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| - Lots of people have suggested I should try Mr. G's, so the other night as I was driving past I realized a had a coupon for half off a large, two item pizza. Now I knew going in that their large was 18 inches, much more than I could eat, but pizza is one of those foods that is always good the next day, so what the heck!
I ordered, choosing pepperoni and onions as the toppings, waited 20 minutes, and drove home. My cost, using the half off coupon, was $8.75. This ended up being my deal of the month! The pizza measured in at 17 to 18 inches in diameter and was covered with a very generous and quite tasty layer of cheese. The crust was a minimum of 1/2 inch in depth, about average for regular pizza, and I counted 50 slices of pepperoni on top. The edge crust, about which I am about to rave, was from 1/2 to 3/4 inches wide.
As I already mentioned, the cheese was delicious and plentiful. I would have preferred the pie to have been baked a little bit longer until the pepperoni began to crisp up. But I am not sure that would be possible without overcooking, and ruining, the edge crust. You see, as I was finishing off the first massive slice (two slices filled me) and I got to the edge I fully expected to bite down on that typically dry, hard-as-a-rock, tasting-like-cardboard piece of crust that usually gets tossed after the first slice or two. Well Mr. G's has perfected the edge crust. It is fantastic. It has a nice crunch on the outside and a soft-as-a-pillow inside. So, baking even a few minutes longer could prove to be detrimental.
The pizza is great. I am a fan. I will return. The edge crust almost prompted me to move it up to five stars (a rating I reserve for the pizza that equals one I used to eat at a family-owned joint long ago in the Mahoning Valley that has long since closed). As it is, Mr. G's goes to the top of MY (current) list. Well done Mr. G's!
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