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Italian Friendly Pizza-Grinder on Westfield Road in Holyoke operates a sprawling menu that extends well beyond pizza. Their gourmet pies run $24 and come loaded with unexpected combinations—the Beekeeper combines pepperoni, hamburger, bacon, and grilled chicken with a hot honey drizzle, while the Fiji layers ham, crispy chicken, pineapple, and bacon with a sweet and tangy sauce. Beyond pizza, they offer calzones, wings, grinders, quesadillas, burgers served on waffle buns with waffle fries, and coconut shrimp. Recent additions include cauliflower crust pizzas and a wings-and-waffles plate drizzled with hot honey and powdered sugar. The kitchen clearly leans into playful flavor mashups and regional twists rather than traditional Italian restraint.