Pizza

[red sky]

Originally Posted by you&me

We'll get take out, fast food, etc as a family for lunch, dinner, treats like ice cream after soccer, etc maybe a 2-4 of other times a week.

We have young kids and pizza/movie night has just become a 'thing' we do on Fridays. The kids rotate turns picking movies, pick toppings for 'their' pizza and we have a couple of go-tos that we pick up from on the way home from kids' activities on Friday... Just routine at this point.

Otherwise, the wife and I try and order something less kid-friendly a few nights a months after the kids are in bed as a mini date night.

All said, we probably only eat non-homecooked meals ~20 times a month.

Only?

[you&me]

Originally Posted by red sky

Only?

Hahaha, I'd originally written "~10" (as you can see, I edited my posted), which is probably more accurate. But then I figured someone would call me on the math of pizza every week (4/month) and saying 2-4 other "meals" per week (8-16/month), so I changed it up...

We're a family of 6, so pre-COVID, we're pretty freakin busy and spend a lot of time out of the house, between activities, etc...

[nik-]

Originally Posted by CofR

I have never had CPU sober

Most haven't. CPU also seems to pretty much guarantee the ####s the next day. But this might also be a symptom of the state you need to be in to eat CPU.

[Pizza]

Originally Posted by nik-

Most haven't. CPU also seems to pretty much guarantee the ####s the next day. But this might also be a symptom of the state you need to be in to eat CPU.

We wanted to do a pizza lunch for the team and one of the girls suggested CPU and bragged how much value you got. She firmly stood by it and thought it was the best pizza in the world. Everyone was convinced so we ended up ordered it. It looked good and tasted good but after couple hours after eating, I didnt feel right. I remember sitting through the rest of my shift, head on my desk, clutching my stomach and not wanting to move. Another coworker, who i worked closely with, endured the same pains

If you have to pay a few dollars more for a better Pizza, do it. That pain aint worth it

[troutman]

We tried POW pizza last night - it was pretty good, and we would order again. I had the Hawaiian though and was surprised they don't put the tomato sauce on top of that one. I was looking forward to that. Why do they offer some pizzas without sauce?

[undercoverbrother]

Ordered from Western Pizza in Cranston.

It was quick and pretty good.

Good amount of topping and crust was not soggy.

Will try again.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by troutman

We tried POW pizza last night - it was pretty good, and we would order again. I had the Hawaiian though and was surprised they don't put the tomato sauce on top of that one. I was looking forward to that. Why do they offer some pizzas without sauce?

POW would be a great pizza place if it wasn't trying to be so edgy with it's toppings.

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by troutman

We tried POW pizza last night - it was pretty good, and we would order again. I had the Hawaiian though and was surprised they don't put the tomato sauce on top of that one. I was looking forward to that. Why do they offer some pizzas without sauce?

Haven't tried that one since they switched from pulled pork to ham, maybe they forgot the sauce?

The Italian Street Meat is pretty amazing, haven't tried the pepperoni but I imagine it is similar. The potato and sausage one is really good but the flavor is a bit overwhelming after a piece or two.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Haven't tried that one since they switched from pulled pork to ham, maybe they forgot the sauce?

The Italian Street Meat is pretty amazing, haven't tried the pepperoni but I imagine it is similar. The potato and sausage one is really good but the flavor is a bit overwhelming after a piece or two.

They've switched from the pulled pork? I might have try it again, that Crime Wave pizza was on the cusp of amazing if it wasn't for that pork. I've just been ordering the Italian Street Meat. Although, now that I think about it, I tried the Crime Wave a couple times (maybe three times) and I don't remember the sauce ever being on top. They just might not do that for every type.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Haven't tried that one since they switched from pulled pork to ham, maybe they forgot the sauce?

I called them and they said the Hawaiian does not come with sauce. Maybe you can order it on the side.

[Jacks]

The sauce is one of the best parts, I'd try the Italian next time.

[InglewoodFan]

Originally Posted by InglewoodFan

Got a couple of pies ordered from Noble Pie for Friday. They do a limited number each week and open up reservations at noon on Wednesdays, has been selling out every week it seems.

Looking forward to their NY style pizza, haven't had it since they first started up as Eighty-Eight got to be such a zoo to try to get into when there was pizza.

All expectations met. Chewy crust, lots of pepperoni cups, slice folded nice. And the cheesus was super flavorful with lots of different cheeses.

[CofR]

https://calgaryherald.com/life/food/...-comfort-food/

Nice article in the Herald on some local pizza places, biggest news (news to me at least) in there is that Bow Tie is opening a third location next month in Sage Hill.

[Baron von Kriterium]

Based on discussions here, we tried POW Pizza tonight. I was really impressed. I lived in Windsor for three years, so I am familiar with DSP. When I first looked at their menu, though, I was disappointed in that they only had seven pizzas and of those, I was only interested in the pepperoni, veggie and street meat. I decided on pepperoni and veggie and when I went to order the pepperoni (online) a drop down menu appeared prompting me to add other toppings if I wanted. Great! So the pepperoni turned into pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, and peppers. Other toppings are available, too, but this isn't evident just by looking at their menu.

I have to admit that I prefer the thin crust pizzas but I really enjoyed the taste of this DSP from POW. The crust was perfect as was the cheese. The Baroness even commented that she really liked the cheese.

I found the pizza actually got better as it cooled off.

Bow Tie. The Baroness likes Bow Tie, but I haven't been impressed the past two times we ordered from them. I find their pizzas too soggy for my liking. The last pizza had a really soggy crust. It's much better cold the next day.

[Wormius]

I thought Bow Tie was okay. I think it was the sauce that didn’t really do it for me. I find a lot of pizza sauces end up too tangy / acidic, and I like that toned down.

[Jacks]

I tried Bow Tie a few months ago based on recommendations here. The pizza looked great, perfectly cooked, crispy crust, lots of toppings. The only problem is it didn't really taste like anything, it was just bland. I ended up tossing a few pieces in the compost bin which is unheard of. Maybe it was just an off day?

[Izzle]

Originally Posted by Jacks

I tried Bow Tie a few months ago based on recommendations here. The pizza looked great, perfectly cooked, crispy crust, lots of toppings. The only problem is it didn't really taste like anything, it was just bland. I ended up tossing a few pieces in the compost bin which is unheard of. Maybe it was just an off day?

I hear ya bud. I had a similar experience when I tried Bow Tie. I think it's the sauce. It has this sweetish taste and wasn't tangy or anything. Maybe that's why it was bland?

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[OutOfTheCube]

These place are all too expensive. $25-30 for one pizza? Get real. We have a local place in our neighborhood that's throwing out pretty solid pizzas for $12. Cal City Pizza in Redstone. Delicious, and you get twice as much for your dollar. You're just paying for dumb trendy hipster toppings. Wagyu beef pepperoni, get that #### outta here.

[8 Ball]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

These place are all too expensive. $25-30 for one pizza? Get real. We have a local place in our neighborhood that's throwing out pretty solid pizzas for $12. Cal City Pizza in Redstone. Delicious, and you get twice as much for your dollar. You're just paying for dumb trendy hipster toppings. Wagyu beef pepperoni, get that #### outta here.

$12.00 pizza lol. Fresh ingredients, and high quality cheese ain’t cheap.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by 8 Ball

$12.00 pizza lol. Fresh ingredients, and high quality cheese ain’t cheap.

A friend used to bring over $10 safeway pizzas that were on sale for $5 on Fridays. They were crappy. I’ll spend $25 every time for quality.