So very HAPPY this chain opened up in my neck of the woods!!! (Literally a 5 minute drive from mi casa) If you are reading this, and you love thin crust pizza, (bad pun alert) YOU DEFINITELY wanna PIZZA this place!
In this review, I'm gonna highlight 3 things that impressed me about MOD pizza:
1) their speed
2) their prices
3) the quality
1) speed
-MOD pizza is the Chipotle, Freebirds, or Salata of pizzas. Like... Wow. Went in on a Wednesday evening around 8ish and there was a line just out the door. My turn came around what felt like less than 5 minutes. I was famished after work, and ready to beat up some pizza, yet wasn't at all frustrated at the in-between time.
**addendum** I went on a Friday night and waited an hour to order. It was spring break on a Friday night, this spot is still pretty new, and it's the only dinner spot in the upcoming Towne Lake Boardwalk so far, so I'll cut them some slack.
2) pricing
-The price after food and drink was very impressive. Especially for the quality and speed that I received my food. You pay a flat price for your pizza, whether it has one topping, or ALL the toppings. You pay what's on the overhead menu. I got full for under $10(with a fair tip included) WIN.
3) quality
- The dough, the sauce, and all the toppings looked and tasted very fresh. The peeps behind the glass were pleasant. Chatty enough to be endearing, but not too much,(yes!) and ready to add any toppings my heart so desired. I was craving a BBQ chicken pizza, so I ordered the CASPIAN. I like a little heat, so I added "Mama Lil's peppers". (Next time, I'll just go for the jalapeños. ¡Orale!)
As I turned the corner to get my drink, I was surprised to see colorful fountains of house-made teas and lemonades. The "caramelized pear iced tea" was the first name to catch my eye... Very lovely. Notes of honey, and the obvious baked pear... And very lightly sweetened. Beautiful. Then I tried some of the Marion blackberry lemonade. Oh my word. It had pureed blackberries in it. It was amazing. And a beautiful red color... The drink selection, including a few local beers on tap let me know this would be a place I would love. As soon as I was done taking in the drinks, my name was called and my pizza was READY.
I'll sumarize my eating experience in the following few sentences:
1) that thin crust is BOMB!!! YES!!!
2) their cheese is very pungent, so if your taste buds aren't that refined (like mine are NOT) I'd say stick with mozz and parm... The gorgonzola was a bit much for my personal taste, but I still destroyed that thang! I mean.... try new things, but don't go all XL pizza on something you're not sure you'll like.... If you're a cheese-head, you'll love it all.
3)that cheese was melty like the cartoons, bro! WIN.
3)all the flavors harmonized perfectly.
4)my brother got the CALEXICO and it was pretty on point. Man that buffalo sauce. MMMM!! My dad got the MAD DOG pizza, and I've been day dreaming about it at work all day. Like... pep, sausage, and ground beef has never tasted so good together anywhere else. After one bite, it kept tasting better. Like effervescent flavor...
Wow, MOD PIZZA. WOW.
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