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Essex, Maryland: Pizza Guy

Jolly chef with a mustache and mushroom cloud hat has held aloft a pizza in Essex since 1977.

Pizza John's

Address:
113 Back River Neck Rd, Essex, MD
Directions:
Pizza John's. From MD-702/SE Blvd turn north at the stoplight onto Old Eastern Ave., then bear right at the next stoplight onto Back River Neck Rd. Drive a quarter-mile. Pizza Guy will be on the left, across from the tire store.
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Pizza Guy

The statue of Pizza John is huge; my kids are standing several feet in front of him. The food is also worth trying if you're hungry.

[Dave Hollenbeck, 11/04/2023]

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