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| - Why didn't I know about this place sooner? It's definately a dive of a place. Plastic lawn chairs, broken video poker, old tile and "musty old building smell" make this a no go zone for first dates, business lunches and fussy people. A look around at the clientele tells me all I need to know - loads of Italians and a lot of people drinking Brio. Another look around yields an old Coke cooler (which is now broken...), and a simple illuminated menu. They do everything from veal sandwiches, pizza, pasta and panzerottis.
I stuck with a simple slice of pepperoni pizza. The crust is pretty much perfect, with a lot of chew on the flat areas, and crispy where the toppings end. The sauce is swimming with basil flavours and is slightly sweet, but still tastes very tomato-ey. The toppings are generous - holy crap, my slice was drowned in cheese and topped with slightly thicker slices of pepperoni. The pepperoni tastes like real meat - very porky, spicy and rich. The sheer size of the slice is something to behold as well - it is comparable to New York style pizza, you k know, the ones that you have to fold the slices in order to eat?
It struck me that the panzo(s)/calzones are something to marvel at. A full table of four ended up ordering one each. They look perfect. Dark brown (like most spray tanners these days), and oozing a huge amount of cheese! And not to mention the size - much of it covers a plate. Wow...very different from the standards heralded by "big pizza" companies like Pizza Pizza and Pizza Hut.
The prices are very reasonable and you can create your own pizza pies as well. (They do have a limited choice of toppings, but that's better than too many to keep fresh.) For my late lunch, it cost me $4.25. $3.00 for the slice, and $1.25 for the can of pop! Yum!
A great place to get a pizza fix and harden your arteries as well.
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