The Venue
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| Menu |
207 1st Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
(319) 363-1000
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| Cheese $11 |
The Syndicate is
a new arrival to the Cedar Rapids pizza scene. Located off of 1st Ave., this
locally owned restaurant serves up various specialty pizza pies. They also
serve beer, other high quality foods-as well as the standard soft drinks. They had two stories with about 15tables and
around 15 booths for seating. It was
formally in the Gringo's Mexican Restaurant prior the 2008 flood. The
restaurant was very clean and the staff was very friendly and helpful. Currently,
they do not offer weekday or weekend specials, but they have a variety of other
dishes over lunch and dinner to serve (aside from pizza). You can check out
their menu on-line at this location: http://www.syndicatecr.com/menu/.
The Pizza
Chicago Style: No
Crust Thickness: Thin
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| Forest Mushroom $12 |
Our group
consisted of 6 participants, so we ordered five
pizzas. They only come in one size, which is usually shared among two people.
Prosciutto
- Tomato, Pesto, Mozzarella, Fresh Basil ($13.00).
Forest
Mushroom - White Garlic Cream, Mascarpone, Parmesan ($12.00).
Cheese - Mozzarella, Goat Cheese,
Parmesan, Pesto ($11.00).
Syndicate House - Roasted Garlic, Rosemary, Spicy
Pork ($14.00).
Sausage & Pepper - Andouille Sausage, Roasted Peppers ($13.00).
The Verdict
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| Prosciutto $13 |
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| Syndicate House $14 |
The
pizza came out in rectangle shaped pizzas with rectangle pieces. The sauce was
very good, especially on the Prosciutto (the Pesto was great!). The cheese was disappointing because the amount
was too great on the pizza. It even looked like the pizza wasn't completely
cooked. This gave us the impression that the pizzas were sitting out awhile
before upon coming to our table (although this wasn't the case). The toppings
were of high quality. Also, the crust
was noted to be thin, but it may be considered average by some (it is by no
means cracker thin). Overall the Syndicate
House was the clear favorite earning 50% of the votes-the whole gloves of
garlic will surely keep the vampires away but are also very tasty! If you are
in a group, figure one pizza every two people, otherwise you may be taking home
leftovers!
Here are our ratings,
where 1 = worst and 10 = best.
Overall 7.50
Overall 7.50
Cheese 6.33
Sauce 7.17
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| Slices |
Topping 7.83
Crust 8.00
Venue 9.00
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| Sausage & Pepper $13 |
