Birdie's Pizza. I think it will fly!
I quit posting reviews on Yelp because I came to realize I really don't like Yelp. That said, a friend and I were discussing pizza in Corvallis. We disagreed about one place, and that's fine. We agreed who has the best sauce. We also thought that it was a shame that the best pizza in town was in a damn grocery store. Yah. Market of Choice has good pizza. It isn't as good as it was pre-COVID, but it's still good.
Why do I mention all that? Background my friend, background.
My friend told me about a new place. I had never heard of it. He said they were out in Philomath, so I probably wouldn't go. Then he said they opened a second location in The Plaza. That's my 'hood!
I was out today doing errands. I had the hungrys. I was even not far from Market of Choice. Nah. I headed south. Then, as I was driving down 4th Street I remembered. "Hey Chester," I said to myself, "You owe it to yourself and your friend to check out the new place."
I actually remember when it was JCPenny. I remember when that terrible bagel shop opened that didn't even boil their bagels. All that. It was peak lunch time, so I worried it would be a long line. Good thing I was in a three-hour parking spot. To my surprise, the line was maybe five minutes. The person that took my order and served me was friendly and efficient.
The whole place had a neat feel. It was open with plenty of seating. It was clean and well lit. There were many options of places to order from. That's damn cool. I wonder if each individual business had to pay the city's exorbitant SDCs. That shouldn't happen at all to a property that has already been developed, but the people in positions of leadership in Corvallis are, uh... kinda greedy. That's not news.
Oh. Yeah. This is about pizza. I ordered a New York style slice. It was damn good. Better than any other slice I've had in town in a long time. It was so good I went back when I was done and ordered a different flavor. Will I be back? Hell yes.
While I was waiting for my second slice, I noticed the employee was flipping a vinyl record over. They are spinning vinyl. That's just plain awesome. I'm not giving them any of my collection, but I'll keep my eyes open for something to donate.
I might even go back tomorrow....
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