Attempt #36 - Bob's Your Uncle

The Venue

Menu

2208 North Dodge Street

Iowa City, IA 52245

(319) 351-7400

Bob's Your Uncle has been around a long time, especially for a college town like Iowa City where businesses change almost at the blink of an eye.  Located right of Iowa Highway 1, lies a pizza joint as you head into Iowa City after passing interstate 80.  The restaurant offers a Gluten-Free menu in addition to their normal menu, with lots of options; however, Pizza is their main specialty.  The pizza prices are a bit pricier than some of the other local places, but they offer a thin/medium/thick crust with over nine specialty pizzas.  Each one of these pizzas is named after a famous University of Iowa athlete in the menu.  A short segment is written about the background of the pizza along with its paring with the particular athlete.  The venue itself consists of a bar area, a patio, and plenty of tables and booths for their patrons.  They had no trouble getting a party of six in for a Wednesday evening; however, the weekends may be a different story.  It would be best to call ahead for reservations, especially during football season or homecoming weekend.  Check out their menu online here:  http://www.bobsyourunclecomfortfood.com/menu.html

Large (16") Thick Crust,
Meat (Bobby Hansen; $24.95)

The Pizza

Chicago Style:  Yes

Crust Thickness:  All

Our group consisted of 4 participants; so we ordered one 10"pizza (medium) and two 16" pizzas (large).  They currently serve 2 specialty pizzas (a all meat and a veggie), so we ordered a selection of make-your-owns.  Each pizza only came with only one thin baked crust. We ordered them in the only size, 9"..  Each pizza costs roughly $10.  The pizzas were:

Taco (Jennie Lillis) - Refried bean & taco sauce instead of pizza sauce, ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes and taco chips (10" medium crust only, $15.95)

Medium (10")  Average Crust,
Taco (Jennie Lillis; $15.95)

Meat (Bobby Hansen) - Ground beef, Italian sausage, pepperoni, bacon and Canadian bacon (16" large thick crust, $22.95)

Supreme (Matt Gatens) - Supreme: Pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushroom, green pepper, black olives and onion (16" large thin crust, $22.95)

The Verdict

Large (16) Thin Crust,
Supreme (Matt Batens; $24.95)

The personal pizzas were cut into triangular-shaped pieces for the medium Taco and the larges were cut into rectangular-shaped pieces.  The thick crust was excellent, with plenty of bready goodness on the rim of the crust.  The sauce and toppings were good, but each of the three pizzas we ordered was a bit overcooked.  Our group preferred the Taco to be the favorite with the other two pizzas each receiving only one vote.  Most of us felt that the pizza was good, but a little on the pricey side.  I could easily see this place serving proud UI alumni, parents, and locals, but it seemed a little on the high end for the typical broke college student.  The upside is that the pizzas were filling.  So if you are in the area, and are hungry give Bob's a try.

Here are our ratings, where 1 = worst and 10 = best.
Overall            7.75

Cheese            8.75

Bobby and Jennie Slices

Sauce               7.00

Topping           9.25

Crust                7.75

Venue              8.00