This was our second time ordering from Gary's in 3 years. The first time, in 2017, the pizza was too salty and greasy, and toppings were sparse. We ended up throwing most of it away. We wanted to give them another try since there are limited good takeout options during the pandemic. This time (July 2020) we were pleasantly surprised. We got the large "meats" pizza special with cheese bread, using the online coupon from their website. The pizza was *loaded* with toppings. It had some serious heft to it when I picked up the box. The pizza and bread tasted great when we got home. My kids scarfed it down, and the adults enjoyed it too.
Maybe the first time was a fluke, or they changed their cheese supplier, sauce spices, or pizza recipes in the past few years. But right now, this is the best pizza in the St. Cloud area, in my humble pizza-loving opinion (and having lived in Chicago for 2 decades, I know pizza!) We will definitely order again!
I removed one star from the score for the fact that when I arrived to pick up the pizza, several staff, including the cashier, were not wearing face masks as recommended for all food service personnel by the Minnesota Department of Health during the COVID pandemic. read more