Attempt #94 - Bo Mac's

The Venue 

219 16th Ave SE,
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
(319) 826-3154

Venue Outside

Bo Mac’s is a new restaurant in the New Bo (New Bohemonia) neighborhood of Cedar Rapids, IA. It is an area which received a lot of funding to rebuild after the flood of 2008. A hipster, trendy area of town, it makes sense for a unique pizza/bar/ restaurant to be located. It is next to Tornadoes, a longtime classic Cedar Rapids bar known for their hamburgers. The establishment had table and booth seating, a small stage for musical performers, and a bar area. Behind the restraint, the owner has plans for a Bo Live! Music club in the future, as

The Pizza

Chicago Style: No

Crust Thickness: Average

Menu:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheBoMac/menu/

Menu

Participants: 9 (plus 2 children)

Pizza Ordered: 4

Sizes Offered/Ordered: Large (12”?), 7” Individual

Crusts Offered/Ordered: Average

Pieces Cut: Triangular

Pepperoni – Pepperoni (Large, $10.95)

Margherita – Fresh Mozzarella, Pesto, Tomato, Garnish with Asiago Cheese (Large, $10.95)

Mushroom Medley – Shiitake, Button, Oyster, Portabella, asiago cheese (Large, $12.95)

Mayan – Sliced tomatoes, roasted garlic, chorizo, pepper jack cheese, onions, bell peppers, serrano peppers, cilantro, and parmesan cheese topped with Pico de Gallo (Large, $11.95)

The Verdict

Mushroom Medley

Sauce: Usually I’m a sauce guy, but the sauce was the one part of the pizza that I felt lacked the most and thus may have held the overall rating down below a 9.0. It was good, but just not amazing – Average. 

Cheese: The cheese was tasty and noticeable fresh. It was my personal favorite part of the pizza.

Crust: The crust was a typical stone oven average that was hand tossed and made from scratch in the restaurant-they aren’t pulling any stops with the prepackaged shortcuts here.

Toppings: Fresh, the pepperoni was noted to be fresh from the stick which stands out against the pre-processed meats that you often find. The heavy use of Parmesan cheese by default on the Mayan was delicious.

Final Comments/Considerations: The outstanding freshness of all the pizza warrants t

he place a try. If you like mushrooms (as many Czechs do), give the Mushroom Medley a try, you won’t be disappointed. They have lots of good local beers on tap aside from the pizza, so it’s a win-win.  

Margarita

Personally, I liked Basta’s down in Iowa City better, but for those who don’t want to drive that far, and potentially have to wait, I would suggest this place.  The selection of pizza is slightly limited, as they have only 6 gourmet pizzas to choose from, since they are starting out.

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

Overall 8.50

Cheese 8.44

Sauce 8.89

Topping 7.33

Crust 7.89

Venue 8.00

Favorite: Mushroom Medley

Pepperoni

Mayan