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    Mendi's Pizza

    3.4 (64 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Salad, Sandwiches
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    a brick pizza oven
    Marc F.

    I'm not throwing down the Depeche Begging you to adore me You see it's Peperoni, Sausage, & Jack for me When my Mode is understood Try as hard as you can I've tried as hard as I could To make you see How important it is to eat Here is a plea - i heart your food Pioneer Pizza is what you do You know how warm it is for me To bake the Mendi's That takes hold of my tongue Independence city Understand me, one Mustang please Understand me, one Mustang please

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    Bob R.

    Good home-town pizza parlor. GREAT pizza, good beverages and pizza parlor ambience, and friendly staff. Could stand for a bit of attentiveness to the dining area ("bus your own table" isn't exactly inviting) but the food and beer are great.

    BBQ chicken pizza
    Jen K.

    This place brought back a lot of college memories. I didn't go to school in the area, but every college town has to have at least one pizza parlor. So I'm sure this place is busy when Western Oregon University is in session. Visiting on a holiday weekend, however, we had the place pretty much to ourselves. I have to admit that I sort of enjoyed the Western atmosphere. Not authentic Western, more of a 70s interpretation of the old West. They have faux saloon doors at the entrance and the theme continues a bit on the inside. The restaurant also has four video games and the space is dominated by a large stove in the center of the room. Even though it is a decent sized pizza place, it is definitely set up for you to take your pizza to go. There is a drive thru window and a table set up with items to package your pizza or leftovers. The pizzas were both overdone and underdone. We ordered a BBQ Chicken pizza and Cheese and Pepperoni. Both pies were undercooked and the cheese was not fully melted. The BBQ chicken doesn't have marinated chicken, but instead the sauce is generously spread all over the top. The effect was over sweet. So the pizza was OK if you go in expecting just a basic pie. There is no subtlety here. Service was fine and they gave us the remote control so we could choose whatever we wanted to watch on the large flatscreen TV. There is a second room with more natural light, that would be a good choice for parties or private functions. In an area with more competition, this would be a two. But, having driven through Monmouth and Independence, there isn't much local competition, especially on a Sunday.

    Good food but I guess they can't read, and I can't drink regular soda.
    Chris P.

    Good food but they can't read, I can't drink regular so I specifically asked twice to make sure they sent diet‍

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    12 years ago

    The pizza has changed, I had a slice for the first time in a cpl years and it was so-so sadly.

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    11 years ago

    Really great toppings. Friendly staff. The reason I am not giving four stars-- update the decor.

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    11 years ago

    Not my cup of tea, their pizza is Plain Jane, not the kind of pizza I would keep going back for.

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    10 years ago

    Decent pizza. Haven't had many of their pizzas so TBD on overall thought. Good though if you want pizza.

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    11 years ago

    I enjoy the pizza, we had order the the BBQ chicken pizza last night was good and we had fast service.

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    15 years ago

    If you like burnt pizza go to Mendis. I've been living here for 12 years and it never fails that they burn my pizza.

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