IT'S A PIZZA BLOG

Pizza came from Italy, right? The answer is yes, mostly. Everyone believes the Italians created, developed, and maybe even perfected what we call pizza. But it isn't that simple. Pizza pulls from many Mediterranean influences and sometimes even gets credited as a...

While it is certainly the default pizza topping in the United States, pepperoni may also be the perfect pizza topping. Pepperoni is a very popular topping and for good reason. It's meaty, spicy, a little sour, and chewy all at the same time! With a flavor profile...

Baseball is back swinging, hockey has taken center ice, basketball is dribbling around and even football seems ready for prime time. We may still be limited to who we can be in contact with and how many people we can hang out with, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have...

You know what is essential, pizza. For more than a century, Americans have delighted in the perfect delivery and carry out, do it all meal. We can thank Gennaro Lombardi for opening the first pizzeria in 1905, but without the cheese, pizza isn’t pizza. Let’s take a...

We pride ourselves on being a family focused restaurant. That is why we have a great kid’s menu, use fresh ingredients and even why we take the time to make our own pizza dough.  We even refer to the other restaurants managed by our parent organization as our “sister”...

We constantly hear from people who live in the Myrtle Beach area or come to visit that they struggle to find good pizza. It just doesn’t taste like what they are used to. There are a lot of simple reasons why pizza in Myrtle Beach doesn’t taste the same as it would if...

Did you know that there are FIVE Ultimate California Pizza restaurants across the Grand Strand? That’s right! Five surfer themed restaurants with a California flavor dotted up and down the coast from Barefoot Landing to Surfside Beach. The Diving Dining Group made a...

The best season of the year is followed by what is frequently known as the most unsuccessful season of the year: “Resolution Season”! There is a reason that so many resolutions fail. So many of these resolutions are weight loss related and require a person to give up...

There is no denying it now, we are squarely rooted in the middle of the holiday season. We know this can be a very challenging time of year for a lot of people. The general stress of the holidays can be extremely taxing but the extra hustle and bustle the season tends...

We all understand that the world we live in today isn’t the same that it was 30 years ago, or even 10 years ago for that matter. The world we live in today is a very fast paced environment that places a premium on efficiency and maximizing your time. Of course for an...

Some people dream of playing on a championship football team, some of winning the Kentucky Derby. Other folks have slightly less lofty goals; they want to drive a specific car, or live in a certain type of house in a certain neighborhood. I dream of different things....

In our May 2019 Blog, we discussed who we are as a pizza shop. We discussed our “So Cal” inspiration mixed with our Southern flair and how our laid back and down to earth attitude is geared towards making everyone feel comfortable and at home with you dine with us....

Ah, The Cuban. What a glorious sandwich! So much more than just ham and cheese, The Cuban has a long, and storied past that is not necessarily truthful. But we won’t hold that against it! It is a delicious sandwich that we have added to our menu with a little Ultimate...

Toppings, Toppings, Toppings Galore! At Ultimate California Pizza, you won’t find a shortage of offerings when it comes to the toppings we use to create our pizzas. We put a great deal of effort into choosing every item and every combination that makes it to our menu....