finishing the whole pizza before I made it a mile down the road.
I chose B’s Pizza out of convenience. I don’t think I’ve ever been to or through Spring Arbor before so none of the pizza shops were on my radar. I just kind of picked this one at random because it was open and on the way. It was a good choice though. I really liked this pizza. It was gone way too quickly.
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