Attempt #120 - Maddi B's [Shueyville, IA]

Venue Outside

 

The Venue 

1202 Curtis Brg Rd NE,
Shueyville, IA 52338(319) 848-4040

 

Maddi B’s is located in the heart of Shueyville, and is only a carry out restaurant. Chad, the current owner has operated it since the pandemic in February of 2020. The location serves sandwiches, salads, pizzas, as well as some desserts.  Carry out pizza is a very common thing, but they will bake it upon request.  Since our order was during a heat advisory, I had them not cook our pizzas, and instead brought them home to be baked. By the way, their editable cookie dough is pretty delicious, especially paired with some ice cream.

Venue Inside

 

The Pizza

Chicago Style: No

Crust Thickness: Average

Menu: https://www.maddibs.com/menu

Participants: 8 (11 children)

Pizza Ordered:  4

Venue Inside

Sizes Offered/Ordered: Large (16”), Medium (14”), Small (12”)

Pieces Cut: Rectangular (by request)

 

1.    The Heater – Arrabbiata, sausage, red onion, marinated red pepper, pepperoni, jalapeño, mozzarella cheese blend, buffalo drizzle (Large, $22).

Cheese, Large, $17

2.    Philly – Bianco, grilled steak, portobello mushroom, red onion, bell peppers, mozzarella cheese blend, provolone cheese, pecorino romano (Large, $22).

3.    County Rocket – Bianco, spinach, mushroom, red onion, tomato, mozzarella cheese blend, arugula, pecorino romano, mike’s hot honey (Large, $21).

4.    Cheese – (Large, $17).

Country Rocket, Large, $21

 

 

Verdict

Sauce: The pizzas were not very saucy, and I think could have used a bit more on some of the pies. 

Cheese:  The cheese was bubbled as it cooked, and it as on the lighter side of placement.

Crust: The crust bready and rich.

The Heater, Large, $22

Toppings: The toppings were fresh, but some, like the Country Rocket, could have used more hot honey.  I was secretly rooting for that one, but I was a little disappointed by the lack of flavor as compared to the Lincoln Winebar’s arugula pizza.

 

Final thoughts:  The pizza was bready, and had a lot of flavors. The Heater had the most flavor, with its sweet buffalo sauce, paired with the flavorful spicy topping made this one the winner.  The pizza itself wasn’t terribly spicy, but it did have a little kick.

Philly, Large, $22

 

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

Overall 7.43

Cheese 7.43

Topping 8.00

Sauce 7.43

Crust 8.14

Venue N/A

Favorite: The Heater