This place is pretty great. My mom and I love to walk here for lunch! Kind of pricy, so I definitely would not take a large group. I've also taken my grandparents; they weren't as impressed. Apparently the marinara sauce on the pizza was unappealing to them. All in all, I think this place is great! Would definitely recommend to anyone who likes artisan pizza UPDATE: Service this time was bad, food took an hour to come out and it came out cold. The spaghetti literally tasted like play dough. Will have to go again for the final review. read more

Just a quick review to show some love for Pizzology! I live downtown, and this marks the second time I have driven from the heart of Indianapolis up to the burbs of Carmel for this pizza. I was familiar with the owner's previous restaurant in Indy, and was anxious to be able to afford to eat off this menu (I couldn't afford L'Explorateur!)! The pizza is well portioned and the ingredients are fresh. Foldable and tasty, the crust is bubbly, soft and slightly crunchy all in the right ways. I went the other day, again, and had the mortadella - holy crap. Olive oil, spicy capicola, fresh mozzarella and garlic cloves. It actually comes with arugula, but, I'm not a fan, so I left it off. The capicola tasted like it was sliced in Italy and magically appeared on my pizza. The moz was fresh - not shredded junk - the garlic so tasty, and the olive oil lent a special fresh Napoli flavor to the crust. I was in heaven, adding a bit of extra heat with red pepper. Aside from great pizza, the drinks are wonderful - a well picked Italian wine list at all price points, and my favorites - the beers. They have Indiana greats on tap, and a variety of small craft beers on the menu. You know it's a good pick when the only "light beer" that most people know is Peroni. I enjoyed a Brugge Tripple de Ripple and then had a new beer from Ft. Wayne I had never had before (Mad Anthony) and it was delish. I like to sit at the bar because there are always open seats. A lot of families and large groups like to eat here, so I can always get a seat at the bar, even though the people waiting for seating and pizza's to go are a bit intruding due the small wait area. The decor is hip, and folks from downtown who have vespas might see a few familiar blurry faces and scooters on the wall. Chalkboards adorn the wall with specials and quirky comments, and there is a bar for kids (and adults) to watch the kitchen work their pizza magic while you eat. The staff also seems a bit familiar from downtown Indy establishments. My first time the bartender was friendly and enjoyable, this time it was someone different, and he was a bit slow and unemotional in his technique, but nice enough. The pizza's are good portioned, and they do have pasta.You can also make your own pizza, but, you cannot replace things on the standard menu pizzas. The music is great (Ramones! Clash!), tv's play sports all around, and it's def. the hippest place for Carmel families to eat! Well worth the drive - I can only hope they open a Pizzology downtown! read more

There are very few places, outside of Italy, where one can get a good Margherita pizza. I mean the thin dough with crushed tomatoes, sliced fresh mozzarella, fresh basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil. The crust is slightly charred on the edges. Pizzology's margherita comes pretty close to the real deal. This is good quality pizza, simple ingredients at a great price - $13 and enough for two! We got breadsticks for starters (meh, I could have totally avoided the extra bread/carbs nothing your missing there) and brussel sprouts and fig risotto. This risotto was delicious! Salty with the fig adding bursts of sweetness. We ended the meal with the housemade tiramisu. This fabulous not a lot of cream and not very sweet. Perfect dessert if your not in a mood for something too sweet or chocolatey. read more

Pizzology - Pimm's Cup: perfect beverage for a warm spring/summer day - Pizza Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

Literally the best mussels and bread sticks I have EVER had. I tell everyone that will listen that it's a must try.

Webster's definition of fresh pizza toppings and genius pairings is found here. Gourmet meets flavor. My favs are the warm ricotta, fresh octopus, steamy hot breadsticks with cheese fondue dipping sauce, perfectly stone oven baked pizza with cheese that stretches at the first bite. Their homemade fennel sausage is crumbly that deserves serious consideration as a topping to any pizza. We've always had great service, but Tom made today a great visit. Probably my favorite pizza place in the area. No one comes close. read more

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This is a great place! I am willing to travel 56 minutes round trip from downtown Indianapolis up to here for this food and service. The wood burning oven makes this pizza a must have experience. Once you get a pizza kissed by flames in a very hot stone and brick it is hard to ever eat anything else. The Saint pizza is our go to here. It is olive oil, provolone, onions, wild mushrooms, peppadews and sea salt. The crust is brown and crunchy with nice bits of black specs. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but saying that a bit of char means the pizza is burnt is woefully uninformed in the art of great pizza. There is ample amounts of rich, smooth melted provolone and umami filled roasted mushrooms. This is a monumental pie! The mushroom risotto is creamy and satisfying too. I have also had the Grilled Romaine Salad which was very, very good. Cherry tomatoes, basil, yogurt dressing and squares of fresh mozzarella. read more

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Outstanding pizza. Great neighborhood feel. Service is friendly. Kids can watch the pizzas being prepared. Mussels are really tasty.

I have been here 3 times now. Every experience was much different. I have had bad service and the most recent visit, great service. The pizza is pretty good. Be careful for the up charges on side sauces. I really enjoy the olive oil pizza. The Saint is my favorite out of the ones I have tried. read more

Pizzology - The Saint pizza with olive oil sauce. Lunch special size - Pizza Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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I've been looking forward to checking out Pizzology for a long time. Northside Nights finally persuaded me to make the drive from downtown and then back home on the far northeast side. I wanted to love it- I like it. Agreeing with Trevor G but without the f*&^ bombs, it's Carmel. The waitress was obviously annoyed that I (and the husband) thought the tap water tasted funny. Disappeared and didn't show up for another 10 minutes. When the rest of our party arrived and she asked if we'd dined at Pizzology before- we replied we were newbies. The 20 year old proceeded to talk to us as though we emerged from the sticks to the big city and still didn't have a clue. Funny, we're all world travelers..... Enough about the service- EXCEPT for the lack of recommended breadsticks. "Oops, my fault"- 20 year old. Food- chopped salad- GREAT. Would come back just for that. Table ordered sausage pizza. Sausage was good but I'm thinking the more exotic pizzas might have been more inspiring. Tiramisu- light & flavorful, Coconut Gelato- yummy. If I happen to be in the area, I'd try it again- otherwise, I'll stick to the backwoods known as home. read more

So besides the crayon debacle, we loved this place! Right next to our church so I foresee us visiting frequently for Sunday lunch. The pizza selection is not huge but definitely covers all grounds. And the whole point of this place is to create your own mix ... but that can boost your price. We stuck with the 4 cheese and the homemade sausage. 2 pizzas for 4 people, perfect amount! I was dying to try the fried risotto but alas, next time. The biggest downfall: they have the tables VERY close together. There is a bar area which looked a little more roomy and a great looking patio, but the main seating area is crowded. Too close for comfort. Also, there is an area where you can sit and watch the pies get made, great touch! read more

Pizzology - Four cheese pizza - Pizza Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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Excellent food and unique pizzas. Great atmosphere, though the small space makes things a bit claustrophobic. I feel bad for the wait help that has to squeeze between tables and sections. Just looks uncomfortable. That may just be because the place was so busy though. Try the Warm Spinach Salad. It has to be the best spinach salad I've ever had and if this place were closer I'd come here just for it. The pizza was also very delicious and I enjoyed it very much. Just one is more than enough for two people (with normal appetites). We almost couldn't finish it. We ordered the four cheese pizza with pepperoni on top. Delicious. Overall, just a great place with good food and a great atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit, and I am definitely going to be back. read more

Pizzology - Pizza Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

Everytime I have a pizza from this place, all I can hear is my father who skipped town 25 years ago screaming at me in a mental cloud of hate and flames. My personal favorite pizza is the mushroom pizza. My dads favorite. Forget him. I'm taking ownership of my memories and my love of mushroom pizza to make positive ones, and Pizzology is helping me do just that! read more

My favorite pizza and pasta place in the Indianapolis area. My husband and always order a pizza and pasta dish to split. The beekeeper pizza is absolutely delicious, and we haven't tried a pasta dish we don't like. Make sure and come on a Friday when the chef makes a house gnocchi dish; soft pillowy deliciousness. read more

We were regulars at the (now closed) location in Old Town Carmel, so now we have to drive a little more to get our Pizzology fix. We love Pizzology mainly for the crust of their pizza. The Carmel/Westfield area is, of course, inundated with artisan pizza joints, but what makes Pizzology unique is the 'char' that appears on bottom of the crust from the wood-fired oven. This gives their pizza something special. Keep in mind that Pizzology pizzas tend to be very light on the red sauce, which can sometimes give their pizza a dry taste, but this is how I like it. read more

If you're looking for flavorful, authentic Italian style pizza, this isn't the place. One word comes to mind to sum up our dining experience. Bland. Don't get me wrong the service was great. Our pizzas came out fast. The restaurant was clean. The server was attentive. The bar was hopping, but the food was just...nothing. We started with the bread sticks (which people rave about) and they had no flavor, even with the dipping sauces. The Mornay sauce was odd and floury tasting. It appeared the bread sticks we're covered with parmesan, but it didn't add any extra saltiness (which was desperately needed). Then, our personal pizzas came out. A margharita, a homemade sausage, and a porcellino. They all tasted fine, had a good crust to topping ratio, we even finished them, however, none had any flavor. We simply ate them due to hunger. I think this could be a good place if they add more flavor to everything! read more

Stopped by during a bike ride. We grabbed pizza, beer and watched the first half of the Colts Game. Service was great, food was good. My only complaint was not very comfy chairs outside and lack of carmelized onions or avacado for the pizza. read more

Not sure when Pizzology was first opened but since we discoovered it has been our favorite pizza in Indiana. I am very happy the concept of artisanal pizza finally arrived here. I always had trouble calling Domino's and Papa John's pizza. We always start with a grilled romaine as a salad which is enough for 2 people. It doesn't hurt if you ask for extra dressing on the side. It is fresh, crispy and tossed with fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, onions and their yogurt dressing. It's a very good combination. The pizza can be personal (4slices) and large (6 slides). I have tried many different flavors but the Lombardy is our favorite. Gouda cheese, parmesan, prosciutto and arugula. Very light, crispy and welldoing. Eat fast because pizzas cooked in wood burning fire tend to cool fast. My only disappointment was when they removed the zeppoles from the menu. Not sure how they are made but it seemed liked fried pizza dough with sugar and cinnamon. Great with a cup of coffee after a meal. I have faith they will bring it back someday. read more

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This is excellent pizza. Great flavor and love the crust. Crazy good dip for bread sticks too! It's 20 minutes away from us but well worth the drive. read more

As a New Yorker, I went out of my way to go here based on some rave reviews in the local paper. I thought the pizza was tasty but I prefer something cooked a little longer - if you want that crisp/crunch with the cheese melted golden rather than white, I think you need to ask for it well done. Service was good, salad was good, place was clean and pleasant looking, etc. read more

After 100+ reviews, not sure they need mine. We had an excellent experience for our first time trip. We sat outside on the covered/screened patio (didn't have to wait that way). Thank goodness our server was knowledgeable and diligent. Seemed like other tables were woefully underserved. After telling her it was our first time, she went through the normal highlights of the restaurant and did mention the specials and, oh by the way, we have breadsticks which aren't on the menu for $4.99. We started with those while continuing to peruse the menu. Our breadsticks came out almost immediately - and were awesome! We selected the Carni pizza - pep, porchetta, mortadella, moz and a bitter green dressed salad w/ capers atop. They do neopolitan style pizza right. Having recently hit a highly acclaimed joint in northern Indiana - this place is awesome and priced right. Would I reorder this particular pie? - no. I don't like mortadella. But the endive salad atop was very good and helped cut through the fat on the pie. Overall we were very happy with our experience and we will return. Soon. This gets put in the regular rotation. And I want that tiramisu! read more

Pizzology - Carni pizza w/ dressed endive salad - Pizza Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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We've dined there maybe 25 or 30 times. The quality has been in a deep decline! My wife's chicken parm was tragically over cooked, but it had no flavor. My son's Alfredo tasted unruly. Sorry folks we were once smitten, but now never again. read more

Our favorite pizza in Indy! Friday nights are the busiest time and the wait for food can be a bit longer, they do a lot of pick-up orders. However the Friday night gnocchi specials are always so flavorful. After coming to this restaurant for a few years we finally discovered the warm ricotta! Wow, this stuff is amazing! We typically get the Margherita or Lombardy pizzas as those are our favorites. Service is always great and very kid-friendly. We go here about twice a month, it's one of our favorite restaurants. read more

Look, I'm kind of a food snob. I lived in Southern California my whole life until now and have been spoiled by the availability of fresh and amazing food year-round. I'm now happy to be a Hoosier and on a mission for my new favorite haunt. This place is #1 so far. Delicious pasta and pizza. Gnocchi Fridays. Solid wine list with good-priced Italians wines. Fresh mozzarella. Great salads. (I didn't realize how much I appreciated a good salad until I moved.) Bonus - the people there are all pretty chill and friendly. Sat at the bar once and this guy bought everyone two rounds of tequila. Midwestern hospitality is LEGIT. read more

We've probably eaten here once a month for the last two years and have only had two bad experiences. This small restaurant gets busy with families and we've had to sit next to screaming toddlers while there oblivious parents drink wine and chit chat at this trendy pizza place. The reason we keep coming back is for the breadsticks and outstanding Margarita pizza. They usually have their music on great stations which is a huge plus in my book. The wait staff is always very friendly and more laid back then servers at typical chain restaurants. read more

Pizzology - Awesomeness! - Pizza Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

I ordered a Margarita Pizza from the Yelp delivery app (GrubHub). Not a fan. The pizza was cold. The dough was chewy. There was large chunks of salt on the pizza. I didn't like that. The bottom was burnt and it taste burnt. I feel like it could've been good but it just wasn't. At all. Very disappointing. read more

Pizzology - Pizza Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

I went here cuz I saw the grilled octopus on the menu and the pizza looked pretty good. The grilled octopus did not disappoint . Fantastic and Fresh. Tomato/capers with it was perfect compliment. Ordered the personal homemade sausage pizza pictured. Great pizza. Don't get the fennel confused with the onion as many people might do. It works and the crust is perfect. read more

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Cute neighborhood pizza place. They have good pizza, great mussels, and best bread sticks.

My pizza was great..excellent quality ingredients...the only reason for 4 instead of 5 was it had to be reheated..it was a little cold and a little hard. I'm sure fresh out of the oven it would be been a 5 star pizza for sure! Invest in thermal carriers! read more

Pizzology - Rossa pepperoni, wood fired mushrooms and extra fresh mozzarella. Great but a little cold - Pizza Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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Best craft pizza in the continental United States. Special ingredients are imported directly from Italy to make the foods incredible. Tom the bartender/manager is a boss - knows what he's doing with a cocktail shaker. He also has great staff. Great bar environment that always has 'the game' on. MUST HAVE: Mussels. Mussels. Mussels. The sauce is absolutely incredible and made from scratch for every order. They do an excellent grilled romaine salad and chop salad As far as the pizza, you can't make a bad choice. The pepperoni is probably the most flavorful meat on the toppings list. Did I mention I go at least once a week? See ya there! read more

Absolutely the worst experience- friendly but clueless waitress. Forgot orders, didn't know anything about the beer selection, couldn't explain the menu? Completely misleading menu which resulted in an outrageous bill. Don't understand overpriced burnt pizza- mind you black crust but toppings barely cooked. Each of these pizzas cost $35?!?! Thank goodness she forgot to top it with the salad like I requested- it would have been an inedible $40 pizza... that is also a $10 salad?? We were very excited by the menu & ultimately incredibly disappointed by the food. Save yourself the expense & time and skip this overrated place. read more

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So very disappointed! Moving to the area from Cincinnati, I was looking for a craft pizza like Dewey's. Pizzology did not come close to quality of ingredients or taste, and way over priced! Not worth wasting your time or money. read more

This is my favorite restaurant in the Indy area, hands down. I have been probably a dozen plus times, and have never had anything bad. I am very VERY picky and still manage to have multiple choices. To start, you have to get one or all of the following - the grilled romaine (I could eat six orders of these), the zucchini fritters (SO ADDICTING) and the breadsticks... soft and perfect, especially with the creamy dipping sauce. My favorite pizzas have to be the mortadella (get the side of the garlic stuff with it) or the Lombardy (a great pizza, but in my opinion, a lesser mortadella.) But, if you are lucky enough to get in during the time of this seasonal offering, the HANDS-DOWN BEST PIZZA YOU CAN GET is the Brussels sprouts one. Perfection. Bitter, salt, creamy, crunchy. It's everything you could want in a meal and more. The gelatos are all amazing, too. I can't stress enough how perfect everything they offer is. And I haven't even mentioned their wonderful beer selection! What is so hard to explain is WHY their food is so amazing. Nothing has ever come out to me cooked incorrectly. The servers are friendly and knowledgeable. The ambiance is casual yet special. The ingredients are obviously fresh and chosen with care. The meals are simple, yet clearly perfected. Every item in any dish was put there with a purpose, and the whole is greater than its parts. There is no way to describe, with words, how great this place is. You just have to go. Trust me. read more

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Awesome restaurant with a super nice and helpful staff. I got The Bama pizza this time and absolutely loved it. Pizzology has so much more than pizza to offer, the mussels are to die for :) read more

Hard to believe that a restaurant can serve Cold and burnt pizza on one platter! The crust was charcoal, but served cold! What a disaster and when they brought out a replacement it was also charcoal crust. NEVER AGAIN! read more

If you want to have authentic Italian food this is the place you need to visit. Our family became regulars every Friday. Steamed mussels is our favorite appetizer . Lombardy and Saint are our favorite pizzas. On the top of the food you will enjoy the great service at the bar and Victoria's service at the table! read more

I have been waiting for some time for this place to open, and I am glad they have. While Chip M. got the basics covered, I will bat clean up on what I surely thought would be another first review to my repertoire. They focus on local and delicious; two of my favorite things. Currently the draught list includes Sun King Wee Mac, which I had a pint of, and a couple others, including Upland. Their bottle list was impressive too, of which I imbibed a Domaine DuPage of Two Brothers Brewing. While the wine list was impressive, I simply didn't have any. Next time I'll dive in. So where Chip and I disagree is that I hardly allowed myself to 'forget about the food.' Why on Earth would you forget that slightly tangy dough as it dusts your mouth in a hearty combination of crisp, chew, and properly cooked majesty? The well-learned staff brought me back to Italy, replete with Anchovies (you are probably lame if you don't like them), capers, and MADE IN HOUSE MOZZARELLA. You heard me right, readers. They make it there. I've made cheese. Sure Mozzarella is one of the easier ones to make, but that doesn't make making excellent cheese easy. It was rich and smooth. Super good. I'm going to try it raw next time. I wonder if they found an errant herd of local water buffalo for that true dairy treat. Yeah, and I had soup. And you may think, geez, this guy had two beers, soup, and a whole pizza. Yes. and I would do it again, since I took it home and the Purist (the name of the pizza I selected) is aging nicely in my refrigerator. The soup was a fine vegetarian white bean with parsnips, carrots, and celery. A very pleasant affair, and I liked it with my French style ale. And the staff was cordial, professional, and even lauded my choosing the Purist, which they seem too to enjoy. One of the cooks even went out of her way to check on my experience and have a very lovely conversation about the restaurant. The conversation alone would bring me back, but I'd probably want more pizza anyway. So this may be my first 5 for a restaurant, and I'd give them a 6 if I could. Foodies, gourmands, gastronomes, beer geeks, oenophiles, or pretty much anyone with a mildly aware set of taste buds ought check it out soon and frequently. read more

A perfect-perfect-perfect experience. (I'm not kidding... perfect.) You now may be asking: what's Jon's concept of perfect, then? Rarely does food dining out ever meet my expectations as I always picture the black check holder before I walk in the door. I think of the stickiness of it. The snap of the clasping faux leather binding when the server picks it off the table. Rarely does the entire experience justify what was swiped from my wallet. Why not you ask? The food. At most places in Indy most of them do not strive to be perfect. They don't even consider coming close. This isn't to say we can't have a brilliant (5 star) experience at a business who has so-so or damn good food. But perfect? In Indy, I can count them on my thumbs. So... if a restaurant (like this one) seats me at the perfect table, serves perfect service, has ample options of beer, et al, prices their food at a reasonable price (pie: 13 inches = $13) and then proceeds to continue their strive to perfect food... it's a perfect experience. Now... take this with some salt over your shoulder: maybe the wild yeast + spring water in the dough that reaches 800º heat or the perfectly poached egg w/ truffle oil reggiano is the exact chemical compound that alkalines my body and hits a far flung receptor in my brain that is labeled: this is the perfect food. You may not have that receptor. You should get it though (maybe it's OTC in Canada?). Zucchini fritters with truffle-oil reggiano + a perfectly poached egg broken over it. That -- what you just read -- is what I will kindly request to have at all my life ceremonies: birthdays, weddings, babies, every damn day please, last supper and at my funeral. Sausage + pepperoni with fresh cut onion pizza. Most know what Umami is but do we know how to distill it down to one root cause of why Umami changes our life when we're eating? In most cases (like the last supper meal mentioned above) no we don't know the cause of Umami -- it's perfection personified, mysteriously. In the case of this pizza... the Umami is shot from a cannon of nostalgia. I'm certain the first pizza that ever hit my lips was a sausage + pepperoni w/ fresh onion pizza. And now here... it's perfected and connected to the past. Recently... there's been some talk on other reviews about dealing with other patrons as Carmelites. You could stuff this place with chain smoking Rick Perry clones while Rick Perry is my server and I would eat here every day, forever. read more

You know that experience where you show up 15 minutes before a restaurant/bar closes and the host/server/bartender gives you that "fuck, really?!" look and you feel completely put-off and uncomfortable? That didn't happen. The bartender was friendly and the pizza was excellent. Welcoming guests and taking orders up until you actually close is key to excellent service.. I'll be back when they open up on Mass Ave.. Carmel gives me the creeps. read more

I must say that I love pizza. It is by far my favorite food. I'm not a pizza snob by any stretch of the imagination. Even chain pizza is still pizza. I can appreciate the many different ways you can make pizza. The pizza was more charred that I expected. I have had brick oven pizza many times and I would say they tend to leave it in longer than I would suggest. The pizza crust had a nice texture however. It was crisp and chewy. The crust was the best part. They didn't have pineapple. I wanted to try prosciutto ham and pineapple. However my wife and I went for the sausage and fennel with roasted red peppers. It was a nice combination. The prices are better than I expected for the review I got from a coworker. It sounded more gourmet that it really is. We snuck out of there with two chop salads, a pizza, and drinks for around $20 before tip. Service, by far is 5 stars. Our waitress never let our glasses bottom out. She was very nice and friendly. The bad news, Pizzology is in Carmel. That means I had to drive there. I think this place needs to be in the city of Indianapolis and not in a strip mall off of a roundabout. Bottom line, if I had to choose to drive to Carmel for Pizzology or walk Bazbeaux...I'd walk. read more

I've never been so at odds with the consensus. I feel so alone. Tried this place last weekend. Big Wide Yawn. The Location: Yes, it's perched in a strip mall in Carmel comfortably ensconced by nice houses of the Bourgeoisie. Since I'm a big bloated (metaphorically speaking) fat cat bourgeois kinda guy myself I didn't mind that. The Decor: I got the impression that whoever owns this place decided one day to open an establishment without any experience whatsoever. Or taste. Or flair. Yawnsville. The decor looks like they might be trying to "do" a Broadripple sort of thing, but the feel is bland and uninteresting. The Help: they *look* OK (the seating hostess was hot), but seem rather brain dead, non conversational, and basically out of their element. Get a personality, folks. Like some high school kids were recruited who have no absolutely clue about how to interact with customers. The Food: just OK. Nothing special. The crust was the thin kind, which I really don't like anyway. Not burnt, but too crispy for me. And bland. I could do better in my own kitchen... drunk. I'd rather eat Costco cheese pizzas. Horrible? No. But I won't be going back. I'll stick with Bazbeaux's and Greek's Pizza, thank you very much. read more