Thursday, November 14, 2019

Attempt #102 - Market Grille (Kids Pizza)

Venue

The Venue 
5050 Edgewood Rd NE #6613,
Cedar Rapids, IA 52411
(319) 378-2945

Menu
The Market Grille is a restaurant inside of the larger, high end Hy-Vee grocery stores.  It has a full-service bar, booth, and table seating along with a waitstaff.  The Market Grille recently changed ownership and is now owned by Corporate instead of the local grocery store, thus the menu has changed. This nearly caused our pizza attempt to become a PIZZA FAILURE because the once famed flatbreads were not longer on the menu.  Luckily, the kids menu had personal (4 slice) pizzas for $3 each, along with a side.    

The Pizza
Chicago Style: No
Crust Thickness: Average
Participants: 6 (plus 4 children)
Pizza Ordered: 3
Cheese
Sizes Offered/Ordered: Kids Personal
Crusts Offered/Ordered: Regular
Pieces Cut: Triangular




Pepperoni
Slices

2x Pepperoni – $3
Cheese – $3


The Verdict
Sauce: The sauce was my favorite part, it was not overly sweet.
Cheese: Decent cheese, the highest rated subcategory at a 8.00.
Crust: Thicker than I expected which was actually pretty good, buttery.
Toppings: Bland toppings which is about right for kids.

Final Comments/Considerations: The kids pizza isn’t bad, but it isn’t good either.  However, the $3 price is CHEAP, so if you have a little one, its worth the consideration.


Here are our ratings, where 1 = worst and 10 = best.
Overall 5.60
Cheese 8.00
Topping 6.40
Sauce 6.00
Crust 6.00
Venue 7.60
Favorite: Pepperoni