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| - I needed pizza and not big-box pizza. I wanted a real pizza experience. I knew Chizona's is where I could get it.
I try to go here for lunch as often as I can. This last trip, I had the "Big Slice & Salad" combo. The subject slice is a quarter of an entire pizza! It comes with one topping and I went with the standby, pepperoni. It's a thinner crust pizza, usually sliced across several times to make a slice so large, manageable to eat. This last time, I had requested the slice remain uncut. I wanted to pick up the whole thing and eat it that way. It's a thinner crust pizza. As the crust goes out from the center it gets crisper, the edge being near-crackery. With pepperoni grease dripping & the smell of the oregano I shook on top permeating as I took-bite-after-bite, it was the pizza experience I had been craving.
The salad is a generous mix of romaine, tomatoes, the vegetables associated with pizza and lots of shredded mozzarella. Delicious. I had it with their Italian dressing but sometimes I get their Ranch. It's the mix kind that is 10 times better then the crap in the bottle.
I've had sandwiches, gyros, chicago-style hot dogs and their incredible, fresh-made, fries on past visits and everything has been excellent.
The only thing keeping this from being 5 star is the drink selection. Now, if you like soda, it's OK. There is no fountain. Sodas come in cans (that come w/combos, btw). I'm not so keen on that. There's no brewed iced tea and no beer.
Despite my not giving this place 5 stars, Chizona's is one of my favorite places to eat.
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