Harvey Hinklemeyers

Poor service. Waited a few minutes until the staff was done chatting to one another for us to be seated. Not very busy with customers. Pizza was good, but not hot. Never checked our pops for refills. More people working than there were customers. Bread sticks were good.

Loved the atmosphere here. Our waitress, Alice, was delightful and made our meal lots of fun. The food was good too. We will definitely be back.

We have loved this restaurant for years. However the service has continued to decline. As far as the quality of food… We cannot report at this time. After an hour wait, after ordering, we gave up on receiving our food. Bummer

Delicious pizza and breadsticks and awesome salad bar. Also many other Italian inspired options to choose from. Lovely service, a local favorite. Can’t come to Peru without stopping in.

Usually great place with good service. Bad night for the staff 15 minute wait for service with no one in restaurant. 1.25 hour experience for a sub. Staff walked the other way as I was going to register to pay had to wait even longer.

DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!!! I don’t know which was worse, the service or the food! First, we have the teenage «waitress» (I use the term very loosely!) who rolls her eyes when we ask a question about the menu and then the tomato tortellini soup consisted of mushy tortellini in a bowl of tomato paste. Save yourself the money and frustration — go to Bob Evans!

Great for lunch. Small crushed ice. Pizza. What could be better. This place has been around forever so that should say something about the quality.

Family dinning, pizza and subs

A long time ago the BLT pizza was pretty good, but my son was a big fan of the Josie fries. Service was S L O W although they weren’t crowded (mid afternoon). He ordered them and a soda. What seemed like 10 – 15 minutes later, they arrived — grease soddened, cold (obviously reheated) and even the cheese was getting hard. Seemed like a long time before the waitress came back to the table and he told her that they weren’t good. She didn’t offer to get a new plate, nor did she take it off the bill even though he didn’t eat them. We finished up our drinks and left.
Very disappointing.
Haven’t gone back since.
8÷2÷13 — return visit — BLT pizza was excellent, service was good although the place was packed! Very pleased that we stopped and gave it another chance.

Loved it. We had a pizza with hamburger, sausage, and meatballs. The pizza was one of the best pizzas of any kind I’ve ever had! The crust was delicious and the sausage was terrific with fennel seeds that gave it just the right pizzazz to blend with the cheese and crust.
Delicious Reuben as well. They make their own dough and the breadsticks and sandwich bread are tasty and fresh.
Very friendly staff and good service.

I just like saying the name of this place out loud over and over… Harvey Hinklemeyers. Sounds like I’m going back to the 60’s…
I had a Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwich and some handcut fries. It was ALL GOOD. Unless of course, you’re on a diet. Ugh. A lot of food, and all at a reasonable price.

I remember eating here several times as a kid. I grew up a town over and it wasn’t uncommon to drive to a cheaper movie theatre in Peru and stop for pizza at Harvey Hinklemeyers.

I had heard of it and now I have tried it! Yummy!
Paul and Richard, two Irish brothers from Ohio came to Peru, IN in the ‘60s where they developed their skills in bakery trade – they established a bakery by morning and a pizzeria by night. As the business expanded, a catchy name was developed and Harvey HInkelmeyers was chosen. The restaurant has relocated a couple of times and the menu has changed to include some Mexican cuisine. Most popular though are the homemade breadsticks, sandwich buns, Italian bread, and pizza dough that are all made fresh daily and include no preservatives. Bushes may make their baked beans with a secret recipe, but Harvey’s has a special sauce for their pizza that can’t be beat!
I had the small lasagna dinner and wondered what the large portion must be like, as the small portion was more than adequate. My friend had the Pasta Di Bolognese which looked amply delicious. There is much on the menu to try that can tempt one to come back over and over again. I’m thinking that I need to try their homemade cinnamon bread loaf one of these days. It was crowded– the parking lot was full. That told me something good was being served up. The place is located across the street from the bigtop – Peru is the Circus City Capital of the World. It’s a great place to bring your family. You’ll love Harvey Hinklemeyers.

I have eaten a lot of pizza in my lifetime, and I have never had pizza that comes close to being as good as Harvey’s.
Every ingredient in their pizza is superb: it has a light, floury, slightly sweet crust that serves as a base for fresh tomato sauce with tons of cheese and delicious toppings. I really feel like every slice of Harvey’s that I eat makes me a better person in some way.
It’s set as a 1950s restaurant, and they go a little heavy on the Coca Cola memorabilia. I’ve never had a problem with service here, although they do get busy, and if you order a pizza on a Friday night it can take around 45 minutes to be ready.
I simply cannot recommend a pizza place more highly than Harvey Hinklemeyers. I have never had a bad experience with waitstaff, and I have never had a dish that I would consider less than delicious. Please go and enjoy Harvey’s, it is an absolute treasure for a town like Peru.