Historians agree that Western Civilization reached its apex in Italy—either during the Renaissance or with the creation of the pizza. Feast on Italian genius with today’s Groupon, which gets you $20 worth of pizza, other Italian favorites, and more for $10 at Palio’s Pizza Cafe. This Groupon is good at the Little Elm or Frisco location, and can be used toward dine-in, take-out, or delivery (Groupon cannot be used toward $1.50 delivery charge).
The artisans of circular delight at Palio’s use fresh ingredients and minor sorcery to produce a menu of creative, gourmet pizzas. The pies earned the restaurant an award for best pizza in Frisco by the readers of Real Frisco. Palio’s specializes in thin-crust pizzas that remain delightfully crispy. Dough is made from scratch using high-protein, red-bran, spring-harvested wheat. Carefully selected, vine-ripened tomatoes of disturbingly perfect dimensions go into the all-natural marinara and pizza sauces, sharing pie space with other farm-fresh ingredients.
Palio's features gourmet pre-concocted pies ($8.99 small, $11.99 medium, $13.99 large, $17.99 extra large) plus build-your-own roundies that start with a plain pie ($6.19 small, $7.99 medium, $9.99 large, $11.99 extra large) that can be enhanced with creative toppings ($0.80–$1.20 each). Toppings include familiar favorites like sausage and pepperoni, in addition to gourmet options like serrano chilies, baby spinach, cashews, and fresh spinach. Palio's specialty pies are available for those suffering from pizza block. The Classic comes with roasted chicken, roma tomatoes, fresh basil, and other gourmet ingredients. Grace’s is a rich combination of Alfredo sauce, roasted chicken, and fresh veggies and cheeses. The King is deliciously weighted down with pepperoni, sausage, Canadian bacon, and fresh veggies.
If food shaped like Frisbees doesn't appeal to you, Palio’s offers plenty of other homemade Italian treats. Try a pasta dish ladled with homemade sauce, like the excellent baked ziti with marinara or meat sauce ($8.99). Palio’s salads, exploding with color and stocked with farm-fresh produce, include the Caesar ($3.99), roasted chicken ($5.99), and more. Or come in for lunch during the week and try the lunch special ($7.99), which comes with a fresh chopped salad, drink, and a choice of pizza, sandwich, pasta, or calzone.
A cozy, small-restaurant setting, Palio’s makes customers feel at home with a staff that can portray your parents by request. The manager greets all guests at the door, and friendly servers will help you decide the perfect topping combination for your pizza. Staff at this BYOB restaurant is also happy to pop open whatever spirit you might bring, with no corking fee.
Reviews
More than 260 Urbanspooners give the Frisco location 83% approval. Citysearchers and Yelpers give it 4.5 stars, and five Insider Pages users give four:
- Very good pizza. I would say this is the best pie in Frisco. – Alan, Urbanspoon
- Three words...wheat crust pizza!! It's hard to eat any other once you have had that thin wheat crust at Palio's. The ziti pasta is reasonable priced and taste [sic] yummy...The service is great and their lunch deals are always quick for those in a rush. – Allison K, Urbanspoon
- Excellent food. The pizza is really delicious: thin crust, but not crispy. Soft. Very creative pizza toppings. – John S., Yelp
- The scene is relaxed, so go ahead and take the kids along. The staff are [sic] very friendly and always willing to help create your order. There's no reason you will not be able to create the perfect pizza here! – S C., Insider Pages
Groupon Says
Were You Really Eating Pizza?
The pizza at Palio's is so authentic, it may cause you to wonder if the pizza you’ve eaten in the past was really pizza at all. Here’s a guide to knowing whether you were really eating pizza:
The Situation: You took bite after bite of a thin crust topped with real cheese and zesty tomato sauce.
Were You Eating Pizza? Maybe. But you may also have been dreaming. Were you sharing the "pizza" with your high-school girlfriend, Karl Marx, and a bear / your dad? If so, you were not eating pizza.
The Situation: While remarking on the complex nature of stone placement and shot selection, you compliment Swedish skip Peja Lindholm.
Were You Eating Pizza? No, you were color commentating the 2006 Winter Olympics’ curling competition for NBC, Fred Roggin.
The Situation: After carefully arranging the toppings, you enjoy your first bite of a luscious, homemade pie.
Were You Eating Pizza? No. For the last time, putting Legos and pepperoni on a dirty newspaper does not make a pizza.
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