I came to call upon Hippo's to sate my hunger once again, having perused pizza ideas from Yelp, and reminding myself how much I enjoyed the last one from here. This time things were a little different, as I was feeling particularly piggy, so ordered a burger and chips too, knowing I'd save the pizza mostly for the next day. Perhaps an odd method, but I'm so indecisive it's standard for me to order more than I can handle in one sitting.
The pizza arrived a touch later than last time, but the delivery chap apologised for the delay, and it was all good. The thing I love about the pizzas here is the generosity of topping: I ordered the Hippo Special, which has plenty of veg and plenty of meat, and it was slavered in goodies. The other boon is that all the toppings are of a good quality, so you can be sure the meat doesn't have that weird plastic vibe some other places have.
Downsides would be that ordering the deep pan means that the pizza can get a touch soggy in places in the box. Also, on this occasion, the dough was a little much, so I think I'll try the thin in future. It was just a little bready, which took away from the generous topping, and meant I couldn't taste the pizza sauce too well. As for the burger and chips, I've almost given up hoping for a really great delivery burger in Leeds, as this was your standard Saturday night, post booze, style affair. Standard bun, standard flat (and I'm assuming not freshly made) pattie of little flavour, with lettuce and onions etc.
Really, since they're a pizza place, I'd imagine it's only worth ordering what they specialise in. Still, better pizza than I've had from most in Leeds, so I'll no doubt order from here again! read more