There's a lot of open space in this place, and with seven or so booths and a couple of tables, no chance of feeling crowded, except the booths are back-to-back with no space in between. On the other hand, if you want to dance, or stand and chat with friends away from the tables, or let the kids have a place to roam, the set-up works.
The service is quick, friendly, and has no pressure to hurry up and order. The menu is on the wall, but there's also one near the register. Clearly people who come here already know what they want, if not pizza, then hoagies, wings, or salads.
The pizza? I'm at a loss for words. It looked great. I mean, looked great as in ready for marketing ads. The toppings -- extremely generous toppings -- were spread precisely and evenly across the top. It looked too pretty to eat, but also too good not to dive in. Pulling out a slice gave another ad campaign worthy photo with the cheese leaving those long strings as the slice pulls away.
That pizza should have stayed in the ad. There was an odd taste. The crust was not cooked. Not raw, but clearly not done. There was an odd taste to one of the toppings, not sure which, as though it had been stored next to something else and absorbed the odors. Because this was a to-go order, it was too late to take it back.
Maybe it was too early in the pizza making day, but this pizza just didn't work. It's a pity because everything else about this small-town place was good. read more