Chris A.
Yelp
Towards the end of my long road trip day down the A1A, I wanted to get takeout pizza to bring to my Airbnb. After a quick browse at Eater, I spot this place. Since my hometown of Orlando was starting to get some of these chain locations, I figured I'd give it a try. So we called ahead, drove here, and picked up the pies.
No opinion on the ambiance, since I didn't go inside, but the location of the shop was nice. Downtown college town vibes with some ritzy stores for shopping and a nice Publix with a fancy dancy parking garage. Service was reportedly weird. A little stiff, definitely not customer service oriented, classic Miami.
But the most important part, the pizza, saved the day. We ordered two pies: the Star Beckham (Star Shaped Pizza, Filled With Ricotta Cheese, Mozzarella, Bacon, Onions, Tomatoes, Ranch Dressing And Basil) and the Coffee Paolo (Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, Spicy Salami Calabrese, Gorgonzola Bleu Cheese, Natural Honey, Coffee).
The Beckham was wild, man. I've never seen anything like that before. The toppings were all really well diced and piled on. Delicious. Be careful, though, the crust is pretty flimsy, it won't hold up. And I tried both methods. I saved the ricotta bomb for the end of the slice, and I tried to squeeze it out all over the slice. Both methods were solid. Just play around.
The best bite for me, though, was the Paolo. Wow. Usually, I can at least try and describe why certain flavor combinations go together, but not with this guy. Not sure why it worked, but it did. spicy salami, tangy funky bleu, sweet honey, bitter coffee. All made for a wonderful bite. If you can only order one pie, order this one.
Overall, this was a good little pizza joint. Even though it's a chain, it certainly showed me some things I've never seen before, and that's a rarity nowadays. I liked it. I will probably be back, but at the Oviedo location.