Belen M.
Yelp
The first time I ever tried Chico's I was really excited. Fresh taste, quality ingredients. I had it leftover, cold and still tasted good. This left me craving Chico's for over a month when I finally had time to get some.
Ordering was a bit of a pain. The phone lines seem to shut down randomly, I'm unsure if they get disconnected when they are too busy or something but it's kind of inconvenient. This caused me to miss being able to order on a day I had off which left me pretty bummed. Anyway... once I finally got through (on a differentday)...
Placing the order was another hassle. A gentleman answered & he had a rough time understanding my specifications. Nothing crazy: "One Chico's special with olives only on one side". Guy goes "OK NO OLIVES." I had to repeat myself 3 times before he got it and I felt bad because I honestly hate customizing things since I understand it can be annoying for busy establishments like this one but still was mildly annoying for us as well.
Finally place my order. Go pick it up and the price was $57. My order was: 1LRG Chico's Special, 1LRG Supreme, 1SML Pastrami. Even for 3 pizzas, I thought the price was a bit steep. Spend about $20 less any other place with more or less the same quantity of food.
I was so excited to finally have fresh Chico's that I didn't really care about the price. Get home and open the box and I'm kind of like... "Where the F%&# is the cheese?" Pictures attached... I could not taste the cheese and it was much less than any other place I've ever gone to, so disappointed that I had to shred and add extra cheese myself. Almost $60 and I still had to "fix it up". Blasphemous. 3 key ingredients of pizza are cheese, sauce, dough. Can't cheap out on that. Especially not when you're charging $21 for one pizza.
Also, the uneven slices of pizza reminded me of Chuck E Cheese and their whole reusing old pizzas conspiracy. It's a bit unsettling to think they'd reuse pizzas and I'm not accusing Chico's of this at all, but honestly how do you cut pizza so unevenly that the slices don't look like they even belong in the same box?
Anyway! My experience was more of an inconvenience and honestly not worth the money. I'm Italian, not that it makes me an expert in pizza but... I'm also not a snob. I enjoy Little Cesar's and ghetto grub spots like any other Downey Dweller but for nearly $60.... na fam. Not worth the hassle of ordering or the price to be perfectly honest.
Aside from the failures... the pizza itself is pretty dang tasty! I'm just disappointed in the lack of cheese. That really irks me. It's like having watered down coffee. Completely ruins the final product if a key ingredient is lacking.
Anyway... most likely will not be returning unless prices change. Pizza shouldn't be a luxury. You're in Lynnwood, not Beverly Hills. Simmer down with them prices, sparky.