Saturday, February 15, 2020

Attempt #105 - Godfather's Pizza




Venue Outside
The Venue
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)!


Venue Inside
The Pizza
Chicago Style: No
Crust Thickness: Average/Thin
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
Menu
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.
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!
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







Super Hawaiian - Medium Original Crust $21.75


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