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| - I had a coupon for a free 14" one topping pizza at this location. So I decided to use it, it's only for carry out (it's a free pizza so obviously no delivery but I wish!)
I have not been to any pizza chains or pizza places in Arizona so this is my first. It says its authentic chicago style so I would expect that means deep dish or maybe it's something else, I wasn't sure. There wasn't lots of pictures on yelps either.
So I called in to place my carry out order. Lady on the phone was nice. She answered my questions. I asked two questions:
1) Do you have white sauce (I usually find Chicago style places don't but I love pizza with the white sauce, it taste so much better in my opinion)? The lady said they only carry the red, marinara sauce. So no big deal.
2) How long does it take? She answered it depends but for my order, it'll be about 25 minutes.
I live about 6-7 miles away from here so it's not a big deal.
I placed my order around 1:30pm and I arrived there around 2:15pm. I walked in the store, it was pretty much empty except one couple eating pizza. I stood there and waited for someone to approach the counter. She was nice and responded quickly when I told her I was there for pick-up. She processed everything quickly. I got plates, forks +knives, cheese and red pepper which is something I am always glad pizza places have for carry-out! It looks nice, cool but small place inside.
Once I got home, it was time to try it! So the pizza box isn't how I expected it to be opened/sealed. It's sealed from the side instead of from the front. It's kinda hard to explain, maybe it's California thing? I just thought I'll prop open the lid but it didn't work that way. I just had to remove the flips from the side instead but this seems to make it more secure or at least I think so.
Anyways, the first thing that surprised me was the pizza isn't cut in a pie shape! It's cut in squares which I did not expect. So I lifted up one little square and tried it. It was gooey and cheesey - not too shady for a free pizza! I noticed also it looks like it had herbs on top because I see little green flakes of something. The pizza was NOT a deep dish pizza but it wasn't super thin either. It was very cheesy and gooey which I like and it has more flavor than other chain places. But $13.95 for one topping 14"? Ehhh.. I don't know but mine was free so no complaint. :)
Quick summary:
+Pizza is cheesy, gooey
+Good customer service, responsive, attentive and provides plates, seasonings, forks
+Cool, quiet atmosphere
-Pricey but it's nothing out of the ordinary in terms of pizza pricing
Note: The reason I gave it three stars is because the pizza isn't exceptional or extraordinary. It's good but I don't know if I'll care enough to go back (white sauce pizza always wins my heart).
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