The Pineapple on Pizza Debate: Both Sides, Settled
The honest answer to whether pineapple belongs on pizza is that it is a matter of taste, and the debate survives precisely because both sides have a real point. Fans love the sweet-savory contrast; critics object to warm fruit on a savory pie. Neither camp is wrong, which is exactly why nobody ever wins the […]
45 Years of a Different Kind of Pizza Place: The Rascal House Story
Rascal House has spent 45 years being a different kind of pizza place, a spot that put pizza, subs, wings, salads, and burgers under one roof when most shops picked a lane and stayed in it. The story starts in 1980 with one location across from Cleveland State University and a family that wanted to […]
Rascal Rewards: Why Cleveland Regulars Join the Pizza Loyalty Program
If you already order from Rascal House, joining Rascal Rewards is the easy call: you earn on orders you were placing anyway, which turns a regular habit into free pizza and members-only perks over time. For Cleveland regulars, it is the difference between paying full price every time and getting something back for loyalty you […]
Catering a Corporate Holiday Party in Cleveland: A Playbook
A stress-free corporate holiday party comes down to a few decisions made early: lock the headcount, pick a menu that feeds everyone, set the timing, and book ahead so you are not scrambling in the busiest catering month of the year. Get those right and the party runs itself. Rascal House has catered Cleveland offices […]
A Cleveland Foodie’s Guide to Eating in University Circle
University Circle is one of Cleveland’s densest food zones for a reason: it packs students, hospital staff, museum-goers, and Little Italy regulars into one walkable square mile, all of them hungry on different schedules. Eating well here is less about finding food and more about matching the food to the moment, the late shift, the […]
5 Things Only Cleveland Locals Know About Rascal House
If you grew up in Cleveland or spent any time downtown, Rascal House is less a restaurant and more a fixture, the kind of place locals take for granted until they try to explain it to someone from out of town. There are a few things regulars just know that first-timers usually miss. Rascal House […]
How to Throw an Office Pizza Party Everyone Actually Likes
A good office pizza party comes down to ordering enough food, covering the dietary range, and timing the delivery so it lands hot when people are ready to eat. Get those three right and you avoid the two usual failures: not enough pizza, or a spread that leaves half the office picking at a salad […]
Catering for Cleveland Schools, Sports Teams, and Fundraisers
Feeding a Cleveland school group, a sports team, or a fundraiser comes down to three things: enough food for the crowd, a menu nobody complains about, and a kitchen that can handle the order without drama. Rascal House does casual catering for all three, and runs a fundraising program called Raise Some Dough for groups […]
What Makes Cleveland’s Best Pizza: Crust, Sauce, and Cheese
Great pizza comes down to three things done right: a crust with structure and chew, a sauce that tastes like more than salt, and cheese that browns and pulls instead of going greasy. Get all three working together and you have a pie worth driving across town for. Rascal House has been making pizza in […]
Cleveland Late Night Food Open After Midnight: The Rascal House Map
Most Cleveland kitchens are dark by midnight, so the honest answer to “where can I eat after midnight” is short: very few places, and Rascal House is one of them. Both the Downtown and University Circle locations run until 2:30 AM most nights, with full delivery to hotels, dorms, and apartments. Rascal House has fed […]