I last reviewed Indian Mound Pizza in 2017, and gave it four stars, downgrading it from five only…read morebecause of its small storefront seating accommodations. The pizza was excellent at that time. My wife and I have since seen it slide quite seriously in a number of areas since. Our most recent takeout pizza experience has prompted me to write an update.
Our most recent pizza takeout order was for a large pizza, topped with mushrooms, tomatoes, and spinach. It was prepared very promptly, and was ready for pickup in 15 minutes from the time we placed our telephone order. The crust was simply okay; it was certainly not the memorable crust as in former years, being rubbery and tasteless, and not the knockout Neopolitan recipe that I savored during my last review. The cheese was similarly rubbery and tasteless, not the wonderful stringy texture, mouthfeel, and creaminess of good mozzarella, as before.
The tomato sauce was quite bland, almost tasteless.
Arguably, my remarks thusfar are entirely subjective, based on my personal taste. You may take away a different experience. But, what prompted this review is a different matter entirely, as objective as the money that I peeled from my wallet for the toppings that I ordered.
As mentioned earlier, I ordered three toppings: mushrooms, tomatoes, and spinach. This paints a mental picture of a pizza dazzling with bright red tomato slices amidst a field of earthy mushrooms and green spinach. Put that thought away.
Toppings are each individually paid for; they accumulate on top individually. Three toppings does not mean one-third amounts of each topping, unless of course the customer and shopkeeper agree to split one topping price for three items.
Very, very few tiny, tasteless canned mushrooms were to be found, and they were entirely inconsequential. Ca-ching $2.00.
The largest of the 15 slivers of tomato measured 3/8" x 1-1/2", or about 2/3 of a slice. Most were smaller. Ca-ching $2.00. The paltry samples tasted quite good, but I paid for a whole tomato.
Spinach is one of God's most economical veggies too. Ten cups of leaves to the pound. A half cup would make an earthy, tasty, lovely green statement on a large pizza, and make plenty of profit for the proprietor. We got five leaves on the entire pizza. Ca-ching $2.00.
So, what we got for $23.84 ( including tax) was a rubbery, tasteless pizza, with an imagining of toppings.
I once raved about a pizza that is no longer offered at Indian Mound. But wait! They offer many varieties now. In recent months, they've served up overcooked and undercooked, and if you hit it right, just half the amount of rubbery tasteless cheese.
I was extremely disgusted to see the dishwasher with his mane of dark curly hair, with no head covering, loitering in the food preparation area last evening. The cashier thought nothing of it and made excuses. Yuck! Hairy extra toppings I don't wish to conceive of.
This is the last review that I'll ever do regarding Indian Mound Pizza because I'll have no means to assess their product in the future.
