Pizza aficionados and novices alike are in for an experience at No Anchovies - just pull up a barstool, bench or lawn chair and try pizza as an art form, sans anchovies.

Midtown Tucson is home to nearly 37,000 graduate and undergrad students at the University of Arizona's 378-acre campus. The school educates, houses and entertains the student body, but many venture slightly off-campus to enjoy some of the most unique cuisine in town, and Tucson's grown-ups should consider taking a cue from the flip-flop-clad college crowd.

In Main Gate Square - just west of campus - No Anchovies! Gourmet Pizza serves up giant slices of one-of-a-kind pizza. While traditional toppings like pepperoni and sausage are popular menu items, this small, eclectic campus eatery is best known for its "specialty" pies.

Customers can try everything from the tabano - which comes with thick slices of fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce, chunks of fresh tomato and large, fragrant basil leaves - to the popular hot wing pizza, with chunks of chicken marinated in wing sauce, with mozzarella, blue cheese and ranch drizzled on top.

The potato pizza is adorned with provolone cheese, thick red potato slices, bacon, cheddar cheese and green onion; while the chicken teriyaki pie is topped with mozzarella, teriyaki-marinated chicken breast, bell peppers, green onions, sesame seeds and thick, sweet teriyaki sauce.

Other favorites include chicken parm - No Anchovies!' ode to breaded parmesan chicken in pizza form - barbecue chicken, spinach tomato feta, spinach delight (with spinach, tomato, onion, artichoke, black olives, extra virgin olive oil, and roasted bell peppers and onion), Hawaiian, and many more.

For those not in the mood for peculiar pizza, No Anchovies! also serves up fresh, generously sized salads, hot and cold sandwiches, and appetizers. The restaurant also boasts a full bar, offering daily drink specials and featuring locally brewed Nimbus beer on tap, plus more than 50 bottled varieties.

Browse the menu online at www.noanchoviespizza.com, or drop by for a meal in person: 870 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ  85719. (520) 623-3333