Teenagers idolize pizza due to its portable nature and refusal to stay in a box, man. Eat your way to independence with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of pizza and Italian fare at Prosciutto's Pizzeria & Pub in Cornelius.

Prosciutto's Pizzeria & Pub’s menu of New York–style brick-oven pies and specialty pastas has helped it garner such Citysearch honors as Charlotte's Best Restaurant in 2009 and the city’s Best Italian Food and Best Pizza in 2010. More than 30 toppings ($1.25–$2.25 each) including sliced meatballs, shaved steak, and blue-cheese crumbles decorate house-made dough and sauce to create a 16” pizza ($12.59) fit for devouring or wearing as an earring. The white Florentine pizza’s crackling crust delivers mushrooms, spinach, and feta ($20.09 for a large), and the Mexican taco pizza collects hamburger, olives, and salsa ($21.84 for a large). Homemade pocket bread accompanies such specialty pastas as The Milano, which blankets penne in creamy alfredo, tender grilled chicken, and crispy bacon ($14.59).

Red Sox and Patriots gear clings to the walls of the Boston-themed bar, where NFL Sunday Ticket games beam from 14 televisions so that diners don't have to get the scores later from an encyclopedia. Kids can romp around a designated children's play area complete with toys and video games. Prosciutto's Pizzeria & Pub also hosts live entertainment on Friday, as well as trivia on Wednesday nights that test pop-culture knowledge and clandestine googling skills.

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