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| - I haven't eaten pizza in months, and after a long day renovating, I couldn't stop dreaming about eating a pie and having a beer at Papago.
We fell in love with their pizza years ago and were frequently stopping by after weekend days of work. Per my previous reviews, I thought their pizza was some of the best I'd ever had. It was crispy and light. The crust had a hint of saltiness. It was so damn flavorful!
I'm not sure if they changed cooks or recipes, but the pizza we had yesterday was quite the opposite. In fact, I'd put it up there with one of the worst pizzas I've ever eaten.
We thought maybe it needed firing again, so after 2 slices, we asked the server to take it back and fire the crust again. But that didn't really help. The crust was so flat, and my jaw got sore from chewing the darn thing. It had no redeemable quality, but we were so hungry, we ate. As they say, bad pizza is still good pizza. And the toppings were so minimal. The cheese was so thinly spread and I couldn't tell if there was any red sauce. I never put the pepper flakes or parm or anything on my pie, but after the first slice, I basically covered each slice in parm, chili flakes and hot sauce just to have some sense of taste.
I hope this was just a fluke because I loved our previous pie purchases there.
Service was as usual, spot on Papago. ..good, laid back, friendly.
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