EAST MILLCREEK. Specializing in NYC-style thin crust pizza, this strip-mall pizzeria is a favorite with local families, who come and eat their fill without having to foot an absurd bill. Order pizza any way you like it, with any number of toppings. If you're not in the mood for pizza, Big Apple also offers up terrific hot and cold sandwiches, great calzones, and surprisingly filling salads.

DOWNTOWN. Since the early 1970s, Litza's Pizza has been a favorite with local families, who love the terrific pies, wholesome atmosphere, and reasonable prices. Indeed, a large, New York-style pizza with two toppings will probably set you back no more than $15. Litza's also serves pasta dishes as well as calzones, which are great when the weather starts to turn cold. Pies are made from scratch, with fresh toppings, and they come in 8", 10", 12", and 16" sizes.

DOWNTOWN. There's little question as to what this university-area joint specializes in. Popular with the students at U of U, the Pie offers a variety of brain foods, from pizza and calzones to salads, soups, and zappi. Of course, pizza is always the smart way to go, especially the likes of their pepperoni and sausage-heavy Stomboli pie. While you're waiting for your food to come, head over to the classic jukebox and select a few nostalgic tunes "for old time's sake." The Pie also serves beer.

SUGARHOUSE. Specializing in terrific pizza, this cozy Italian restaurant offers exactly what you require. With delicious pies like spicy buffalo chicken, cajun shrimp, black bean and chicken, it's easy to see why Salt Lake Pizza and Pasta gets so packed. Don't have a taste for pizza? Then how does a hearty serving of tomato basil linguini, creamy fettuccini Alfredo, or an always-exciting "Ravioli of the Day" sound? Come in after work, and find out which of their 33 on-tap brews goes best with pizza and pasta.

DOWNTOWN. Salt Lake City's favorite pizza pies are made right here, at the locally owned Wasatch Pizza. Boasting 16 gourmet pizzas, Wasatch wows patrons with such toppings as feta cheese, Greek olives, roasted eggplant, Gouda cheese, red onions, and roasted peppers. Vegetarians in particular get the royal treatment, with such specialty pies as the Garlic Tomato (a three-cheese delight with marinated tomatoes and garlic) and the Mount Baldy (a cheese-lover's fantasy). Dine-in, take-out, or opt for delivery.