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| - Overall 4 star rating...but be careful what you order.
5 stars for pizza, delivery times, and price.
4 stars for Burgers, Wings, Baklava, and Garlic Bread, and Ranch Dressing
3 Stars for Philly sandwiches, Gyros, Spaghetti, and Lasagna
1 star for Fried Appetizers, Breadsticks, and Alfredo sauce
Mom & Pop pizza places are always hit or miss for me. It is far too easy to overcook the toppings while leaving the dough a little underdone. We tried Alexanders for the first time about 2 1/2 years ago, and it was GREAT.
Not a lot of places deliver where we live, so our choices are basically pizza, Chinese, or pizza. The thing I like best about Alexanders is that in addition to their pizza, they have a very expansive menu. Everything from Greek to Italian, Sandwiches to Burgers...all delivered to my door. So I'd guess between my wife and I, we've tried everything on their menu at least once.
We order pizza from here so often that when the delivery guys see us at the grocery store, they come ask us how our dog is doing, or if the baby is feeling better. We order from them at least 2 or 3 times per week, and we are rarely ever disappointed in their pizza. it has a nice crispy crust that is good and greasy without being soggy. I think the cheese is just right, and their sauce is pretty tasty.
For the rest of their menu, the quality depends on what you order. Their cheeseburgers are great, but their Phillies are average. Their lasagna is really pretty good, but their Alfredo sauce is awful. Their BBQ wings are sweet and tasty without being too spicy, and their Ranch dressing is superb. Their garlic bread is wonderful, but their bread sticks are pretty dry.
Other than the french fries, their entire fried appetizer menu is pretty bad. The zucchini, stuffed mushrooms, jalapeno poppers, mozzarella sticks etc... All bad. They are store-bought frozen, so they'd be lackluster at best, but then adding in the delivery time and they are usually a little cold and slimy in the middle and the breading is crunchy instead of crispy. Best to avoid those.
Every time we order from here, they say "45 minutes to an hour" for their delivery time, but I've yet to ever wait 30 minutes before my doorbell rings, and their record was an ASTOUNDING 16 minutes. They had to have put the pizza in the oven while we were still on the phone.
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