I've been busy, and haven't had a chance to post much, but I wanted to give this updated review.
We came here a couple of weeks ago for dinner. We were having some repairs done at our house, and I didn't feel like cooking. I also didn't feel like driving too far, and everybody was in the mood for pizza. So, off to Peter Piper we go!
When we arrived, they were hosting a fundraising event for a local school (I like that PPP does this, it shows community involvement, and that they want to be a good neighbor). The place was crowded, but no more so than any Saturday afternoon. We ordered our food, grabbed a seat and hung out until our food was ready.
Our wings came out first (boneless, mild), they were tasty, fresh, and disappeared rather fast. My wife likes the boneless wings better, and while I am a traditionalist; they have always been good at PPP, and thats what we order there.
We ordered an extra large, ultra thin with pepperoni. When I got the pizza from the pick up area, I was disappointed (we were all disappointed, but I don't ever send food back). Yes, it was ultra thin, and had plenty of pepperoni, but the toppings on the pizza were shifted (see picture). Thinking of the pizza as a clock; at 12 and 6 o'clock, the toppings were almost to the edge. At 9 o'clock the crust was about normal, but from about 1 to 5, we had a large expanse of dry brittle crust with no toppings. Not appetizing to look at, and not edible. Where the pizza had toppings on it; it was good, there was plenty of pepperoni, and the pizza was properly sauced.
Interesting this is, the manager is the person who gave me the pizza at the pick up area. I would have thought that she would have taken one look at the pizza, and told us that she would have a new one made because of the way it looked. Once again, they were busy, but not that bad. I know that as a manager at PPP, you have many responsibilities; and can't just stand there and look at every pizza, but when you see one that looks like this, take it over to the person making the pizzas and ask them why they thought it would be okay to serve this to a customer.
Am I being too harsh because it's Peter Piper Pizza? I don't think so, you have the word pizza in the name of your restaurant, the pizza should always be made right. This PPP is consistently good, so maybe we just had an off night.
Now, on to the good things about our visit...
The staff were all friendly, especially the young lady who was hosting the ice cream eating contest. I think she was having as much fun as the kids were! We were sitting in the same area, and it was fun to watch.
The restaurant was also very clean (as always). The employees do a great job of bussing the lazy peoples' tables and keeping everything neat and clean (including the gaming area and restrooms).
Soooooo...will we return?
Yes, we will. The employees are friendly, the place is clean, and usually the pizza is good. They just need to work on that consistency...
2.5 stars.