Pizza

So, I wrote that bad pizza is still okay? Well, I lied.

Last night, I had an eye appointment that didn't finish until 7:30. The family hadn't eaten yet (I had Ed meet me with the boys) and we were all hungry. We decided to eat at the Cici's pizza adjacent to the vision place, as younger son said it was good (and older son agreed)

In a word, Yuck! If you have never enjoyed NY style or Chicago deep dish, it probably is decent pizza. However, the NYers at the table (the adults) were not impressed. The crust was too bland, thick and soft to be NY style, too thin to be sicilian OR chicago style. Folks, the crust has to be as good as the toppings. The slices I had had a cheese sauce under the mozzarella and toppings. Interesting take, but weird. Honestly, I didn't have high hopes since it was all you can eat.

The most flavor I got from what I ate was the red pepper flakes. My pupils had been dialated, so I couldn't see small stuff. I put on a lot more than I usually do, because I couldn't tell the difference. In this case, it was a good thing. The crust and sauce were so bland that they needed help.

We all agreed on the best part of the meal. The desserts included cinnamon rolls. They were soft, gooey and very tasty. Heck, I'd happily spend 4.99 to eat just a plate of those-but I don't want to put on all the weight I've lost.

Now I want some good pizza and I suspect we'll have some from the place up the block tomorrow. The guy learned how to make pizza from a guy who worked in a pizza place in Lynbrook NY. I have to find out for sure if it was DeCandia's, the place my dad worked in when I was small.