Godfather's Pizza
Macgillvray and 164th in Vancouver, WA
December 26th 2009
General Information: Godfather's is a national chain that seems to slowly be going the way of the dinosaur in some markets but thriving in others. Vancouver it thrives, Portland it is extinct.
The Story: Fucking buffet bitches!!!
-The Pizza-
BUFFET!!!! Among those sampled: Cheese pizza, Sausage/Mushroom/Olives pizza, Pepperoni Pizza, All Meat Pizza, Hawaiian Pizza.
Crust-
FUCK godfathers has great crust. In my samplings of this fine buffet I had golden and original thick crusts. Both tasted fantastic. Their buttery golden grown goodness was unreal. Why don't more people like this place?
Sauce-
Godfather's sauce is MILD, but has a nice taste to it. It is thin, which is a drawback, but it works. I like the flavor, though on this occasion the pizza's in the buffet were lacking enough sauce to impress me. When I got a saucy bite it was heaven though.
Toppings-
They did a good job of loading up on the toppings on every type of pizza they offered. It's quite impressive really. The quality of the toppings isn't terribly amazing or anything, the sausage was dull, pepperoni average. You get the idea. BUT, there was as much toppings as there are cocks in a Japanese Bukkake film.
Cheese-
Here's the real thing holding Godfather's back. Their cheese. It's good enough. An average mozz. The cheese pizza had a yellow cheese, I'd assume either colby or cheddar. However, for the buffet on this day, there wasn't ENOUGH cheese on the pizzas. It kept the experience from being about as good as it gets for chain pizza.
Overall taste-
Godfather's pizza has a quality mild flavor for pizza. Good for a buffet, as you can eat as much as we all wish we could eat of pussy. It's great for stuffing down your face like Joanna Angel stuffs Van Damage's cock in her face. Not enough cheese kept it from standing out.
Value-
$6.49 for ALL THE PIZZA I COULD EAT! And I did. They fucking lost.
-Beer-
On tap-
Don't recall
Bottled-
Don't recall seeing bottled beer.
-Atmosphere-
Location-
East Vancouver, slightly removed from Mill Plain's influence, but not a terrible spot for Vancouverites of the eastern persuasion. Not that you'd drive from Portland to get Godfather's.
Exterior Atmosphere-
Strip Mall.
Interior Atmosphere-
Looks like a strip mall Godfather's. Unimpressive and actually kind of dumpy at that. Broken down video games are NOT FUCKING COOL!
Service-
Excellent. I was given the option of choosing the pizza for the buffet (for which, like a dumb shit, I forgot to add extra sauce and cheese... fuck!) They were quick in every way, and kept the pizza stocked.
-Review Notes-
A good experience, cheap as hell and good though mild. I wish there was more cheese. Still you can't beat under $7 for as much decent pizza as you'd ever want.
-OVERALL RATING-
5/10. Decent as expected for a chain it doesn't get much better. With more cheese and more sauce it would easily be a 7.
Ray
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Juliano's 12/28/09
Juliano's
Mill Plain at about 155th in Vancouver, WA
December 28th 2009
General Information: Juliano's is a restaurant started by one of the original owners of Flying Pie in Portland.
The Story: Taking it to go.
-The Pizza-
1 Mini Pepperoni
1 Medium Pepperoni on Gluten Free Crust
Crust-
The crust for the mini was quite good as far as flavor goes, but too much of it was exposed for how small the fucking pizza was (6")
The Gluten Free crust was super thin, quite good for GF crust, and cooked just right. We've had experiences with undercooked and overcooked GF crust. It's never good.
Sauce-
Juliano's has a good flavorful sauce and they put a decent amount on the pie. It could use a little bit more, but that's just my preference. It's good and thick but not chunky. Lots of zest to it.
Toppings-
On my 6" pizza there were probably 30 slices of pepperoni, so it was THICK as hell. The GF pizza was so thick with pepperoni it was unbelievable. NEVER EVER order extra pepperoni when you go to Juliano's. It'll be too much. It's already almost too much. Imagine pepperoni stacked like 5 deep covering the entire pizza. Yeah, THAT much.
Cheese-
The cheese Juliano's uses is fantastic. It melts nicely over the pizza. They use a mozzarella cheese and put it both under the toppings. Then they cook the pizza, pull it out mid way though and put MORE CHEESE on top of the toppings. It's like watching Die Hard. Too much, but still good.
Overall taste-
Juliano's put fucka garlic on their pizza. Like enough to where when you eat a bitch out after having Juliano's, the next guy to lick her pussy tastes the fucking garlic. It's great though and the flavor is full and zesty. It's about at the point where any MORE and it wouldn't be good, but it's just a shitload of food.
Value-
It's expensive for what you get, though the 6" is a great value. Only 5.45 for that, but including the medium the price came to just over $28.00. That's without drinks. FUCK! That little (yes, like 10-12 inches) medium GF pie is a fucking travesty that it costs that much. But the taste of the pizza makes up for the god awful price. Which makes it a decent value. However, if you have a choice, if Flying Pie is having its usual quality, you can get the same pizza and have the OPTION of a shit ton of garlic for about $10 less per pie.
-Beer-
On tap-
It was to go, and I didn't check. Next time.
Bottled-
same.
-Atmosphere-
Location-
East Vancouver near shopping. A terrible location for somebody from Portland, or even somebody passing through town, but if you live in Vancouver, east of I-205, it doesn't get much more convenient short of being right on the damn freeway. Mill Plain is a major through street that hits both major freeways and traffic is usually rolling smooth. It's kind of hard to see though as you drive past. Easy to miss if you aren't paying attention.
Exterior Atmosphere-
Nothing much to note, just all glass walls, neon sign. Pretty basic.
Interior Atmosphere-
If you are a fucking dirty ass hippie, or just like the music those dirty ass fucks like, this place is for you. Just HIPPIE! Grateful Dead shit everywhere, it's pretty cool and looks like a pizza joint started by a dirty ass hippie should look.
Service-
SLOW AS FUCK! Just kind of sub par, but I got my pizza and they weren't dicks, so I can't complain too much.
-Review Notes-
Overall I'd say Juliano's impressed once again. Quality shit and discovering the mini and the value it has was a big bonus. If only their standard pizza's weren't so fucking expensive. FUCKING LOWER YOUR PRICES A COUPLE BUCKS!
-OVERALL RATING-
8/10. Good pie. One of the best around.
Ray
Mill Plain at about 155th in Vancouver, WA
December 28th 2009
General Information: Juliano's is a restaurant started by one of the original owners of Flying Pie in Portland.
The Story: Taking it to go.
-The Pizza-
1 Mini Pepperoni
1 Medium Pepperoni on Gluten Free Crust
Crust-
The crust for the mini was quite good as far as flavor goes, but too much of it was exposed for how small the fucking pizza was (6")
The Gluten Free crust was super thin, quite good for GF crust, and cooked just right. We've had experiences with undercooked and overcooked GF crust. It's never good.
Sauce-
Juliano's has a good flavorful sauce and they put a decent amount on the pie. It could use a little bit more, but that's just my preference. It's good and thick but not chunky. Lots of zest to it.
Toppings-
On my 6" pizza there were probably 30 slices of pepperoni, so it was THICK as hell. The GF pizza was so thick with pepperoni it was unbelievable. NEVER EVER order extra pepperoni when you go to Juliano's. It'll be too much. It's already almost too much. Imagine pepperoni stacked like 5 deep covering the entire pizza. Yeah, THAT much.
Cheese-
The cheese Juliano's uses is fantastic. It melts nicely over the pizza. They use a mozzarella cheese and put it both under the toppings. Then they cook the pizza, pull it out mid way though and put MORE CHEESE on top of the toppings. It's like watching Die Hard. Too much, but still good.
Overall taste-
Juliano's put fucka garlic on their pizza. Like enough to where when you eat a bitch out after having Juliano's, the next guy to lick her pussy tastes the fucking garlic. It's great though and the flavor is full and zesty. It's about at the point where any MORE and it wouldn't be good, but it's just a shitload of food.
Value-
It's expensive for what you get, though the 6" is a great value. Only 5.45 for that, but including the medium the price came to just over $28.00. That's without drinks. FUCK! That little (yes, like 10-12 inches) medium GF pie is a fucking travesty that it costs that much. But the taste of the pizza makes up for the god awful price. Which makes it a decent value. However, if you have a choice, if Flying Pie is having its usual quality, you can get the same pizza and have the OPTION of a shit ton of garlic for about $10 less per pie.
-Beer-
On tap-
It was to go, and I didn't check. Next time.
Bottled-
same.
-Atmosphere-
Location-
East Vancouver near shopping. A terrible location for somebody from Portland, or even somebody passing through town, but if you live in Vancouver, east of I-205, it doesn't get much more convenient short of being right on the damn freeway. Mill Plain is a major through street that hits both major freeways and traffic is usually rolling smooth. It's kind of hard to see though as you drive past. Easy to miss if you aren't paying attention.
Exterior Atmosphere-
Nothing much to note, just all glass walls, neon sign. Pretty basic.
Interior Atmosphere-
If you are a fucking dirty ass hippie, or just like the music those dirty ass fucks like, this place is for you. Just HIPPIE! Grateful Dead shit everywhere, it's pretty cool and looks like a pizza joint started by a dirty ass hippie should look.
Service-
SLOW AS FUCK! Just kind of sub par, but I got my pizza and they weren't dicks, so I can't complain too much.
-Review Notes-
Overall I'd say Juliano's impressed once again. Quality shit and discovering the mini and the value it has was a big bonus. If only their standard pizza's weren't so fucking expensive. FUCKING LOWER YOUR PRICES A COUPLE BUCKS!
-OVERALL RATING-
8/10. Good pie. One of the best around.
Ray
Giuseppe's 12/24/09
Giuseppe's Italian Restaurant
SE 181st and Stark St. Gresham, Oregon
December 24th 2009
General Information: Giuseppe's is an Italian Restaurant in the Rockwood neighborhood of Portland's largest suburb.
The Story: Out last minute Christmas shopping, I wanted to try this place for the second time. The first time I thought it was pretty good, worth a return visit.
-The Pizza-
1 Small Pepperoni
Crust-
The crust is really quite good. It's a hand tossed style of moderate thickness. Has a good flavor, isn't grease soaked and soggy. Not much of the crust is exposed, so I felt like I was actually eating pizza, not a breadstick. I always appreciate that.
Sauce-
The sauce was HELL of tasty, but there wasn't enough. I know how tasty it was because I got some on the side and just ate the fuck out of my pizza wilst dipping it into the BOWL of sauce like when you lube up your cock for anal. Nice and thick, not chunky and flavorful as fuck. The exact opposite of stank pussy. Having sauce on the side was nice though. They gave me a ton. Far more than I'd ever need. I had to make the concession on my usual extra sauce because my dad isn't a sauce fan. It made a difference.
Toppings-
There was a decent amount of pepperoni on the pizza. Not too much, but enough to where every bite had a slice or two of pepperoni on it. I'd say it was about equal to what Papa Murphy's has, maybe a tad more. Certainly not enough to make the fat bitch from Wilson Phillips squirt her panties. That's good.
Cheese-
So far so good, but the cheese... oh the cheese. It's hard to discuss the cheese. It certainly didn't taste like high quality mozzarella. We also opted for the extra cheese. What we didn't know was that the amount of cheese put on already makes the fat bitch from Wilson Phillips cream herself. With extra cheese it was entirely too much. Add to that the seeming lack of quality and it really brought down the quality of the pie.
Overall taste-
lacking sauce, too much cheese (which is my fault entirely), the taste was average. Not shitty by any stretch, but not amazing. I imagine that switching around the extra cheese for extra sauce instead would make this a fine pizza worth driving out of your way for.
Value-
The small pizza was fucking huge. Like Ron Jeremy's cock. It was the size of a large or better at most pizza joints. It cost around $18.00, which before I saw the size of the bitch I wasn't sure it was going to be much of a value, but it turned out to be alright. If only I'd done with the sauce what I did with the cheese.
-Beer-
On tap-
Typical NW restaurant fare. Some micros, some domestics. All I care about was what was bottled.
Bottled-
I fucking LOVE Blue Moon, and they had Blue Moon and I drank the FUCK out of Blue Moon and it was good.
-Atmosphere-
Location-
Rockwood is an awful place. Not to mention it isn't in the best place in Rockwood either. It sucks ass really. It's close enough to light rail, but a hell of a long trip for most. Bus lines are ass out there and it's not right near a freeway. Is it worth the trip? I'd say if you live east of 82nd in Portland it's worth it for a try, just DON'T ORDER EXTRA CHEESE!
Exterior Atmosphere-
Looks like it used to be a buffet. Not great.
Interior Atmosphere-
Imagine if Denny's and Shari's had an orgy with a shitty cultureless chinese restaurant, the Denny's got pregnant and the child got raped by a Hometown Buffet. The semen stuck in Denny's childs asshole is kind of similar to this place. In other words, it was probably converted from a Denny's.
Service-
Good. Despite it being Christmas Eve, the girl who served us was forthright, friendly and quick. Really some of the best pizza joint service around. Then again, it really is an Italian Restaurant that serves pizza.
-Review Notes-
Overall a good experience. Good beer, pizza was good, but I fucked it up. Some of the best sauce around. Terrible location and a building that looks like the floor after a bukakke.
-OVERALL RATING-
5/10. Worth a try again, on my terms with the sauce.
Ray
SE 181st and Stark St. Gresham, Oregon
December 24th 2009
General Information: Giuseppe's is an Italian Restaurant in the Rockwood neighborhood of Portland's largest suburb.
The Story: Out last minute Christmas shopping, I wanted to try this place for the second time. The first time I thought it was pretty good, worth a return visit.
-The Pizza-
1 Small Pepperoni
Crust-
The crust is really quite good. It's a hand tossed style of moderate thickness. Has a good flavor, isn't grease soaked and soggy. Not much of the crust is exposed, so I felt like I was actually eating pizza, not a breadstick. I always appreciate that.
Sauce-
The sauce was HELL of tasty, but there wasn't enough. I know how tasty it was because I got some on the side and just ate the fuck out of my pizza wilst dipping it into the BOWL of sauce like when you lube up your cock for anal. Nice and thick, not chunky and flavorful as fuck. The exact opposite of stank pussy. Having sauce on the side was nice though. They gave me a ton. Far more than I'd ever need. I had to make the concession on my usual extra sauce because my dad isn't a sauce fan. It made a difference.
Toppings-
There was a decent amount of pepperoni on the pizza. Not too much, but enough to where every bite had a slice or two of pepperoni on it. I'd say it was about equal to what Papa Murphy's has, maybe a tad more. Certainly not enough to make the fat bitch from Wilson Phillips squirt her panties. That's good.
Cheese-
So far so good, but the cheese... oh the cheese. It's hard to discuss the cheese. It certainly didn't taste like high quality mozzarella. We also opted for the extra cheese. What we didn't know was that the amount of cheese put on already makes the fat bitch from Wilson Phillips cream herself. With extra cheese it was entirely too much. Add to that the seeming lack of quality and it really brought down the quality of the pie.
Overall taste-
lacking sauce, too much cheese (which is my fault entirely), the taste was average. Not shitty by any stretch, but not amazing. I imagine that switching around the extra cheese for extra sauce instead would make this a fine pizza worth driving out of your way for.
Value-
The small pizza was fucking huge. Like Ron Jeremy's cock. It was the size of a large or better at most pizza joints. It cost around $18.00, which before I saw the size of the bitch I wasn't sure it was going to be much of a value, but it turned out to be alright. If only I'd done with the sauce what I did with the cheese.
-Beer-
On tap-
Typical NW restaurant fare. Some micros, some domestics. All I care about was what was bottled.
Bottled-
I fucking LOVE Blue Moon, and they had Blue Moon and I drank the FUCK out of Blue Moon and it was good.
-Atmosphere-
Location-
Rockwood is an awful place. Not to mention it isn't in the best place in Rockwood either. It sucks ass really. It's close enough to light rail, but a hell of a long trip for most. Bus lines are ass out there and it's not right near a freeway. Is it worth the trip? I'd say if you live east of 82nd in Portland it's worth it for a try, just DON'T ORDER EXTRA CHEESE!
Exterior Atmosphere-
Looks like it used to be a buffet. Not great.
Interior Atmosphere-
Imagine if Denny's and Shari's had an orgy with a shitty cultureless chinese restaurant, the Denny's got pregnant and the child got raped by a Hometown Buffet. The semen stuck in Denny's childs asshole is kind of similar to this place. In other words, it was probably converted from a Denny's.
Service-
Good. Despite it being Christmas Eve, the girl who served us was forthright, friendly and quick. Really some of the best pizza joint service around. Then again, it really is an Italian Restaurant that serves pizza.
-Review Notes-
Overall a good experience. Good beer, pizza was good, but I fucked it up. Some of the best sauce around. Terrible location and a building that looks like the floor after a bukakke.
-OVERALL RATING-
5/10. Worth a try again, on my terms with the sauce.
Ray
Flying Pie 12/22/09
Flying Pie Pizzeria
SE 79th and Stark St. Portland, Oregon
December 22nd 2009
General Information: Flying Pie is a locally owned joined with a great reputation from people without shitty taste in pizza. It's the kind of place you always go back to if you aren't a piece of shit elitist.
The Story: Family was over, we wanted pizza before looking at Christmas lights, we went to Flying Pie. I've been here a hundred times I'd say. Usually always reliable.
When we got the pizza's they had these stands you put them on. These little fuckers ruined our experience. We put one of the pizza's on it. After only 2 slices the fucking pizza fell off the stand and slid off onto the table. Of course Flying Pie didn't replace the pizza. It was their fucking pizza stands that caused this horse shit. That's right, fuck you flying pie people.
-The Pizza-
1 Large Pepperoni
1 Large Miss Piggy w/ 1/4 cheese only on Gluten Free Crust
Crust-
The crust on the Pepperoni was ok. I'd rate it about a 5. However, it should have been about an 8 or a 9. It was as dry as the pussy of a 90 year old prostitute. It lacked the buttery goodness (whatever the fuck it is) that it usually gives. I was extremely disappointed.
The Miss Piggy, well, I didn't get to try it.
Sauce-
Flying Pie has a great flavorful sauce. They don't fuck around. It has no bite to it, but it sure tastes fantastic. Even though I was unable to order my usual extra sauce, the pizza still had plenty of it, much to the chagrin of my dad.
Toppings-
Typically Flying Pie piles the toppings on like a motherfucker. Not this time. I was extremely disappointed. In fact the last few times I've been the toppings seem to have decreased. It had less pepperoni than your average Papa Murphy's Pizza.
Cheese-
Flying Pie always has a good mozzarella cheese and they put a lot on, but not too much. No exception here. The cheese was a winner.
Overall taste-
Here's the thing about this trip. It was shitty and disappointing, especially for Flying Pie. The pizza was about half as good as usual. They left about 1.5 inches or crust exposed or more. That is just unacceptable in so many ways. I'm going to return to Flying Pie again because I know they are capable of a winning pie, but this was sub par.
Value-
Surprisingly enough, Flying Pie's pizza's are reasonably price. For 2 pizza, one large and one medium and 5 soda's it came to only $35.00 which was fantastic. Considering the actual experience, food alone, I'd have only paid half, but the company was fantastic and the atmosphere was as well.
-Beer-
On tap-
A small but quality selection of local beers, with some regional brews as well as your typical array of domestics. I wasn't too concerned about the beer this time.
Bottled-
I wasn't paying attention to the bottled beer at all.
-Atmosphere-
Location-
Located relatively close to the freeway and it's easy to find if you are familiar with Portland. It isn't downtown so parking is free, but it's on the street.
Exterior Atmosphere-
Very cool looking place. Old, right on the street. Looks like a pizza joint should.
Interior Atmosphere-
AWESOME. Legendary really. Decorated with OLD sports memorabilia including old NASL pennants, including the Portland Timbers, which is always a win. There are whole tables, chairs and place settings mounted to the ceiling. It doesn't get much better than this for a dine-in pizza experience.
Service-
Garbage. It took forever to order our food as the person at the front counter was too busy bullshitting to pay us any attention. The people making the pizza were talking shit about customer that had just left. Tacky and unprofessional. Aside from that, and the not replacing our pizza (which would have been nice), we didn't have much contact with them.
-Review Notes-
A disappointing experience at a pizza restaurant I recommend heartily to all. Frank and I will go together soon and see if it lives up to our usual expectation.
-OVERALL RATING-
5/10 this time.
Ray
SE 79th and Stark St. Portland, Oregon
December 22nd 2009
General Information: Flying Pie is a locally owned joined with a great reputation from people without shitty taste in pizza. It's the kind of place you always go back to if you aren't a piece of shit elitist.
The Story: Family was over, we wanted pizza before looking at Christmas lights, we went to Flying Pie. I've been here a hundred times I'd say. Usually always reliable.
When we got the pizza's they had these stands you put them on. These little fuckers ruined our experience. We put one of the pizza's on it. After only 2 slices the fucking pizza fell off the stand and slid off onto the table. Of course Flying Pie didn't replace the pizza. It was their fucking pizza stands that caused this horse shit. That's right, fuck you flying pie people.
-The Pizza-
1 Large Pepperoni
1 Large Miss Piggy w/ 1/4 cheese only on Gluten Free Crust
Crust-
The crust on the Pepperoni was ok. I'd rate it about a 5. However, it should have been about an 8 or a 9. It was as dry as the pussy of a 90 year old prostitute. It lacked the buttery goodness (whatever the fuck it is) that it usually gives. I was extremely disappointed.
The Miss Piggy, well, I didn't get to try it.
Sauce-
Flying Pie has a great flavorful sauce. They don't fuck around. It has no bite to it, but it sure tastes fantastic. Even though I was unable to order my usual extra sauce, the pizza still had plenty of it, much to the chagrin of my dad.
Toppings-
Typically Flying Pie piles the toppings on like a motherfucker. Not this time. I was extremely disappointed. In fact the last few times I've been the toppings seem to have decreased. It had less pepperoni than your average Papa Murphy's Pizza.
Cheese-
Flying Pie always has a good mozzarella cheese and they put a lot on, but not too much. No exception here. The cheese was a winner.
Overall taste-
Here's the thing about this trip. It was shitty and disappointing, especially for Flying Pie. The pizza was about half as good as usual. They left about 1.5 inches or crust exposed or more. That is just unacceptable in so many ways. I'm going to return to Flying Pie again because I know they are capable of a winning pie, but this was sub par.
Value-
Surprisingly enough, Flying Pie's pizza's are reasonably price. For 2 pizza, one large and one medium and 5 soda's it came to only $35.00 which was fantastic. Considering the actual experience, food alone, I'd have only paid half, but the company was fantastic and the atmosphere was as well.
-Beer-
On tap-
A small but quality selection of local beers, with some regional brews as well as your typical array of domestics. I wasn't too concerned about the beer this time.
Bottled-
I wasn't paying attention to the bottled beer at all.
-Atmosphere-
Location-
Located relatively close to the freeway and it's easy to find if you are familiar with Portland. It isn't downtown so parking is free, but it's on the street.
Exterior Atmosphere-
Very cool looking place. Old, right on the street. Looks like a pizza joint should.
Interior Atmosphere-
AWESOME. Legendary really. Decorated with OLD sports memorabilia including old NASL pennants, including the Portland Timbers, which is always a win. There are whole tables, chairs and place settings mounted to the ceiling. It doesn't get much better than this for a dine-in pizza experience.
Service-
Garbage. It took forever to order our food as the person at the front counter was too busy bullshitting to pay us any attention. The people making the pizza were talking shit about customer that had just left. Tacky and unprofessional. Aside from that, and the not replacing our pizza (which would have been nice), we didn't have much contact with them.
-Review Notes-
A disappointing experience at a pizza restaurant I recommend heartily to all. Frank and I will go together soon and see if it lives up to our usual expectation.
-OVERALL RATING-
5/10 this time.
Ray
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