The Venue
112 2nd Street SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
(319) 363-0275
Red's Public House has been located in downtown Cedar Rapids
for a few years. Not to be confused with
Red's Alehouse (in North Liberty), Red's Public House still has a good bottled
beer selection. On Wednesdays, pizzas
are only $6.
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| Jerk Chicken ($6) |
The seating is plentiful, since the bar is located on one
side, while the seating is located in another section of the venue. It appears that at one time they were two separate
venues, until the wall came down, and then combined when Red's opened up shop
(possibly?). Red's has a website that is not set up, so
their Facebook page is the prime way to contact their owners. As of 6/19/14, they do not have a menu
posted. You can find their Facebook page
here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reds-Public-House/111042532275571?sk=info.
The Pizza
Chicago Style: No
Crust Thickness: Thin
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| Pepperoni ($6) |
Our group consisted of 5 participants; so we ordered three pizzas
(the only size available, so let's call it a large). They currently serve no specialty pizzas;
however, you can request any toppings desired. So we ordered a selection of make-your-owns. Each pizza only came with only one thin baked
crust. Each pizza costs roughly $6, since Monday's were $6 pizza nights. The pizzas were:
Pepperoni - (large
thin crust, $6.00)
Jerk Chicken - (large
thin crust, $6.00)
Onion, Green Pepper,
and Tomato - (large thin crust, $6.00)
The Verdict
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| Onion, Green Pepper, & Tomato ($6) |
The pizzas crusts only came
in a rectangle shape matching on a rectangular plate. They were cut into rectangular-shaped
pieces. The cheese was heavy considering
the crust was very thin. The sauce was
light as well as the toppings. If we
were to return, I would consider ordering with more toppings on the pizza. Some of the crust was a little too burnt on
the sides and corners, which left a undesirable taste in our mouths. The Jerk Chicken was not very spicy, which
suited well for our group. I do recall
the jerk taste from my honeymoon in Jamaica, and they did a "sweeter"
variation of it, with a hint of more of a BBQ flavor. The veggie pizza (Onion, Green Pepper,
Tomato) turned out to be the groups favorite.
The flavor was well balanced from the use of fresh vegetables. So if you are downtown and hungry for some
pizza and a beer, head over to Red's Public House.
Here are our ratings,
where 1 = worst and 10 = best.
Overall 7.20
Overall 7.20
Cheese 7.80
Sauce 7.20
Topping 7.60
Crust 4.60
Venue 7.20
