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| - I used to order pizza from this place all the time when I worked in the area but haven't tried them in a few years. So, realizing different locations are owned by different people, and knowing I currently DON'T care for the one closest to my home, I thought I would try the Strongsville location to see if it has held up. This Strongsville E.O.C.P. often places coupons in local publications. I found one for a medium, two-item pizza for $8.00, so I ordered one with mushrooms and pepperoni.
Out of the box, the medium pizza was 11 1/2 inches across, with approximately a 3/4 inch edge of crust. Fairly standard and acceptable in my estimation. The thin crust was just about the way I like it, crisp and golden on the bottom and soft and chewy, even the edge. The entire pie was about one inch thick. The sauce tasted good, with a slight tang or acidity to it. On another positive note, the mushrooms seemed to be fresh and not out-of-the-can by the way they cooked (baked) up. I thought the pie could have spent another 2-3 minutes in the oven to cook up the pepperoni and bubble up and slightly brown the cheese. But then again that might have resulted in a tougher, hard crust. So, even the next day, whether eating the leftovers cold or after heating in the microwave, the crust was still just as good.
Overall I tip my hat to The East Of Chicago Pizza in Strongsville, they seem to still be doing a credible job. Since northeast Ohio has some of the best independent pizza places you can find anywhere in the country (I know, I've tried many of them during my travels.), I usually don't buy pizza from the national chains. For this location I don't mind making an exception.
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