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| Venue Outside |
The
Venue
3647 1st Ave SE,
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
3647 1st Ave SE,
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 363-2127
Godfather's
Pizza is a privately owned restaurant chain headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska,
that operates fast casual Italian franchises. Chain eatery specializing in thick-crust
pizzas, also offering calzones, sides & desserts. Plenty of seating with tables and booths
alike. There is even a back room that can be rented out for events. The restraint doesn’t take normal Godfathers
coupons from the corporate headquarters, since they are locally owned and operated. There is a lot of old school arcade games for
the kids, which brought back a lot of memories, along with candy machines,
etc. This location is a older version of
Happy Joes (with better pizza too, in my opinion)!
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| Venue Inside |
The
Pizza
Chicago
Style: No
Crust
Thickness: Average/Thin
Menu: https://postmates.com/merchant/godfathers-pizza-cedar-rapids?client=customer.web&version=3.0.0
Participants:
7 (plus 3 children)
Pizza
Ordered: 3
Sizes
Offered/Ordered: Mini, Small, Medium, Large, Jumbo / 1 Medium, 2 Large
Crusts
Offered/Ordered: Thin, Golden, Original
/ All three
Pieces
Cut: Triangular, then Rectangular upon request
Super Hawaiian – Ham, Bacon Bits, Pineapple, Green Peppers & Mozzarella Cheese, Medium,
Original Crust $21.74.
Half Bacon Cheeseburger – Beef, Bacon Bits, Onions, Pickles, Cheddar Cheese & Mozzarella
Cheese, Large, Thin Crust $23.75
Half Taco – Beef, Onions,
Lettuce, Tomatoes, Tortilla Chips, Taco Sauce, Cheddar Cheese & Mozzarella
Cheese, Large, Thin Crust $23.75
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Half Humble Pie – Pepperoni, Italian Sausage, Onions, Green Peppers & Mozzarella
Cheese, Large, Golden Crust $23.75
Half Hot Stuff – Pepperoni, Beef, Italian Sausage, Onions, Jalapeno Peppers & Mozzarella
Cheese, Large, Golden Crust $23.75
The
Verdict
Sauce:
Meh – Average.
Cheese:
The cheese cooled a little quickly and hardened slightly. Probably the worst part in my experience.
Crust:
I enjoyed the original crust the best.
The Thin wasn’t bad either, it held up both the Taco and the Bacon
Cheeseburger just fine without the sogginess.
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| Taco/Bacon Cheeseburger - Large Thin Crust $23.75 |
Toppings:
The toppings were average quality, with the beef added to a lot of the pizzas,
it seemed a little bland. Traditionally German-Iowan taste buds. However, the Hot
Stuff didn’t disappoint.
Final
Comments/Considerations: Growing up, I
was pre-dispositioned to hate Pizza Hut/Godfathers, etc… and we usually ordered
from local Italian places. However, this pizza wasn’t that bad. It sits in the middle of the road for me, better
than most chains, but not better than the truly local places who are really trying
to make it out there. Although the Hot
Stuff was my personal favorite, the Humber Pie won the vote for the favorite
pizza of the group. It seemed to be a meat’ish/deluxe
kind of pizza. Overall, I would maybe
consider stopping in for lunch, but I would likely pass on it for dinner and
hit up another place, especially since the price wasn’t cheap!
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| Humble Pie/Hot Stuff - Large Golden Crust $23.75 |
Here
are our ratings, where 1 = worst and 10 = best.
Overall
6.93
Cheese 6.71
Topping
7.71
Sauce 7.14
Crust 6.00
Venue 7.86
Favorite:
Humble Pie
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| Super Hawaiian - Medium Original Crust $21.75 |
