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| - Big Jimmy's recently opened in the complex on Apache, a couple doors down from the Food City. Their main thing is $5 large, 1-topping pizzas. Though they have other stuff on the menu, like wings, salads, and sandwiches, and specialty pizzas for $10. Since they are brand new and within walking distance, I decided to give them a try with a nice standard - a large pepperoni $5 pizza.
The dough was nice and soft, with a bit of chewiness, and they didn't skimp on the one topping; there was plenty of pepperoni on it. They also offer free crust flavorings (butter, butter parmesan, butter garlic parmesan, and some others I'm forgetting), which was a nice touch. I know Hungry Howie's also does crust flavorings, but I find Hungry Howie's crust to be almost unchewably tough, so Big Jimmy's beats them there. The main detractor I think was that the pizza was a little greasy, but I've had greasier. Overall the pizza was good, cheesy, and my boyfriend and I made short work of it.
As for the business, the guy on the phone was friendly when I called to make the order, and woman behind the counter when I got there was also friendly. I was only in there a few minutes to pick up my pizza, but I live nearby so I know that the unit was previously empty, and so everything inside is pretty much brand new and sparkling clean. They've got a few tables inside to eat there as well.
I'm sure I'll be ordering from Big Jimmy's again. There's simply no getting around the fact that a $5 pizza (with tax: $5.44) is a hell of a deal, and it's pretty tasty pizza. Another bonus is their hours - they're open until 3am during the week, and 4am on Fridays and Saturdays.
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