We drove overnight to Columbus to Syracuse. Our plan was to pick up a car at 9 AM and be back home by early evening. Cut to 6 PM, it's been the worst day possible and we're still in Columbus. We haven't slept or eaten in way too long, and now we had to get a hotel, since there was no way we'd survive driving back.
We got settled in at our hotel and started looking for places to order food from. It was a Saturday night in a reasonably sized city, so we figured our options would be at least Syracuse or better. An immediate sense of panic set in around 8:30 PM when we realized any of the places that had caught our attention were closing or closed already. Even regular pizzerias and bar kitchens were closed. Cue Oh Pizza! What an entrance. Raving reviews, great looking food, open until 2 AM. I forget whether they delivered, but at that point we just ordered our food and drove to get it before they changed their mind.
We ordered the "Old World" pasta, the Philly Sub, and of course the "Bypass Pizza". The whole order came to $35.50, which is pretty good for us on a pizza order. I feel like there was a reason we didn't get the wings that people also rave about. I think we were really tight on money.
We opened the Philly and it looked so small, we thought we'd been had. Then we both took one bite each and agreed this is one of the best Philly's we've ever eaten. The tender, thicker cut meat, the thick layer of baked seasoned mozzarella cheese, the soft, light bread that's just the right crisp on the outside. We'll never doubt you again.
The Old World pasta was an amazing choice. We forgot to ask for silverware and our hotel room had none that we could find. So we ate it with our hands without a second thought and used a lot of napkins. Pepperoni, Sausage, green peppers, and that same beautifully baked mozzarella on top. There was already no way we were going to bed without heartburn, so we just kind of went for it.
The Bypass Pizza was a safe and easy choice. We got a 10" and loved how it was still cut into 8 little slices. The only way I could describe the pizza is like Pizza Hut for people who don't hate themselves. It's got the same firmness and general taste and feel of Pizza Hut, but the freshness of a pizza that wasn't squirted into a mold and then trucked to the location to be Pammed and baked. I'm kind of weird about eating cold leftover pizza, but eating the rest on the drive home was some of my favorite leftover pizza ever.
Eating here was the only beacon of light we had on this god awful trip, literally the only thing that went right. I'm a little sad that this was just a one time fling, but if something should ever come up where I MUST return to or even pass through Columbus, I'm getting wings and another Philly, on top of god knows what else. Thanks for being there!
Note: By the time we got this food back to our room, taking quality pictures wasn't exactly a priority! read more