A new iteration of this well-known Pizza vendor has come to Blaine WA. I ordered a "New York Style" pie yesterday, and as they have been remodeling this place for what seemd like the better part of a year, I went inside to check it out. Just a minimalist lobby, which is pretty standard. No seating, just prep tables and ovens and storage. Nice and clean and friendly. When I ordered by phone, I was told the pie would be ready between 11 and 16 minutes. I drove in and waited outside for the 11 minutes, went in, and there was me pie! They have a neat video board behind the sales counter that displays the orders in their order of readiness, so, if you have to wait, you see what's up without even having to ask.
The pie, ordered plain, NY style, without a disgusting, big chewy wad of cheese, and well done. Well done being having the edges and bottom a tad charred. The sauce was good, and the amount of cheese was appropriate, but the "crispy" (their term) was not quite there. The edge crust was dark brown but had no charring, and the bottom was in the same condition. The crust was thicker than I care for, but they are machine-made and understandable in a production line operation. You can't have a speedy pizza that's hand-thrown.
The parking lot had only two open spots when I got there, and only one other customer, so I assume that the rest of the cars were employees or delivery drivers. The parking itself is a bit awkward, in that there is a paved bicycle path on the roadside, with a curb on the inside of the path, which limits the room available for maneuvering. Not a friendly situation for a large pickup or some such. Also, when pulling in, if you ignore the inside curb of the bike path, you might run into it and do something to your front end. read more
