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| Outside Venue |
The Venue
1730 16th Ave SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 364-2779
Quite a few locals tend to suggest Union Station because of
their consistent, widely offered pizza on the South West side of Cedar Rapids.
In fact, they have a Union Station Pizza (carry out only) place right next to
the bar. Their wait staff was extremely
friendly, and helpful. They had high chairs
and booster seats for the little ones, a basketball hoop with a few arcade
games, and a few pool tables. The bar/restaurant
itself is a bit dated; however, you get the cozy sense while you're there. Pizza
specials are on Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays which entail that a two-topping,
14" thin crust pizza is just $9. You
can find them online at: http://www.unionstationcr.com/
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| Menu |
The Pizza
Chicago Style: No
Crust Thickness: Thin/Regular
Our group consisted of 6 participants; so we ordered 3 pizzas. All
three consisted of specialty pizzas. We ordered them in the larger 14" size (with
10" was the smaller size available).
Overall, with tip it came up to $7.75 a person, with leftovers. They offered six specialty pizzas that vary in
their toppings-but nothing too out of the ordinary. The pizzas were:
Taco - Beef, Italian Sausage, Covered with Lettuce, Tomatoes, Black Olives and Fresh Grated Cheese (Large, Thin Crust [14”], $13.50)
Fire Eater - Meatballs,
Mushrooms, Onion, Red & Green Peppers, and Mozzarella Cheese (Large, Thin
Crust [10”], $12.00)
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| Large (14"), Fire Eater, Thin ($12.00) |
Combo - Italian
Sausage, Pepperoni, Ham, Black Olives, Mushrooms, Green Peppers and Onions (Large, Regular Crust [14”], $15.00)
The Verdict
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| Large (14"), Taco, Thin ($13.50) |
The thin crust pizzas were
cut into small rectangle shapes, but the regular Combo pizza was cut into the familiar
pie shaped triangles we've all grown to love.
Each pizza had a distinct
sauce...the Combo had a Smokey flavor, the Fire Eater had a strong spicy bang to it, and the Taco was a bit on
the sweet side. Each pizza was good;
however, I think that the regular crust was much better than the thin. I noticed that the Taco and even the Fire
Eater (both thin crust) were soggy in the middle. The Fire Eater was the spiciest pizza we've
had to date...I've done the Buffalo Wild Wings Blazing Hot Wings Challenge and
the Nuclear Wings Challenge (at Beef 'O' Brady's [current time record holder]),
and I almost felt that the heat was a little much for enjoyment; unless you are
like me and love spicy food. Each pizza
scored evenly with two votes each, so there was no clear winner in this month's
pizza review.
Here are our ratings,
where 1 = worst and 10 = best.
Overall 7.17
Overall 7.17
Cheese 7.67
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| Large (14"), Combo, Regular ($15.00) |
Sauce 7.67
Topping 7.83
Crust 7.17
Venue 5.50
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| Taco Slice |
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| Combo Slice |
