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The Venue
1125
1st
Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402(319) 362-9667
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402(319) 362-9667
This
restaurant is located in the downtown Coe College/St. Luke's Hospital
neighborhood. Part of the restaurant was once a Zio Johno's, while
the back end was once Sip 'n Stir. This new chain (the first and
currently only location) is a spin off of Zio Johno's. This
counter-service eatery has several types of pasta, pizza, and even
ice cream. They have plenty of table and booth seating available, in
a clean, well lit atmosphere. I was extremely impressed by the
customer service. They clearly tried to put the customer first by the
service. They even provided us 2 free baskets of garlic bread on the
house. Sounds like an Italian eatery to me!
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| All Meat, Large 16 Inch, $17.99 |
The Pizza
Chicago
Style: No
Crust
Thickness: Average
Menu: https://www.viasofias.com/menu
Participants: 8
Pizza Ordered: 3
Specialty Pizza, 1 Single Topping
Sizes
Offered/Ordered: Small (12”), Medium (14”), Large (16”)
Crusts Offered/Ordered: Standard Crust
Crusts Offered/Ordered: Standard Crust
Pieces Cut:
Triangular-Shaped – cut
rectangular per request
Pepperoni – Large $14.25.
All Meat – Ham, sausage,beef,
and pepperoni, smothered with mozzarella cheese – Large $17.99.
Chicken Gourmet – Seasoned
chicken with Alfredo sauce and mozzarella cheese – Large $18.99.
Veggie – Mushrooms, tomatoes,
green peppers, onions and black olives, smothered with mozzarella
cheese – Large $17.99.
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| Chicken Gourmet, Large 16 Inch, $ |
The Verdict
Sauce: The sauce
was average.
Cheese: Average.
Cheese: Average.
Crust: This was a
little burnt on a few of the pizza. The flavor was average (a little
on the sweeter side), nothing to write about.
Toppings: The
toppings selection were sparse on the pepperoni. The sausage was
tasty, which came from a good butcher.
Final
Comments/Considerations: This pizza is worth a shot if you are around
Coe/St. Lukes hospital and want to try something else out. I like the
counter-service concept. It provides more of a help-yourself American
atmosphere. As for the pizza, I would personally order the All Meat
as I found the sausage to be unexpectedly tasty! The majority liked
the chicken, with its creamy Alfredo sauce base.
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| Veggie, Large 16 Inch, $17.99 |
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| All Meat, Large 16 Inch, $17.99 |
Here are our ratings, where 1 =
worst and 10 = best.
Overall 7.81
Cheese 8.00
Sauce 7.75
Topping 7.88
Crust 7.25
Venue 8.75
Favorite: Chicken Gourmet |
