Sunday, November 23, 2025

Attempt #133 - Fancys New York

Venue
 The 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!

 

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]

Straight up Cheese, $24
Pieces Cut: Triangular

 


- 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\





Double Pepperoni - Fancy Pan $32




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