First visit. Backlot has locations at Bayshore Town Center and Elkhorn, NE and owned by the ACX Entertainment company that took over the former IPiC Entertainment Center movie theater, bowling lanes, and restaurants.
I sat at the bar and received great service from Vee, who had a busy bar to take care of on her own.
I arrived during Happy Hour, which is 3:00-6:00 during the week and 1:00-6:00 on Sundays.
I ordered the Detroit Classic pizza which is "double pepperoni" and the Calamari, both $9 each during Happy Hour.
Tbe Calamari came with three dipping sauces, Marinara, garlic aioli, and some kind of ranch. The flavors of the marinara and garlic aioli were decent but the textures were off. The marinara was too thick, and tasted just like the pizza sauce, so I'm pretty sure they are one and the same. The garlic aioli was a bit clumpy. The herbs in the seasoning on the calamari was really good, but the breading was too thick for my liking. The calamari itself was fine.
The Detroit Classic didn't have the amount of pepperoni I expected for having "double pepperoni" in the description but for a $9 Happy Hour price, I'll give them a pass. The pizza sauce was thick and had a good, slightly spicy flavor, and the pizza tasted good overall, but it did not meet the characteristics of a Detroit Style pizza. The cheese didn't spread to the edge and caramelize, the pizza crust was too dense and fluffy, similar to Rocky Rococo, and did not have the buttery and crisp texture underneath that is common with Detroit style pizza.
So, the flavors hir but textures did not, and texture on Detroit style pizza and calamari matter to me. So you should check it out to see if the food works for you, but I learned what I needed to learn on this visit, so I won't have to go back. read more