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Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
Undercooked dough is definitely one of my biggest concerns about getting a pizza delivered. If it happens (and I am not too hungry upon delivery), I'll throw it on the stone and shove it in the oven for 15.
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Portland, Oregon: Apizza Scholls
While on vacation in Portland last June, I ate dinner at Apizza Scholls with a few friends. After reading Ed Levine's review, it was a must try. The pizza was delicious, but I was even more impressed with the ownership. Brian and I had a brief conversation about pizza and his place before we got seated. Then, while we were finishing our meal, he stopped by our table and talked pizza for another 15 minutes. Easy to see that he loves making pizza and really cares about putting out a quality product. Wish we had an Apizza Scholls in Pittsburgh.
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
Undercooked dough is definitely one of my biggest concerns about getting a pizza delivered. If it happens (and I am not too hungry upon delivery), I'll throw it on the stone and shove it in the oven for 15.
Portland, Oregon: Apizza Scholls
Unfortunately, the best pie in Brian's repetoire hasn't been on the menu in a long time: the clams casino -- the bacon bianca with littlenecks in shell. Yeah, yeah, it'd be easier to eat if the clams weren't in the shell, but then they wouldn't release their essence to the top of the pie, which is what made it so fantastic. Here's the version Bourdain had when he came:
http://www.extramsg.com/albums/album600/boudain_at_apizza_25.sized.jpg
Portland, Oregon: Apizza Scholls
the last time i was at scholls was in march. i had a barfday gathering. we had a reservation, but still ended up waiting for a little over an hour, which given the circumstances wasn't so bad—our group ballooned from 9 people to about 16, which was technically over the limit for a reservation. the servers seemed somewhat nonplussed by the size of the group, especially since the place was already jam-packed with customers. the pizza was great though.
the waits are somewhat prohibitive on the weekends though, and i haven't actually been back since then... which i am ashamed of... this will have to be remedied.
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
@NYC Food Guy the Binghamton campus pizza was terrible wasn't it? For some reason slices in the food court were more thoroughly cooked than the sloppy underdone pies they'd deliver to your room.
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
I order well done pizza all the time. So much so that I am banned from a local place after they messed up my order and I sent it back...enthusiastically.
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
Agreed!
1. Give it a nice crisp in the oven so the bottom of the crust chars a bit
2. Sprinkle some Maldon sea salt flakes
Rescues any mediocre pizza.
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
When I want it well done, I order it "crispy."
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
@smile:
Well, I'm not from SE MI. I'm from NY Metro originally, which is why I comb SE MI looking for NY style pizza. It's not an easy job. Of course, I do love Buddy's pizza too. I'm currently living in the Ann Arbor area.
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
@Summer- where in SE are you from? I'm originally from Macomb County...
But I always ask for well-done pizza... my mom always did it and now I started.
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
I live in the pizza wilderness of SE Michigan and a place very near my house makes a passable NY Neapolitan style of pie. Passable, that is, when I say, "half the cheese and make it well-done." It's...good. Funny thing is, I know the owner and he was complaining about how much money he was spending on cheese. I said to him, "Just use half as much!", but he didn't hear me.
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
I actually do this all the time, but instead of saying well done, I tell them "very, very hot!"
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
How odd--I suppose I'm in the minority, but when I ate really crappy pizza, as in school square pizza or Lean Cuisine French Bread diet pizza, I would always eat it underdone, for the 'molten cheese' effect. To me, overdone pizza just tastes burnt--you might as well eat burnt toast.
The only kids who liked the burnt pizza in school were the kids who came to school high :p
Here's a Tip: Mediocre Pizza Is Better When You Order It 'Well-Done'
I usually order well dont too, but for take home pie, I prefer to preheat the oven when ordering and just slide it in for a few when I get it home. Ill admit I usually cant wait either so Ill sometimes sneak a slice as is.
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While on vacation in Portland last June, I ate dinner at Apizza Scholls with a few friends. After reading Ed Levine's review, it was a must try. The pizza was delicious, but I was even more impressed with the ownership. Brian and I had a brief conversation about pizza and his place before we got seated. Then, while we were finishing our meal, he stopped by our table and talked pizza for another 15 minutes. Easy to see that he loves making pizza and really cares about putting out a quality product. Wish we had an Apizza Scholls in Pittsburgh.