Mod Pizza delivers in taste and satisfaction

It was just another typical lunch with some friends on a Sunday afternoon. We wanted to try a new place with a special twist. After browsing the Internet, we found a place that was recently opened at Westgate West called Mod Pizza.

After a quick five-minute drive, we arrived at a modular gray building with white block letters spelling out “Mod Pizza.” As we walked inside, we were greeted warmly by loud welcomes from the staff members. The inside had a bright, modern look that gave off a warm, homey atmosphere, as opposed to the plain, stale exterior.

We got in line and gazed at the looming menu board, which listed endless combinations of pizza toppings. The types of pizzas ranged from an all-meat pizza to a pizza salad (a salad on top of a thin pizza crust). In addition to pizza, their menu also included other sweet tarts, salads and bread sticks. Those items cost around $3.

After waiting in line for about five minutes, a staff member happily asked us what we wanted to order. We were not sure, so the staff member told us the pizzas that he would recommend.

The restaurant’s signature thin crust pizza, the mod size, is 11 inches wide and cut into four slices. It was the perfect amount to keep a person full and content. After some deliberation, we decided to order a Mad Dog, a pizza topped with pepperoni, crumbled meatballs and mild sausage, and a Dillon James, a pizza topped with basil, garlic, sliced tomato and asiago.

The way the workers made the pizza was similar to the way employees at Chipotle assemble their food. All the toppings are laid out in buffet-style, and the workers place each ingredient on the pizza fresh. People can make their own custom pizza since they have a variety of meats and veggies to add on a flatbread pizza and a wide variety of cheeses including mozzarella and gorgonzola. Customers are free to add as many extra toppings as they want to their pizza at no extra cost.

The topped pizzas were placed in an authentic fire stove oven, while we went to the cashier to pay. The price of $7.87 was a pretty good deal for a freshly made pizza. We also ordered milkshakes and were given free additional drinks because we waited in line for what the store considered a long time.

We waited for around five minutes before our pizzas were ready. As we took the first bite, the distinct flavors of all the toppings  blended well with the crunchiness of the flatbread. We tried to take our time eating the pizzas and enjoying the sensation of each bite, but we couldn’t help ourselves and ended up devouring the pizza quickly.

As for the drinks, the restaurant had the regular assortment of soft drinks and four different homemade drinks such as iced teas and lemonades. Although the iced teas were weak and tasted more like water than tea, and the lemonades and milkshakes were overly sweet, they were still refreshing to have with the pizza.

We left the restaurant with full stomachs. Mod pizza is a chain that started in Seattle, and so far it has been spreading around the country rapidly. Mod Pizza is worth a try. It eliminates the need to drive seven miles to Pieology for custom pizza at a decent price.