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The Venue
106
1st
Street SW
Mount Vernon, IA 52315(319) 895-6971
This
restaurant is located in the downtown strip of Mount Vernon. It has
been at this location for 31 years, and is in the hands of its second
generation for the past 16 years. This cozy restaurant has a large
hand painted mural on one side of the wall and has plenty of booth
and table seating. The college staff were friendly and very helpful
as was the cook (owner). The ingredients are local - sauerkraut comes
from Minnesota, and the cheese is direct from Chicago! The crust is hand tossed.
The Pizza
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Chicago
Style: No
Crust
Thickness: Average
Menu:
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Participants: 4
Pizza Ordered: 1
Specialty Pizza, 1 Single Topping
Sizes
Offered/Ordered: Small, Medium, Large
Crusts Offered/Ordered: Thin and Deep Dish
Crusts Offered/Ordered: Thin and Deep Dish
Pieces Cut:
Triangular-Shaped
Pepperoni – Large Deep Dish Crust $15.
The Everything – Canadian
bacon, pepperoni, sausage, hamburger, mushrooms, onions, green
peppers, black and green olives, sauerkraut, pineapple, mozzarella –
Large Deep Dish $19.
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The Verdict
Sauce: The sauce
tasted a little sweet for my likings. Maybe it was an ingredient in
it that didn't sit well with me.
Cheese: Average.
Cheese: Average.
Crust: Although we
only ordered Deep Dish, I was impressed at its crispness and firm
texture. Wonderful job!
Toppings: Good
selection of local, fresh toppings.
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| Large, Deep Dish Crust, Pepperoni, $15 |
Final
Comments/Considerations: This pizza is a wonderful pizza to try if
you are in the area and need a place to grab a quick bite. The staff
is very nice and accommodating, and the food was good to try. I kept
thinking that it reminded me a LOT of Happy Joe's pizza! My wife
also commented on this as well! Its a local form of Happy Joe's (only
slightly less expensive). If you are in the area, I would highly
suggest to give them a try!
Here are our ratings, where 1 =
worst and 10 = best.
Overall 7.25
Cheese 7.25
Sauce 6.25
Topping 7.50
Crust 7.75
Venue 10.00
Favorite: The Every |
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| Slices |
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| Large, Deep Dish Crust, The Works, $19 |
