The Venue
588 Boyson Rd NE,
Cedar Rapids, IA
(319) 393-4161
Leo’s is a relatively modern pizza joint that offers a pizza lunch buffet (not Chicago style). In addition to classic and Chicago style pizza they offer salads, hot & cold sandwiches, ½ gallon pasta specials, gyros, calzones, and three desserts—cheesecake, dessert pizza, and an apple calzone. We ordered a ½ pepperoni, ½ sausage Large Chicago style pizza that was 14”…it came out to ten slices, which worked well for a group of six. One of the things that I am still shocked about (other than the sauce!), was how reasonably priced the pies were. It came out to $14.25 for a large Chicago style pizza with one topping ($1.25 per topping).
The Pizza
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| One Large (14") 1/2 Pepperoni, 1/2 Sausage Pizza |
Coming into this, I was expecting a thick, super cheesy, pizza with a little sauce and a few toppings. I was wrong. The pizza had a sweet crust, which drew a some slight criticism from some of the group members. The thickness of the pizza was not that of Sam’s. Instead, it reminded me of that of a self-rising DiGiorno pizza. The rim was a little crunchy, but still had the consistency of bread. The sauce was my personal favorite. It was well seasoned, with a little spicy kick. In my opinion, the cheese was perfect for this pie…not too much, but not too little. There was a little bit of grease
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| Open up! This Chicago Style Pizza wasn't as thick as I expected |
The Verdict
For someone looking to get into the thicker style of pizza’s I would highly suggest this place. I was a little disappointed by the bottom crust of the pizza…I wished for it to be a little thicker. I would probably rate this as my second/third favorite pizza.
For the first time, I had everyone in the group participated in rating this pizza attempt:
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| A cross section of the pizza |
1-Worst / 10-Best
Overall 5.6
Cheese 7.8
Toppings 6.0
Sauce 5.6
Crust 6.4
