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| - Sal's saved dinner Saturday when I was elbows deep in unpacking moving boxes (it's a long story) and realized it was approaching 2000, which severely limits options to order take away here in the 48th state. Placed an online order, they were slammed when we arrived about 35 minutes later to pick it up; staff was friendly and kept us in the loop as to the status of our order.
I've been craving a Grandma Pie lately, and was very pleased with their medium ($16.99, +$3 for added sun dried tomatoes) this is one of my favorite pies, and Sal's nailed it, though I did order it with mozzarella vs the menu's provolone because that is how Nonna made her eponymous pies; I was super pleased with the chew, char, and quality of the crust, which I'd forgotten to order well done - usually just a preference on my part, as pies tend to be under-fired to me - but not at Sal's! Scott shared a cheese calzone ($7.99) with his buddy, and they both enjoyed it, especially since it wasn't coated in butter, oil, or WTF ever it is that many pizza joints out here tend to slather onto pies, calzones, et al with reckless abandon. The large antipasto salad ($10.99) was just AOK in my book, but I loved the balsamic dressing. There was a gratis order of garlic bread with a side of their tasty marinara the fellas enjoyed, too. Three of us were sated for under $40, with plenty of leftovers to boot.
This is the second time we've had take away from Sal's, thoroughly enjoying both meals. I'm kind of crushing hard on another family owned joint in Mesa, but we will include a sit down meal at Sal's sooner than later, as their food can only be better eaten straightaway, and I love family owned joints that remind me of my own dysfunctional Sicilian clan's roots. Fans for sure!
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