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| - Dear Pizza Oven,
A little over a year ago we discovered your restaurant at it's old location. The first couple of times we came to you we liked the pizza, and regarded it highly. The cheese/crust/toppings ratio was perfect and I believe at that time there was only one kind of crust to choose from. That could be incorrect, but we were never asked to specify at that time when ordering. It was REAL (not some pre made garbage) and it was thin-ish, and it was very good.
Now a couple months ago, we ordered a pizza at your new location. This time we got a thin crust because the "hand tossed" was a dollar more. This experience was disappointing because the crust was TOO thin - dare I say, pre-made- and the overall pizza was light, weight-wise; We got a large for 2 people and we were still hungry after we had finished it. Not a pleasant feeling after having forked out 18 dollars.
So this time around we figured, OK, the Pizza Oven pizza we liked a year ago MUST have been their "hand-tossed" option, which now costs a dollar more, but hey, let's give it another try. So we ordered a 16 inch gryo with a side of breadsticks. Big mistake.
The pizza was a disaster. While the toppings were generous, the CHEESE was overabundant. I know from my teenage days as a pizza maker that too much cheese can be a bad thing, which may seem counter intuitive, but it's so true.
Here's the thing though: The crust of the pizza, the dollar-more-hand-tossed crust, was SOO DENSE and doughy. Not in a deep dish, fluffy and bready kind of way, either. It was exceedingly low in taste and texture. Dense layers of wet cardboard with too much cheese on top. OOF.
I was surprised, because it seems this place has been in business for a while now and had a good recipe going for a good pizza. But this was a failed attempt, to say the least.
Also disconcerting: the breadsticks were DEEP FRIED pieces of bread slathered with butter. OY. Yes they were tasty, deep fried anything is tasty! Oh my Lord the GREASE!!! What about my waistline! What about my foodie sensibilities! Gimme something to love here, Pizza Oven!
We walked out of the restaurant regretting our decisions, and vowing to never return.
I would have said something to the waitress(who was very good, I'll add), but I've gathered that she is the owner's daughter, so need I say more?
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