Saturday, January 20, 2024

Updating Ratings - Leaderboard

Restaurant

Overall

Cheese

Toppings

Sauce

Crust

Venue

Ruby's Pizzeria

9.5

9.75

9.5

9.38

9.5

9.88

Lincoln Winebar

9.33

9.33

9.58

8.67

8.83

8.42

Tomaso's Pizza World (Center Point Rd Cedar Rapids)

9.25

9.5

9.63

8.75

9.75

6.5

Tomaso's Pizza World (Marion, Iowa)

9.17

9.67

9

8.33

9.33

0

Emil's Hideaway

9.1

8.8

9.2

8.8

9

9.4

Kalona Brewing Company

9

9.2

9.8

9

8.2

9

Chad's [Cedar Falls, IA]

9

8.75

9.5

7.25

9.5

7.5

Basta Pizzeria Ristorante

8.94

8.63

9

8.25

8.25

9

Bushwood Sports Bar & Grill

8.86

9.5

8.5

9.36

9

4.29

A & A Pagliai's Pizza

8.86

7.86

8.57

8.14

8.71

9.29

Bop's Pizza

8.83

9.22

9.06

8.22

9.06

7.11

Red Vespa Pizzeria

8.8

8.2

9.6

8

6.6

9.2

Tomaso's Pizza (1st Ave, Cedar Rapids, IA)

8.75

8.88

8.25

8

8.25

8.88

Sykora Bakery

8.73

8.91

8.91

8.09

9.09

9.55

Fong's Pizza

8.68

8

9.18

8

6.91

7.73

Pizza World

8.67

8.53

9.4

8.13

8.87

9.13

Pearl Street Pizzeria & Pub (10462 Olio Rd Fishers, IN 46040)

8.67

8.67

9.33

9

9.67

8.67

Red's Alehouse

8.57

8.57

9.14

7.71

7.29

8.14

Zoey's Pizzeria

8.5

10

8

9

4

0

Zaydo's Pizza

8.5

9.17

8.5

7.5

8.92

9.33

Vineria Wine Shop

8.5

9.63

9

8.63

8.38

9.13

Mirabito's Italian Restaurant

8.5

7.79

9.79

8

8.71

8.86

Mellow Mushroom

8.5

8.1

8.7

7.4

9.9

8.2

Bo Mac's

8.5

8.44

8.89

7.33

7.89

8

Stone Wall Brick Oven Pizza

8.45

7.36

8.27

7.36

8.18

9.45

Bulicek's Deli & Brew

8.44

7.78

8.44

7.56

8.67

7.33

Marquee Pizzeria

8.44

8.57

9.14

8

7.86

9.71

Chicago Pizza Tours

8.44

8.75

9.25

8.38

6.63

8.75

Baroncini Ristorante Italiano (Iowa City, IA)

8.43

8

8.57

7.14

7.86

8.86

Zio Johno's Spaghetti House

8.32

7.86

9.18

7.73

8.5

8.82

Forbidden Planet: Pizzeria & Video Arcade

8.31

8.5

8.38

7.63

7.25

8.25

Urban Pie

8.31

7.55

8.36

7.45

8.73

8.64

Za's Pizza

8.3

8.5

8.8

7.8

8.4

8.9

P.H.A.T. Daddy's

8.3

8.3

8.8

7.4

7.4

9.3

Happy Joe's

8.3

7

9.2

6

8.2

6.4

Roscoe's Pizza

8.28

7.33

8.11

7.56

9.56

7.22

The Quarter Barrel

8.25

6.92

8.29

7

7.79

9.17

Dublin City

8.25

9.3

8.9

7.3

7.2

8.8

Monica's

8.21

8.57

8.43

8.29

8.29

8.71

The Airliner

8.17

8.92

8.83

8.67

8.17

5.5

The Pines Pizza and Pub

8.14

8.86

8.71

7.86

7.71

8.86

Cranky Hank's

8.14

8.29

7.71

6.71

8.86

9

Casey's (7th Ave)

8.11

8.11

8

7.78

7.89

0

Lucky Penny

8.1

7.7

8.25

7.3

7.75

9

Zeppelin's Pizzeria

8.08

7.67

8

8.33

6.17

8.33

Aroma Artison Pizza

8.08

8.08

8.58

7.67

8.42

0

Brickside Cafe’

8.06

7.89

6.56

6.67

9

7.83

Backpocket Brewery

8.06

7.44

8.44

6.33

8.56

8.78

The Mill

8

8.43

7.29

7.29

6.86

8.86

Rusciano's Authentic Taste of Napoli

8

9.13

8.5

8.25

6.25

8.06

Riley's Café

8

8.2

8.6

6.2

7

0

Pizza Plus [North Liberty, IA]

8

7.38

7.75

7.75

7.88

6

Parlor City Pub and Eatery

8

7.67

9.33

6.44

8.56

8.44

Papa Murphy's (7th Ave., Marion, Iowa)

8

8.25

6.5

8.25

7.75

0

Paul Revere's Pizza

7.96

7.43

8.25

8

8.57

0

Old Chicago

7.9

8.4

8.6

7.4

8.4

8.5

Cappy's Pizzeria

7.88

7.5

7.25

8.75

8.75

8.38

Via Sofia's Italian Kitchen

7.81

8

7.88

7.75

7.25

8.75

Barbeaux

7.8

8.2

8

8.2

6

7.1

Pizza U Design

7.79

6.57

8.29

6.29

7.29

8.57

The Great Plains Sauce & Dough Company

7.78

7.83

7.92

7.33

8.33

7.67

Need Pizza

7.75

7.63

7.38

7.38

7.63

8.44

Michello's Pizzeria

7.75

7.58

9

6.25

5.5

0

Gino's East (Dubuque, IA)

7.75

7.5

8.75

7.75

7.5

9

Geyer's Oven

7.75

7.75

7

6.75

7.25

9.5

Bob's Your Uncle

7.75

8.75

9.25

7

7.75

8

Wig And Pen

7.73

8.91

7.45

7.27

8.09

8.36

Pizza Ranch (Marion, IA)

7.71

7.71

7.29

7.57

7.57

8.43

Granite City

7.71

7.29

7.71

7

7.71

8

Cedar Ridge

7.71

7.29

7.71

7.71

6.57

8.86

Beta's

7.71

7.86

8.14

5.14

8

8.29

Marco's Pizza

7.67

7.33

8.33

7.22

8

0

Hospoda

7.6

9

8.2

7.8

7.4

8.8

Papa Juan's Stefanos

7.56

8

8.11

7.22

6

8.67

Your Pie (Marion, IA)

7.5

6.8

8.5

6.6

6.9

7.55

Syndicate

7.5

6.33

7.83

7.17

8

9

Sip 'N Stir

7.5

6.44

7.67

6.56

7.33

6.78

Big Grove Brewery (Solan, IA)

7.5

7.88

7.88

6.75

6

8.81

Sam's Pizza

7.46

9.08

7.33

6.67

7.92

3.67

Maddi B's [Shueyville, IA]

7.43

7.43

8

7.43

8.14

9

Sweet Basil's Pizza Pie

7.42

8.5

8.17

7

7

0

Vesta

7.4

7.6

7.8

7.2

8

8.8

Blaze Pizza

7.33

8

8.17

7.67

6.67

8

The Pizza Place

7.3

8.2

8.2

6

5.6

7.6

The Wedge – Riverside Dr

7.29

7.07

8

6.5

6.79

0

Mesa's Pizza

7.25

7.67

8.92

6.83

6.67

6.67

Cibo Fusion

7.25

7

8.13

6.75

6.69

8.75

Barrel House

7.25

6.5

8.5

7.5

7.25

8.25

Algers Pizza Palace

7.25

7.25

7.5

6.25

7.75

10

General Store Pub

7.21

6

7.57

6.57

6.57

8.86

Red's Public House

7.2

7.8

7.6

7.2

4.6

7.2

Aroma (New Bo)

7.2

6.8

8

7.4

8.4

6.6

Union Station

7.17

7.67

7.83

7.67

7.17

5.5

Chrome Horse

7.14

6.57

7.43

7.43

5.71

7.71

Jersey's (Downtown)

7.05

6.7

7.7

6

5.4

9

Herb ‘N Lou’s [West Branch, IA]

7

7.8

8

7.2

7.4

7

Miguel's

6.93

7.17

7.5

6.67

6.17

6.17

Godfather's Pizza

6.93

6.71

7.71

7.14

6

7.86

The Longbranch

6.92

6.67

7

6.5

6.58

7

Papa Murphy's (Boyson Road, Cedar Rapids)

6.88

6.75

6.63

6.63

7.63

0

Marcus Theatre Cedar Rapids Cinema Zaffiro's Express

6.88

6.63

7.25

7.38

6.88

6.88

Vito's on 42nd

6.85

6.3

7.3

3.1

7.3

7.9

Bobbers Grill

6.83

7.83

6.33

6.5

5.17

9

Xavier's Cocktail Lounge

6.78

7.21

6.75

7.1

5.8

0

Maggie's Farm, Wood-Fired Pizza

6.75

6.5

7.38

6.13

6.13

4.88

Leonardo's Pizza

6.71

6.14

7.29

6.14

4.43

0

Costco

6.5

7.5

6

7.25

6.75

4.75

Domino's

6.42

5.67

6.33

6.17

6.67

0

Sam's Pizza (Iowa City)

6.4

6

6.8

7.8

5.8

6.8

Planet X

6.33

6.78

5.44

6.44

7

7.89

Little Ceasar's (124 Collins Rd NE Cedar Rapids, IA)

6.18

6.55

6.18

6.82

6.91

0

The Flamingo

6.08

6.5

6.17

7.33

6.17

9.33

Montana's Family Restaurant (Central City, IA)

6.06

6.25

6.75

5.63

5.63

5.88

Spare Time

5.86

4.71

7

3.86

6.29

9.14

Red Robin [Cedar Rapids, IA]

5.8

5.2

5.6

4.2

6

6.4

Pizza Hut (7th Ave Marion)

5.73

4.91

5.73

6.27

6.36

0

Market Grille (Kids Pizza)

5.6

8

6.4

6

6

7.6

Leo's Pizzeria Pastaria

5.6

7.8

5.6

6

6.4

0

Sam's Club (Blairs Ferry Road, Cedar Rapids, IA)

5.5

5.5

5.83

4.5

3.67

5.67

Hunt Brothers Pizza

5.44

5.67

5.89

5.11

6.33

0

Hy-Vee (Edgewood Road, Cedar Rapids)

5.2

4.8

5.6

4.4

1.8

0

Falbo Bros. Pizzeria – S. Gilbert St.

5

5.13

4.5

4.13

3.25

0

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Attempt #123 - Tomaso's Pizza (Cedar Rapids, IA [1st Ave])

Venue Inside

 

The Venue 

2706 1st Ave SE,
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 364-4313

 

Tomaso’s moved their world headquarters from Center Point Road to 1st Ave around the post-covid era.  The restaurant has plenty of booth and table seating.  They were able to accommodate our party of 14 by combining the three center tables into one large party table.  The table design was a continuous tree truck when put together, super cool!  

Menu

Typical Tomaso’s fashion, you have to get your own drinks, silverware, plates, etc… The staff was super friendly and accommodating.

 

The Pizza

Chicago Style: No

Crust Thickness: Thin, Chicago, Detroit

Menu:  https://www.tomasos4me.com/cedar-rapids

Participants: 9 (5 children)

Pizza Ordered:  5

Mombo Combo (Large, Detroit, $36.99)
Sizes Offered/Ordered: XL (16”), Large (14”), Medium (12”), Small (8”)

Pieces Cut: Triangular

 

1.    Mombo Combo – Pepperoni, fresh mushrooms, hand-sliced onions & green peppers, California black olives & Italian sausage (Large, Detroit, $36.99).

2.    Veggie Combo – Fresh Mushrooms, hand-sliced onions & green peppers, California black olives, broccoli florets (Large, Detroit, $31.99).

3.    Chicken Veggie Delight – Chicken, onions, mushrooms, green peppers, artichokes, and tomatoes (Large, Chicago, $36.99).

Veggie Combo (Large, Detroit, $31.99)

4.    Half Cheese/Half Pepperoni (Large, New York Thin, $28.99).

5.    2x Cheese Breads ($7.99)

 

 

Verdict

Sauce: The sauce is on top for the Chicago/Detroit’s, and it appeared a little light on some of the pies.

Cheese: Good quality of cheese and maybe enjoyed a side order of Cheese Bread.

Crust: The crust was great on the Detroit’s.  In fact, the Chicago curst in my opinion was even better!  The flavor has more of a robust profile compared with the Detroit, although I did miss the caramelized cheese along the edges that the Detroit has.


Half Cheese/Half Pepperoni (Large, New York, $28.99)
Toppings: The toppings on Mombo Combo were great, lots of flavor.    

 

Final thoughts:  If you haven’t been to Tomaso’s yet, please check it out.  It is a staple in Cedar Rapids, despite its high prices.  Compared with prior attempts at the Center Point Rd and Marion (now demolished) locations, this one scored lower overall - #15. However, the quality of the pizzas was spot on, and worth a visit if you haven’t been in awhile.

 

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

Overall 8.75

Chicken Veggie Delight (Large, Chicago, $36.99)
Cheese 8.88

Topping 8.25

Sauce 8.00

Crust 8.25

Venue 8.88

Favorite: Mombo Combo










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