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| - I know, I know it's been a long time since I've done a review but I've been busy trying to lose weight. After 5 months of trying and losing maybe 5 pounds I decided ah, what the hell? Might as well go back to doing some reviews! Being away from Yelp wasn't helping my quest for six-pack abbage anyway. That's what the extra cardio is for!
Now I've been to several of the Cici's here in LV and I'm reviewing this one mainly because it's the nicest one I've been to. Cleanliness is very important folks! The manager treats me well here so kudos to him and his staff. Plus, this one is in the same shopping center as Best Buy and Costco! Killin' all the birds with one stone. Assassin's Creed 2 video game? Check. Fiber One bars? Check. Cheap but tasty lunch? Check.
This place gets 3 1/2 stars from me. Pretty good in my book. I know other places have much better pizza, but you gotta give it to Cici's for attracting all the folks with a $4.99 all-you-can-eat pizza buffet. Where else you gonna go that's this cheap and also keeps the kids happy? This place is hoppin' it seems almost all times of the day, especially the weekends. They even got a little arcade in there so they can suck a little bit more of your money before you leave!
But back to the food. Once you pay for your meal, you get started off at the salad bar. I eat tons of their salad when the server makes it with fresh ingredients (not sitting long) and the ratios are correct (not too much dressing). Cici's has 2 basic salads, their 'House' Italian salad with lettuce mix, tomatoes, red onion, banana peppers, olives, and their special dressing. I swear to God, this salad tastes almost exactly like the salad at Olive Garden! And that's a good thing (if you like Olive Garden's salad...which I do). They also make a decent Bacon Ranch salad with lettuce mix, bacon bits, tomatoes, and ranch dressing. I hear in other states with a Cici's Pizza they have a full salad bar available (I'm lookin at you Austin, TX), I wish they would do that here in Vegas too. That would inch you up probably to a full 4 stars.
After you pass the salad options you get to the soup/pasta station. Yes, they only have one soup that I've ever seen but it's very good when it's fresh. It's a chicken noodle soup made with their popular rotini pasta (yummy yes, traditional no). Good soup with lots of chicken cubes, rotini, onion, peppers, lots of spices. Goes great with their garlic breadstics. They also have a pasta option, which is always rotini pasta with marinara.
But you all know we came here for the show...the pizza! Cici's has at least a dozen different pizzas on their serving line at any one time, and the variety is vast. Key here is to get it while it's fresh...always tastes the best. Some of my favs are the Thin Crust Italiano (thin and crispy with sausage and spices), the Zesty Veggie (fresh veggies with a zesty ranch sauce), the Mexican Ole! (thin crust with ground beef and cheese, topped with fresh lettuce and tomato), the Hawaiian (ham and pineapple), the BBQ (pork BBQ with cheddar and mozzarella), and the Buffalo Chicken (chicken breast with spicy ranch sauce and buffalo wing sauce). I also like their Deep Dish pizza a lot with my fav being the Supreme (pepperoni, sausage, peppers, onions, olives, mushrooms, cheese). Of course the kids love their signature Macaroni & Cheese pizza!
Here's a tip that many of you might not know, you can special order a pizza at Cici's at any time while dining in. Just tell the server behind the counter you have a special request. They'll ask what kind of pizza you want and how many slices. Then they ask your name and give you a colored cone for your order. When it's ready it's brought straight to your table! I always order a Supreme pizza this way. I order a whole one and share it with my family. This way it comes out hot, fresh, and not touched by some kid with booger hands!
They also have a small dessert and drink station. Cici's makes some decent brownies, but their cinnamon rolls? They're addictive, like crack! Their excellent when they are just out of the oven, warm, gooey, light, and fluffy all at the same time. You'd be hard pressed to find another decent cinnamon roll in this city. I'm also very happy that Cici's is a Coke serving place, so drink away I do! I just wish they had Cherry Coke on tap (Sam's Club I hate you...but love that you have this on tap).
Little known fact: Cici's Pizza was voted one of 'America's Healthiest Restaurants' by Men's Health magazine in 2009. Hurts soooo good!
Overall, not a bad place to stuff yourself silly off of fat and carbs...and for the same price as a Subway $5 footlong! Just save some room so you can stand and play the 'Stacker' game in the arcade afterwards. One day I will win that damn big prize!
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