Sunday, March 24, 2024

Attempt #124 - Scout's Honor [Iowa City, IA]

Menu
 

The Venue 

219 Iowa Ave,
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 259-7455

 

Established in the heart of downtown Iowa City, this restaurant/bar offers pizza among other dine-in foods to enjoy while watching the game.  They have booth, table, and bar seating, as well as a dance floor.

 

The Pizza

Chicago Style: No

Crust Thickness: Thin/Average

Greek Life 14 Inch $22
Menu:  https://www.scoutshonoriowacity.com/order#menu?location=scouts-honor

Participants: 9 (6 children)

Pizza Ordered:  8

Sizes Offered/Ordered: L (14”), S (10”)

Pieces Cut: Triangular

 

1.    Peperoni (Large, $19).

2.    Peperoni (Small, $14).

3.    The Combine

Pepperoni 14 Inch $19
White sauce, Canadian bacon, bacon, sweet corn, mozzarella, hot honey. (Large, Detroit, $22). (Ordered twice)!

4.    Greek Life – Tzatziki, grilled chicken, tomato, cucumber, onion, mozzarella. (Large, Chicago, $22).

5.    The Kenny - Red sauce, Italian sausage, onion, roasted garlic, mozzarella. (Large, $22).

6.    Taco - Seasoned ground beef, refried bean and queso base, mozzarella, onion, lettuce, tomato, taco chips, sour cream, taco sauce. (Large, $22).

7.    Scout’s Staple – Red sauce, Italian sausage, pepperoni, onion, green pepper. (Large, $22).

 

 

Verdict

Scout's Staple 14 Inch $22
Sauce: The red sauce was decent, but nothing outstanding.  On the Combine, it might have been the best white sauced pizza that I’ve ever had.

Cheese: A little light on the cheese, paired with a lot of the other places.

Crust: The crust was floppy and a bit thin per my tastes. 

Toppings: The toppings were burnt on some of the pizzas, however, they are plentiful.    

 

Final thoughts:  The place has a great bar atmosphere, paired with a college town, makes for a great time watching the game.  The pizza isn’t very filling to plan on eating quite a few slices before heading home.  I loved the Combine, its unique taste complement made it a distinct winner for this attempt.  The Bacon/Ham paired with honey, make it just worth a try. 

Taco 14 Inch, $24

 

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

Overall 7.75

Cheese 7.63

Topping 8.00

Sauce 8.00

Crust 6.75

Venue 7.50

Favorite: The Combine

The Combine 14 Inch $22








The Kenny, 14 Inch $22

Venue Inside

Venue Outside