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| - For the record, I teetered between three and four stars on this one, so more accurately you could say this is a 3.5 star review, but I decided we'll go with four because I do enjoy this place and I probably will continue ordering from them.
Like so many others, I get these fliers taped to my door ridiculously often. However, I get it -- small businesses need to advertise. I'd probably be less than pleased if I caught the fellow taping the ad to my door, but everyone has a job and a small business has to get the word out somehow. No real gripe from me on that front, and even so much as dropping the rating because of advertising would be vindictive at best and petty at worst.
So, on to the matter at hand. Skip to the bottom if you want the TL;DR version of this.
My only real complaint are that the first time I ordered pizza here, it was a tad on the under-done side. Not horribly so, but a bit less crispy than I like. That's all a matter of preference; it was definitely in the acceptable range of pizza done-ness, albeit firmly on the lower end. The other times I've ordered it's been exactly as I like it to be, so take that as you will.
The only other thing I could possibly mention would be that they really seem to love Doctor Pepper, because every time I've ordered Coke, I've gotten Doctor Pepper. Probably just coincidence together with a hasty delivery driver, but it's not a big issue for me since I like Coke and Doctor Pepper pretty much the same. Still, I would caution the owners to carefully read the orders: a lot of my friends seem to fancy themselves soda connoisseurs and would be irrationally outraged at this mix-up, which would only lead to more people posting one-time-order "I'm ticked off" reviews.
I'm sorry to have started out with the drawbacks, but that's what most people really are concerned about. If you, reader, also want to know what I've liked about this place, keep reading.
The biggest thing that keeps me coming back here is the value. Compare the prices at Redline to just about any other pizza joint -- especially the big names -- and you'll see why they keep getting green from my wallet. I can get a 20" pizza -- bigger than it sounds -- for around $15. Not bad at all! The pizza itself is a little bit on the bland side, sure, (maybe throw on a little butter and some Parmesan to the crust edges, Redline?) but it's got a good ratio of sauce to cheese to toppings to crust, so the foundations of a good pizza are all there.
The staff has been nothing but friendly to me thus far, but I also haven't really had a complaint yet, so we'll see how that turns out if it ever happens. This review will be updated accordingly if that should occur.
The best thing is there are none of the gimmicks like what Pizza Hut, Papa John's, and all the big places are trying. I don't need pretzel crust on my pizza. No, I don't need miniature hot dogs stuffed into my crust either. What is this stuff you're drizzling all over my pizza? No, seriously, what even is that? If I wanted strange and exotic pizza, I'd take the trip down to Chandler Mall and visit their California Pizza Kitchen. This is a refreshing return to simplicity. Pizza, wings, soda, and a delivery driver to bring it right to my lazy butt in exchange for a fair tip. (Honestly, guys, if you can't afford to tip your driver, just hop your butt into the car and pick it up. I've done it when I was a bit tighter on cash.)
To summarize:
Pros:
Inexpensive
Good portions
Simple
Friendly service
Cons:
Pizza's done-ness can be unpredictable
Maybe a little TOO simple at times. Crust should be eaten; make me WANT to eat it.
Strange brand loyalty to Doctor Pepper? Yeah, this one is mostly a joke, but worth pointing out.
In short: Yes, I would recommend you give these guys a try. If they don't hit on the head the first go round... try 'em again. My second time was a lot better than my first. If that doesn't do it, then sure, move on. I'm sure that some people simply won't like the same things I do.
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