What does a beloved Grand Junction pizza restaurant have to do with actor Orlando Bloom? The same thing it has to do with Liv Tyler and the first known use of the word "sicko." This popular Grand Junction pizza joint just turned 40, and it's time to celebrate.
Living out in Fruita is amazing. The scenery out there is beautiful, and it is maybe a ten-minute drive away from Grand Junction. It is also nice and peaceful out there.
But the one thing that surprised me the most when I moved to Fruita was the food...
If you were to enjoy one slice of pizza from one of Grand Junction's pizza joints, how far would you have to walk to burn it off? Where in Grand Junction would you end up?
A Grand Junction "history" Facebook page is going bonkers with residents' fond memories of the old Shakey's Pizza Parlor located on North Avenue. Considering how much we all miss it, would it be possible to bring it back. Does the chain still exist?