S A.
Yelp
Every so often, there will be some reason Pizza X is closed and I get Mother Bear's or Aver's or something instead. I'm usually pretty excited about the change in routine because the other places have such good reputations. But every time I eat a pizza that isn't Pizza X, I end up disappointed.
I mean, there's only so much disappointment to be had in a pizza, because pizza. But for my money, Pizza X is the best pizza I know. It's subjective, of course, and maybe you like Aver's better (which is fine), but I wrote this review because I really think Pizza X gets short shrift in the reputation department.
They do a seasonal pizza (four month rotation) that can be pretty bonkers, so it's always exciting to see what they do next. One time it was a thin crusted, hummus and bean laden thing that my husband couldn't get enough of. Another time they somehow managed to put sausage gravy on a pizza and I know that sounds disgusting, but really it was pretty good.
Their standard specialty pizzas are excellent, too. I'm fond of the Dixie Chicken, the Popeye, and Porky the Pie.
Delivery is quick, usually flawless, and kind. We order it roughly once a week and have done so for some time and I can think of only two times when the order was wrong. One time the driver forgot the breadsticks and he jumped right back in his car and fetched us TWO orders to make up for it.
I also get the idea that the people who make the pizzas also eat the pizzas and every so often they will make a suggestion and it's always a good idea.
The Big X Bargain gets you a pizza, breadsticks and a dipping sauce, and two sodas in those plastic stadium cups that aren't always the same color. Also, kind of hot, smooshy Tootsie Rolls, which I think are gross, but my kids are nuts for.
Now, Aver's has a similar deal, I think, but with them you're stuck with cookies that aren't very good and Pepsi. Pepsi! I ask you. And their cups are always the came color. You might like that, but as a person with cabinets full of Pizza X cups, I can say that I really like having different color cups so I know which one's mine.
In other news, does anybody need, like, fifty Pizza X cups?