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Davis Square Pizza & Subs | Somerville

2012-11-02T10:07:00.000-04:00

Davis Square Pizza & Subs | Somerville

Davis Square Pizza & Subs

Website
http://www.davissquarepizza.com

Address
352 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA

Date

Ordered

10/22/12

Where

Consumed

home

Price
$10.75

Order

Method

Foodler

Service

Method

Delivery

Delivery

Time

20 minutes

Size

(Inches)

16

Price

Per Sq Inch

$0.053

Miro Score

Elizabeth Score

Average

Look

3.75

4.0

3.9

Miro's Comments: Floppy. Is it weird that the word that comes to my mind is floppy.

Elizabeth's Comments:
Very cheesy! But, also very greasy a little worried about it slipping off.

Smell

4.0

4.0

4.0

Miro's Comments: I smell herbs. Real live herbs. I forgot what they smell like on delivery pizza. Not sure Elizabeth is smelling them. She just went in for like her 5th smell.

Elizabeth's Comments:
Cheese & faint hints of spice - not at all as greasy smelling as it looks

Temp

3.0

3.0

3.0

Miro's Comments:
Not bad for delivery. Pretty bad for a place 2 blocks from us

Elizabeth's Comments:
Warm, but disappointing for coming from SO CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE!

Cheese

2.0

3.75

2.88

Miro's Comments:
A little thin on the cheese and not much flavor

Elizabeth's Comments:
I'm torn. There is a lot of it, but, it's very greasy and it's got a crumbly texture to it.

Sauce

4.0

3.75

3.88

Miro's Comments:
That's where those herbs were hiding. I don't care if it's from a can or not.
I like it

Elizabeth's Comments:
Oregano! I taste an actual spice I can name! It's not generic "spice." That said, the tomato part is rather thin, as is the coating of sauce in general.

Crust

2.0

3.75

2.88

Miro's Comments:
It was pretty floppy in the middle, but that's fine. The edges are doughy
where I was yearning for some snap. If a pie is going to be this doughy, the
crust better have really well developed flavor.

Elizabeth's Comments:
Wimpy. This pizza does not stand up on it's own, the grease means you need to fold over the slice to eat it but it has a nice, clean, fresh taste to it that is different than the frozen crusts we usually get.

Overall Taste

3.0

3.75

3.38

Miro's Comments:
Benefits from a flavorful sauce and good size, but suffers from the lack of
flavor and volume on the cheese. I think a touch longer in the oven would be
more to my taste.

Elizabeth's Comments:
Really good for being really greasy. I wish the cheese was smoother and there was a bit more sauce.

Value Score

56.11

70.14

63.12

Overall Comments

Miro's Comments:
This is one of those pizzas where price makes all the difference. At a buck
less it would be a steal.

Elizabeth's Comments:
If this place is open late, it's probably dangerous to know it exists for
those walks home from ... ummmm ... studying when all you want is a greasy slice of pizza.

Pini's | Somerville

2012-10-05T11:00:00.000-04:00

Pini's | Somerville

	Pini's
Website	No website, but, you can check out their Facebook page
Address	511 Broadway, Somerville, MA
Date Ordered	9/26/12
Where Consumed	Home
Price	$10.95
Order Method	Foodler
Service Method	Delivery
Delivery Time	23 minutes
Size (Inches)	15.5
Price Per Sq Inch	$0.058

	Miro Score	Elizabeth Score	Average
Look	4.5	4.0	4.3
	Miro's Comments: The cheese goes a little too far to the edge, but it looks perfectly cooked.
	Elizabeth's Comments: Cheesy! Flavorful! But it looses points for looking like one of those microwave pizzas without a discernible crust
Smell	2.0	3.75	2.9
	Miro's Comments: I really had to get my nose up in there to get just a faint hint of parmesan.
	Elizabeth's Comments: Very spicy, but not necessarily in a garden-fresh or "real" sort of way.
Temp	3.0	2.75	2.9
	Miro's Comments: Solid delivery temp
	Elizabeth's Comments: I don't understand how it's lukewarm when it got here do fast.
Cheese	2.5	2.5	2.5
	Miro's Comments: Not much flavor to the cheese, not even that parm I detected by smell, but at least appropriately salty.
	Elizabeth's Comments: There's a lot of it, but it's kinda tough and chewy, and it has a little bit of an overpowering stinkyfeet smell.
Sauce	2.5	2.0	2.3
	Miro's Comments: Having trouble locating much sauce. The bit that I find is unremarkable
	Elizabeth's Comments: I like that it's not sweet, but I don't like that it has a non-descript and non-necessarily pleasant flavor.
Crust	3.0	4.0	3.5
	Miro's Comments: Not my favorite style of crust. Much more chewy than crispy with the cornmeal dusting underneath. For what it is, it's good. But I prefer more crisp to chew
	Elizabeth's Comments: Thicker than it appears and a nice chew. Also, a nice cornmeal crunch that is a nice surprise, but it has very limited actual crust edges.
Overall Taste	3.5	2.5	3.0
	Miro's Comments: Unremarkable, but solid. I can and have served this at parties where I just needed volume of decent pizza. The box tells me that if I get 5 pies, they are only $7 each.
	Elizabeth's Comments: The parm in the cheese overpowers the non-descript flavors in the sauce and I don't really care for the entire blend.
Value Score	60.31	43.08	51.70
Overall Comments	Miro's Comments: $1 more for soda and fries. Me Like!
	Elizabeth's Comments: We ordered this pizza in bulk for parties before, but we held off from ordering it for dinner because my aversion to the sauce/cheese. That might have tainted my review. I apologize for being a bad researcher.

Mama Lisa's | Somerville

2012-09-07T13:48:00.000-04:00

Mama Lisa's | Somerville

	Mama Lisa's
Website	http://mammalisas.com/
Address	312 Broadway, Somerville MA
Date Ordered	8/17/12
Where Consumed	Home
Price	$8.95
Order Method	Phone
Service Method	Delivery
Delivery Time	40 minutes
Size (Inches)	15.5
Price Per Sq Inch	$0.047

	Miro Score	Elizabeth Score	Average
Look	3.75	3.75	3.8
	Miro's Comments: Looks handmade and well toasted, but there is a greasy layer of red oil, I'm worried there won't be enough cheese.
	Elizabeth's Comments: Fairly cheesy and homeamde looking. A bit on the greasey side in that I'm-worried-it's-going-to-slide-right-off-when-I-pick-it-up-way
Smell	2.0	3.0	2.5
	Miro's Comments: Not much smell to note beyond grease.
	Elizabeth's Comments: It's smells very greasy, but on my tenth sniff I got a hint of spice.
Temp	4.0	4.0	4.0
	Miro's Comments: solidly warm
	Elizabeth's Comments: It's not piping hot, but it's totally edible
Cheese	3.75	3.0	3.4
	Miro's Comments: Mostly a strong oil and grease flavor. Not bad, but not exactly gourmet either.
	Elizabeth's Comments: SO. MUCH. GREASE. There is a lot of cheese, which I like, but it does that seperating thing that I hate and the grease flavor overpowers the cheese flavor.
Sauce	3.0	3.75	3.4
	Miro's Comments: The sauce was fine. I have nothing more to say.
	Elizabeth's Comments: When I could acutally find the sauce it was quite flavorful and strong, however the sauce needs to be increased or the greese needs to decreased for the balance to work out.
Crust	4.0	4.0	4.0
	Miro's Comments: While lacking in flavor, the texture of the crust is excellent. Chewy throughout with a crisp on the edges.
	Elizabeth's Comments: This dough is so fresh tasting which doesn't happen very often. It loses a point for being overly chewey. I really have to tug at it.
Overall Taste	3.5	3.5	3.5
	Miro's Comments: Practically the Mendoza line of delivery pizzas. Good in basically every category, though exceptional in none. That said, if I lived near this place, I'd be happy to make it my standby pizzeria. I bet they are exceptionally consistent. Every neighborhood should have a place like this.
	Elizabeth's Comments: If it wasn't so greasy I think this pizza would be awesome. As it stands though, I have pretty nasty heartburn after one slice.
Value Score	73.79	73.79	73.79
Overall Comments	Miro's Comments: I wish there were a way to give extra points for service. Not sure what it was, but the guy on the phone gave me this great old Somerville vibe.
	Elizabeth's Comments: The delivery guy was nice too.

Cafe Kiraz | Cambridge

2012-08-24T13:40:00.000-04:00

Cafe Kiraz | Cambridge

	Café Kiraz
Website	www.kirazcafe.com
Address	119 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA
Date Ordered	7/21/12
Where Consumed	home
Price	$11.00
Order Method	Foodler
Service Method	Delivery
Delivery Time	56 minutes
Size (Inches)	15
Price Per Sq Inch	$0.062

	Miro Score	Elizabeth Score	Average
Look	5.0	3.75	4.4
	Miro's Comments: Digging the look. Toasted crust. Toasted cheese. Natural looking shape. Nice work guys
	Elizabeth's Comments: Looses points for being really burnt on one half, but, the cheesy-ness makes me excited!
Smell	3.8	3.0	3.4
	Miro's Comments: A strong toasted cheese smell
	Elizabeth's Comments: The standard delivery greasy smell.
Temp	2.5	3.0	2.8
	Miro's Comments: A major weak spot, it took forever, but it still retains some warmth
	Elizabeth's Comments: Based on the time it took and the temp of our fries (frigid) I expected the worse. This is by no means hot, but, it's edible luke-warm.
Cheese	3.5	4.0	3.8
	Miro's Comments: A little salty, but nicely balanced with sauce and good texture
	Elizabeth's Comments: Some how both greasy and dry simultaneously. Don't know how that happens. However, there is a ton of it and haven't had a super cheesy pizza in a while!
Sauce	4.0	3.0	3.5
	Miro's Comments: I'm really liking the sauce. It doesn't taste super natural, but it's bright and without chemical taste to me.
	Elizabeth's Comments: There is so little sauce that I can't even figure out what it tastes like.
Crust	4.0	3.5	3.8
	Miro's Comments: Some disappointment on my initial high hopes for a super, duper crust. That said it's plenty chewy and has some crisp on the edges. I would have liked more crunch though.
	Elizabeth's Comments: Medium-thickness and a nice chewiness. However, it's lacking any type of crispiness and, instead, even the piece I picked that didn’t' look burnt, tastes really burnt at the edges.
Overall Taste	4.0	3.75	3.9
	Miro's Comments: One of the best delivery pizza's I've had in a while. I wish it had come sooner though.
	Elizabeth's Comments: As a whole, I like this pizza if I avoid the crust area.
Value Score	64.26	60.24	62.25
Overall Comments	Miro's Comments: I'm liking the charred crust, maybe because our home toaster has been underpowered lately.
	Elizabeth's Comments: This pizza has potential. A touch more sauce, a touch less burnt and it would be pretty stellar.

Venus Pizza | Somerville

2012-05-26T22:32:00.000-04:00

Venus Pizza | Somerville

	Venus Pizza & Grill
Website	venuspizzasomerville.com
Address	1293 Broadway St, Somerville, MA 02144
Date Ordered	5/12/2012
Where Consumed	home
Price	$9.99
Order Method	Foodler
Service Method	delivery
Delivery Time	45 minutes
Size (Inches)	14.5
Price Per Sq Inch	$0.060

	Miro Score	Elizabeth Score	Average
Look	3.5	4.0	3.8
	Miro's Comments: I’m warming up to these overly round pan pizzas. I think because the coating of cheese is nice and thick. I think Elizabeth has taught me to appreciate when the cheese is toasty. It does look mighty greasy though.
	Elizabeth's Comments: SO Cheesy! But, the overly round-ness that makes me worry it's a frozen crust…
Smell	4.0	3.5	3.8
	Miro's Comments: Pretty standard pie smell. You can smell cheese, but not much else in the way of herb.
	Elizabeth's Comments: Cheese & Grease
Temp	4.0	3.5	3.8
	Miro's Comments: Not hot, but still warm enough to be flavorful,
	Elizabeth's Comments: OK, wish it was warmer
Cheese	3.75	3.75	3.8
	Miro's Comments: Most of the cheese flavor seems to come from the toasting, and that’s not a bad thing.
	Elizabeth's Comments: Not super flavorful and really greasy, but, crispy and a lot of it!
Sauce	3.0	3.50	3.3
	Miro's Comments: I like the sauce just fine.
	Elizabeth's Comments: There is a very thin layer of a slightly too sweet sauce. I usually don't like sauce sweet, but, this one works with the overly greasy cheese.
Crust	2.0	2.5	2.3
	Miro's Comments: I think the thing that bothers me most about these pan pizzas is the crust. It usually lacks crunch except at the very outside where it gets really dry. The flavor always seems underdeveloped and unbalanced
	Elizabeth's Comments: Oh boy. I don't know how to describe this crust. It's chewy, but not in a good way. It's just really hard to get your teeth through the bottom of the pizza - like when you microwave something too long. Not sure how you get that effect in a pizza oven - frozen crust not fully cooked through?
Overall Taste	3.0	3.0	3.0
	Miro's Comments: Inoffensive and unremarkable.
	Elizabeth's Comments: The overall flavors are not bad. This is a pretty average pizza. The crust consistency is a bit off which brought the overall down, but the extra cheese brought it up a notch
Value Score	49.59	49.59	49.59
Overall Comments	Miro's Comments: I have no further remarks.
	Elizabeth's Comments: I noticed when filling in this sheet that their website advertises this as Greek pizza. That is news to me. This is so thin!

	Davis Square Pizza & Subs
Website	http://www.davissquarepizza.com
Address	352 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA
Date Ordered	10/22/12
Where Consumed	home
Price	$10.75
Order Method	Foodler
Service Method	Delivery
Delivery Time	20 minutes
Size (Inches)	16
Price Per Sq Inch	$0.053

	Miro Score	Elizabeth Score	Average
Look	3.75	4.0	3.9
	Miro's Comments: Floppy. Is it weird that the word that comes to my mind is floppy.
	Elizabeth's Comments: Very cheesy! But, also very greasy a little worried about it slipping off.
Smell	4.0	4.0	4.0
	Miro's Comments: I smell herbs. Real live herbs. I forgot what they smell like on delivery pizza. Not sure Elizabeth is smelling them. She just went in for like her 5th smell.
	Elizabeth's Comments: Cheese & faint hints of spice - not at all as greasy smelling as it looks
Temp	3.0	3.0	3.0
	Miro's Comments: Not bad for delivery. Pretty bad for a place 2 blocks from us
	Elizabeth's Comments: Warm, but disappointing for coming from SO CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE!
Cheese	2.0	3.75	2.88
	Miro's Comments: A little thin on the cheese and not much flavor
	Elizabeth's Comments: I'm torn. There is a lot of it, but, it's very greasy and it's got a crumbly texture to it.
Sauce	4.0	3.75	3.88
	Miro's Comments: That's where those herbs were hiding. I don't care if it's from a can or not. I like it
	Elizabeth's Comments: Oregano! I taste an actual spice I can name! It's not generic "spice." That said, the tomato part is rather thin, as is the coating of sauce in general.
Crust	2.0	3.75	2.88
	Miro's Comments: It was pretty floppy in the middle, but that's fine. The edges are doughy where I was yearning for some snap. If a pie is going to be this doughy, the crust better have really well developed flavor.
	Elizabeth's Comments: Wimpy. This pizza does not stand up on it's own, the grease means you need to fold over the slice to eat it but it has a nice, clean, fresh taste to it that is different than the frozen crusts we usually get.
Overall Taste	3.0	3.75	3.38
	Miro's Comments: Benefits from a flavorful sauce and good size, but suffers from the lack of flavor and volume on the cheese. I think a touch longer in the oven would be more to my taste.
	Elizabeth's Comments: Really good for being really greasy. I wish the cheese was smoother and there was a bit more sauce.
Value Score	56.11	70.14	63.12
Overall Comments	Miro's Comments: This is one of those pizzas where price makes all the difference. At a buck less it would be a steal.
	Elizabeth's Comments: If this place is open late, it's probably dangerous to know it exists for those walks home from ... ummmm ... studying when all you want is a greasy slice of pizza.