Name: The Library Pizza & Sports Bar
Address: 1220 Toronto Road
Phone: 217-717-1943
Website: thelibrarypizzaandsportsbar.com
Credit/debit cards accepted: Yes
Hours: 3 to 11 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday and Sunday; 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Entrée price range: Pizzas range from $12 to $30.
Children’s menu: No
My order: The Library, in the former Crow’s Mill School building, is primarily a drinking establishment, but it also serves a variety of pizzas, plus bar bites such as wings, bruschetta and meatballs. Pizza crusts come in three varieties: tavern-style thin, thick Sicilian and artisan stone-baked. (There also is a gluten-free flatbread.) I ordered a pie called Book Club ($19 for 12-inch, $25 for 16-inch), which had red sauce, mozzarella, Italian sausage, green peppers, onions and mushrooms on the artisan crust. I also sampled the thin crust with two toppings ($12 for 12-inch, $18 for 16-inch) under the Pizza Pie section of the menu. We chose ham and mushrooms as our toppings. I love thin-pizza crust, but I thought the artisan crust here — chewy and flavorful — was outstanding. Both pizzas were delicious, with no skimping on the ingredients.
Likes: The Library offers live music on an outdoor stage at various times, plus games such as darts, video poker and cornhole.
Dislikes: None
What would I order next time? I might try the Dewey 808 ($21 for 12-inch, $27 for 16-inch), which has red sauce, mozzarella, ham, bacon, banana peppers and pineapple. And I’d get it with the artisan crust.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: This Springfield bar has ‘delicious’ pizza with outstanding crust
Reporting by Kathryn Rem, Special to the State Journal-Register / State Journal-Register
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