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| Venue |
3531 Mt Vernon
Rd SE,
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
(319) 899-3112
Each Sunday,
only 70 pizzas will be made at Fancy’s. To
order, message on Instagram over at https://www.instagram.com/fancysnewyork/.
This is a carry-out only location and is
only available for one day of the week, so you often have to order on Saturday to
pick up your pizza on Sunday, with 3:30 – 7:30pm pickup. Texting the order directly on Saturday also worked
out well for this pizza attempt. Jesse,
the owner, is an awesome guy who is extremely easy to work with and consistently puts the customer #1. He certainly knows his pizza and will go to great lengths to deliver!
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| Venue Inside |
The Pizza
Chicago
Style: No
Crust
Thickness: Average
Menu: https://www.smashqc.com/
Participants: 11
(6 children)
Pizza
Ordered: 5
Sizes
Offered/Ordered: Large (18”) or Fancy Pan [similar to a Detroit rectangular
deep-dish pan]
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| Straight up Cheese, $24 |
- Fancy Fave - Iowa
pepperoni, thinly sliced fresh red onion and jalapeño, $29.
- The LWB (Brie and gorganzola with castelvetranos, red onion and chili oil),
$33
- Straight up (cheese pizza) with chili oil,
$24.
- Italian Sando - couple salamis, pepperoncini in the oven, finished with fresh
baby arugula, burrata, evoo and hella parm, $35.
- Double Pepperoni – Fancy Pan, $32.
Verdict
Sauce: Sauce
was
Cheese: Fancy
didn’t disappoint, having fancy cheeses on their pizza; Tasty too!
Crust: Chewy,
excellent crust. Better than Smash Pizza. They are doing New York pizza right - in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Fancy Fav - $29
Toppings: Very
high-quality ingredients. I loved the spice added to the pizza, especially on the Fancy Fav. Some participants didn’t care for the spice level, which was factored into some of the lower ratings.
Final
thoughts:
One of my long-term
participants claimed that this was the best pizza he’s ever had in his
life. The Double Pepperoni/Fancy Pan was
the blowout winner. I only wish I had ordered more of it! The cushiony, delicious
Double Pepperoni on the Fancy Pan was something of a dream – no kidding! On the
downside, some of the participants thought that the pizza was too spicy, and sadly,
due to the drive time, they lost some of the heat. With that being said, if you have the time to
check them out, I would highly suggest it. There is a reason why they have single-handedly
gotten hundreds of people to download Instagram.
Italian Sando, $35
Here are our
ratings, where 1 = worst and 10 = best.
Overall 7.11
Cheese 6.89
Topping 7.67
Sauce 6.44
Crust 8.33
Venue N/A
Favorite: Double
Pepperoni/Fancy Pan\
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| Double Pepperoni - Fancy Pan $32 |
