Awards

Colorado Daily - Boulder Colorado

• "Best Pizza" 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2006*
  

Boulder Weekly - Boulder Colorado

• "Best Pizza" 2003, 2004, 2005*, 2006, 2008
  
  "Approximately 3 billion pizzas are sold in the U.S. each year, according to the National Association of Pizza Operators. What does that look like on an individual level? Well, that ends up being 46 slices of pizza for each man, woman and child in America per year. Now that’s a lot of pizza. It seems that everyone has a favorite kind of pizza. With options galore — from toppings to type of crust — there’s something for everyone. But here in Boulder County, our readers have spoken. It’s Abo’s Pizza’s hand-tossed Neapolitan New York style pizza with its famous sauce and custom blended 100-percent Mozzarella cheese that warms the hearts and waters the mouths of Boulder’s pizza lovers. When Abo himself was a CU student, he and his friends used to complain that there was no place in town to “fill the munchie.” Abo decided to do something about the New York Pizza void in Boulder. In 1977 he opened the first Abo’s Pizza on University Hill. Now, 31 years later, Boulderites are still grateful for the slice of New York that Abo brought to their happy little city. Pam Proto and Rayme Rossello have been delighting Boulder County residents with their Neapolitan pizzas since 1999, offering upscale quality and taste for dine-in or take-out. Nick-N-Willies opened its first shop on Pearl Street and has made a name for itself offering hungry locals gourmet take-out."
  --Boulder Weekly, Best of Boulder County 2008
  
• "Best Late Night Food" 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  
  "How is it that Boulder doesn’t have a decent 24-hour joint? Shouldn’t the confluence of 3 a.m. student crammers and 20-something-year-old party animals generate a late-night culinary mecca beyond Denny’s or, heaven forbid, the Taco Bell drive-thru?
  
  But while senior citizens and Boulder High seniors will continue to haunt the home of the Grand Slam, and the lines at TB may still wrap around tighter than a 7-layer burrito, Boulder should be able to provide night owls with respectable sustenance until about 2:30 a.m. At least that was the ambition of Steve Abo, pie pioneer of our beloved Abo’s Pizza. After dropping out of CU, this entrepreneur headed back to his hometown of New York, where he had an apprenticeship under none other than Rocky Graziano, the 1947-48 middle-weight-boxing-champion-turned-pizza-chain-guru. Abo brought his apprenticing skills back to Boulder in 1977, bringing with him punch-packing NYC slices via Abo’s on University Hill. Since then, this Boulder institution’s insomniac hours (open until 2 a.m. except for Sunday) have provided cause for numerous study breaks and taken the edge off many a post-bar buzz. In addition, Abo’s has paved the way for other eateries like honorable mention Cosmo’s Pizza to dish out high-quality dough well into the night.
  
  If you’re looking for a swankier end to your late-night cravings, runner-up Hapa offers racous raw fish until 10 p.m. on weeknights and until midnight from Thursday through Saturday."
  --Boulder Weekly, Best of Boulder County 2008

The Daily Camera - Boulder Colorado

• "Eateries Under One Roof" 05/11/08 (click here to read article from The Daily Camera)

• "Briefcase" 05/05/08 (click here to read article from The Daily Camera 05/05/08)

• "The Best Pizza" 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004*

  "Yo, Slice! It's half-time, the Broncos are up by three, and you're hungry. How about a hot New York-style pizza and a couple of fresh salads, delivered right to your door? Get on the horn and tell the nice folks at Abo's what you need. "Pepperoni is still our top seller," says Eric Bruner, manager at the South Broadway location. The Super Combo and Veggie Supreme are big time, too - or you can get whatever you like, made to order by the slice. Brand X pizza? Fuhgettaboudit, we say - Abo's is the real thing."
  --Daily Camera, Boulder County Gold 2002
• "Best Quick Lunch"

Denver City Search - Colorado

• "8.9 Rating out of 10"
  
  "Growing up in Strong Island, NY, I thought it would be impossible to get a decent slice in Colorado. I've tried just about every place in town. Then I came across Abo's on a trip to Boulder. Abo's is as close to Ray's in Manhattan as you will find East of the Poconos. Good thickness, good sauce, good cheese, toppings are spread out nicley. If you want a great pie out here in Colorado, swing by Abo's. Tell them Mike D sent ya."

  Pros: delicious
  Cons: NY prices in CO
  Overall user rating: Highly Recommended

  --User Reviews, Mike Deez Nearly NY/NJ

Incite Denver - Denver Colorado

• "Best Slice" 2000
  

Articles

• "Denver Daily News said..."
  
  "The slices of pizza there were as big as our faces, and it was to die for...we didn't leave hungry!."
  --Denver Daily News, 6/29/06

* Runner-up