People like our pizza and style of Mexican and they keep coming back.” “You know, 30 years ago, Quincy didn’t have all the Mexican options it has today, so we really filled a niche back then.
“I’d say our orders are split about 60 percent pizza and 40 percent Mexican,” says Laaker. McLean moved the business to its current location in 1979, shortly before the menu was expanded to include Mexican entrees. 7th Street and simply sold pizza and Pepsi. Jeff McLean purchased Gem City Pizzeria from Herb and Edna Schneider in 1972. Even the margaritas, made with Sauza gold tequila, are made with a secret recipe. The pizza sauce and pork topping is homemade, as is the complimentary salsa that guests enjoy with tortilla chips while they wait for their orders. There’s nothing like it anywhere else,” says manager Jeff Laaker, who started at the company in 1979 as a delivery person.Īnd, there’s not. They tell us that they’ve got to eat here while they are in town. “When people come back home for the holidays, we have people here from California, Arkansas, Florida, you name it. Gem City Pizzeria and Mexican, located on the northeast corner of 18th and State, is one of Quincy’s “must-visit” restaurants when people return home from a long absence.
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