Papalino's Springhurst

I walked by Papalino's yesterday in Springhurst and noticed this sign.

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It doesn't really surprise me. After the original one on Bardstown Road closed I thought it was only a matter of time before this 1 closed. The pizzas there were never as good as the ones at the original and at least a times we were there or went by there there were never many people.

The one time I had it (from the original location) it was solidly good pie, but the quality couldn't justify the price when comparably good pizzas were many dollars cheaper.

Just really sad all around. I'm still baffled why they closed the Baxter location. It was constantly packed and did incredible amounts of business in late late night hours.

I remember reading they stopped because of the restaurant not fitting the new owner's model? They wanted something similar to the Springhurst Pizza pub style.

Just really sad all around. I'm still baffled why they closed the Baxter location. It was constantly packed and did incredible amounts of business in late late night hours.

Quality of the pie went waaaayyyy downhill towards the end. I think when the UofL location failed, the owners started cutting costs to recoup their losses and QC went out the window.

Just really sad all around. I'm still baffled why they closed the Baxter location. It was constantly packed and did incredible amounts of business in late late night hours.

Quality of the pie went waaaayyyy downhill towards the end. I think when the UofL location failed, the owners started cutting costs to recoup their losses and QC went out the window.

The last several times I went to the Baxter location it was just kids running the place who seemed to have very little clue as to how to do it.

[Robin Garr]

The last several times I went to the Baxter location it was just kids running the place who seemed to have very little clue as to how to do it.

This, and I'd say it was the last year at the Baxter location. It was very disappointing, too, because when Alan started the place, Papalino's and Coals were both killing it, and it was like a golden age of pizza. At least Coal's is still good. I've got a sizzling piece of leftover pie coming out of the toaster oven right now.