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| - I've lived very near this west location of Pizza Extreme for seven months, and have been very leery of seeing what's behind the dark storefront in its strip mall location. Well, tonight I ventured in and was very pleasantly surprised. This is an interesting combination of a dine/take-out/delivery pizza joint, a coffee shop, and an ice cream shop.
The dark, cluttered storefront masks to a very cozy dining area. There are lots of big booths to sit in, it is well lit, and very well decorated with a cheery color scheme and art deco posters. There was one couple dining while we were in there around 7pm. There is free wifi so I think it will be a great place to hang for a while.
The staff was VERY friendly--I would give them six stars if I could. We had called our order in ahead of time, and after we told the guy on the phone we lived close, he said they would just deliver it and save us some trouble. We said no, we'd like to stop in and check the place out. Once we got there the guy introduced himself and said he'd be happy to help us however he could. He said whenever he works he could customize our pizza for us any way we wanted. Also, we had forgotten to specify we wanted a thin crust, and the lady at the counter said it was too late to make it thinner but she could still make it crispier. All in all, very friendly, helpful, but not overbearing service.
The pizza itself was very good. We had half spinach pesto/half garden vegetable. Each had a very distinct flavor, and we thought the tomato sauce was very flavorful and well seasoned. The crust was pretty thin (even though we hadn't specified "extra thin") and crispy. Not too flavorful, but I liked that there weren't huge crusty ends--just enough to grip a slice. The cheese was a little to think and chewy for my liking, but it still made for an overall solid slice. This location also serves Ancora coffee in the mornings and ice cream from the Chocolate Shoppe, and beer! We'll definitely be back for more...
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