After a full afternoon of the Space Needle, Museum of Pop Culture, and the Chihuly Garden & Glass - we were totally famished!! Luckily the Seattle Armory food court was nearby, and it is surely needed! Place was packed! But...I noticed an unusually long line for MOD Pizza...of course we had to check it out!
MOD Pizza is definitely similar to other build-your-own pizza joints. The thing I like best about these places is the only set price for a pizza, with any toppings on the menu that I want! And me...I want it all! Seriously, I don't care...I love colors, drag that thing through the garden! I don't care either if the crust bends when I pick up a slice, just gimme yummy toppings! Out of all the places I've had a custom-made pizza before...MOD Pizza is tops in my book! So yummy!
After about a 20 minute wait through the line (it was a tourist week), we finally were able to order our pizza pies. Wifey & I definitely went all out and got 2 off the wall pizzas made:
-Pizza 1 (wifey) - artichokes, roasted garlic, broccoli, mushrooms, roasted red peppers & pesto
-Pizza 2 (me) - started off with the Caspian (mozzarella, gorgonzola, BBQ chicken, BBQ sauce, sliced red onions) and added artichokes, roasted garlic, broccoli, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, fresh arugula & fig balsamic glaze swirl!!
Wifey loved her pizza! Thinner style crust that was fairly light with good crunch but solid bite as well. Veggies were pretty fresh and it was just the right size for her appetite.
My pizza was bonkers, it was heavy! Crust could barely contain the toppings but I paid no attention. I ate whatever fell off with a fork! I for some reason LOVE arugula to finish off a pizza. Peppery taste, adds nice bite and texture! I liked the combo of the BBQ sauce with the fig balsamic glaze. In retrospect I should have gone with a regular red sauce to give more balance but at the time I was so hungry I demolished this pizza! It was nice to have a big meal, but at the same time have some good veggies to go along with my naughty pizza. For purists, this is NOT!
Next time we are back in Seattle we are definitely hitting up MOD Pizza for some pie. Value is great too compared to many of the other food offerings in the Armory. If you were on a budget 2 people could share one pizza and a drink & still be plenty satisfied. MOD Pizza will also make 1/2 and 1/2 pizzas for you if you want! read more