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Here we come!

We've reviewed Tribunali but now we gone get this knocked off.

What's Your Sign?!?

Anouncing PTV!!!

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Pizza Time is proud to announce that Quintin Taranpizza will be blogging, vlogging and tweeting live from New York all next week.

It's PTV's

New York

The most economical way to eat pizza

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Opperation Pizza Day 5

We did it. Just to recap here is how much pizza we have eaten this year:
345 Slices
50 Trips to Pagliaccis
30 Whole Pizzas
20 Punch Cards Filled
3 Stomachs
1.5 Raps Songs

And 1 BLOG!!!!!

Opperation Pizza Day 4

We got one coupon today but we wish we could have shared it. Just like these guys:

Opperation Pizza Day 3

We went to Via Tribunali review soon to come.

Yum Central

Every day two slices of pizza. The title says it all. Check this pizza pic-

http://www.canpages.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/worlds-largest-pizza.jpg

I think Mary, Quentin and I should try to tackle one of those a week.

Opperation Pizza Day 2

We tried to take pictures today but we forgot. Eating way too much pizzaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Opperation Pizza Day 1: Code Red

So we have bumped into a little fiscal problem. We usually use the "2 for 1" coupons for Pagliacci but we are now all out of them. I fear we will not make it through the week. If you would like to donate some let us know.

We forgot to take pictures so we will leave you with this:

CODE RED

Opperation Pizza

I'll start off by saying that this is not anywhere close to "Super-size Me." That being said this is our most daring feat ever. The plan is simple; pizza everyday for a week (business week.) We must eat at least two slices a day.


Look at this sweet pick I found:

Pizza Professionals

Before heading to a Sounders game, I felt like a slice of pizza. Unfortionatley, pizza in Pioneer Square, in my expieriance, is pretty awful. I walk by a poppin pizza parlor that may have been the busiest joint in all of the square. The pizza looked fresh, so I thought to myself, "why not?"

Oh what a mistake that was. The crust was overdone, the underside underdone. The sauce was lacking, and what I tasted of it reminded me too much of Red Baron frozen pizza. The cheese was low quality, and tasted frozen. The pepperoni was soft, the mushrooms looked dried out, oh gosh, was this going to be another Elliot Bay? In all honesty, it tasted like a slightly fresher, hotter version of what you get out of your oven after popping in a frozen pizza. Oh goodness, I almost forgot the grease. Very ugly pizza. Disappointment set in.

The decor was confused. The downstairs had red bricks, not like Bambino's, older and more, gross-looking. The pictures that lined the walls were strange, I think I saw a candle stand, and there were strange, outdated pizza posters up. The upstairs made my father think of where Mafioso's would hang out if they were around in Seattle, full of antic furniture and hardwood floors. Not something you would expect from a pizza parlor.

I thought at first I would give the pizza two stars, but since I was hungrier than a Hungry Hungry Hippo, I give it 1.5.

Heres a picture. If that makes you hungry you should get yourself checked out.

Disgust at Elliot Bay Pizza Co.

Mary Toppins will tell you about the terrible pizza at this joint, but I snapped a few shots to let you visualize, and to let you feel our pain.

Hope you like that nauseous feeling, cause it's a'comin.

Mary Toppins expresses himself on a dried out, piece of shit mushroom

The soft, almost uncooked underside of a slice of gross-ass cheese

I don't even remember the KingDome. I'm so very glad the kind folks at Elliot Bay Pizza Co. could remind me.

No, no, no, please god no!

This is the place folks. A place where the dough is undercooked and the toppings are overcooked. A place where neither you, nor anyone you know should ever venture inside of.

Bambino's East Coast Pizzeria: The Place to Be

Stepping into Bambino's was a breath of fresh air, especially considering the bleakly decorated Zeek's less than a block away. Sexy jazz was playing and the decor was quite gorgeous. The walls were made of old red bricks and as you walked through the door an inviting chandelier hung above you. The tables were made of old hardwood as were the innovative stools. A large pizza oven was behind a bar, clearly seen from the dining room. Mmm. What a place to be eating the best food on the planet.

As the pizza is delivered to our table, my mouth begins to water. Let me put it this way, if the pizza was a woman, I would be trying to get on. It's rustic crust and lightly browned cheese complemented the slightly chunky, melt in you mouth sauce that tasted fresher than any other pizza place in Seattle. Speaking of fresh, there were seven or eight plants of fresh basil in the window sills that made me want to dance. The basil, which had been picked fresh, complemented the cheese, which tasted fresh, which complemented the sauce, which, as I said, tasted fresh. Even the Parmesan cheese looked freshly grated. Bambino's is proof that fresh is best.

The crust of this pizza is to die for. It's crisp, flaky exterior as well as it's not overly soft interior made me feel like I had found what pizza was meant to be.

Another big plus was the service and price. The large pizza was done within seven or eight minutes and cost a total of $15.87. The woman who served us was up-beat, smiling, and made me feel at home.

Bianca, the specialty pizza we ordered, is a olive oil based pizza with ricotta lumps and mozzarella. The ricotta was slightly browned on the top, but as I took my first bite I was a little disappointed. It was bland. I seasoned with salt and a fair amount of pepper, and, as expected, the Bianca held its own to the margarita.

As far as being satisfied, I think you already know. Heck, I'll tell you anyway. I was. I had three pieces and felt like little kid who had just opened the Playmobil big castle. I give Bambino's four and a half stars. Am I crazy? Maybe so.

401 Cedar Street

Seattle WA 98121

(206-269-2222)

Quinten Reviews Snoose Junction

Snoose Junction did not seem like a kid friendly place. So why were there so many kids there? We were literally the only people there without child. The place was jam packed with six and seven year-olds. With the punk soundtrack and silkscreen decor this joint seemed like it was supposed to be in Capital Hill but they got the address wrong. One kid tried to take our pizza and I had to fight him off. Not that I hate kids, I just found the quantity odd.

The pizza was great, the staff was friendly and they get bonus points for breaking out all the show posters. Thy even had an old "Rage" poster for a show with "Gang Starr." Talk about abstract. The pizza was very rich and heavy and almost a bit too much. To quote HBO's new series "Treme" "What's worth doing is worth overdoing." It was fresh out of the oven and even tasted fresh off the vine. Nothing had been sitting around for too long.

My favorite part about Snoose was the melody of flavors. The sauce and the cheese went very nicely with the toppings. The crust had a nice, crisp, mean taste to it. Despite the abundance of children, Snoose Junction gets:

Four stars

Elliot Bay Pizza Reviewed By Mary Toppins

Walking into Elliot Bay pizza was like walking back into the everything bad about the 90's, everything was grey the lighting made everything look flat and there were pictures of the kingdome on the wall. I just about lost my appetite right as I walked in. I looked at my fellow pizza reviewers and they were thinking the same thing I was this place was going to be gross. We ordered a half cheese half Bell Town which had mushrooms and Bell Peppers on it. When the pizza was served and placed on our table it was like the waiters pooped on right in front of us. This pizza did not smell good. It was super greasy and as I took a bite the thing did not want to hold together. Maybe it was because of the watery sauce beneath the burnt cheese. And that was only the cheese half, the Bell Town half was a disgrace to a Seattle neighborhood. It was all of the cheese pizza plus dried out vegetables on top. This was the only pizza that Quentin, Winston and I could not finish, this pizza did not deserve to be in our stomachs.

I give this place one sad lonely star

It's official

New blog coming up. Here's a hint about how we felt.....

Bambino's

It has been way too long since our last blog. We went to Bambino's, in Belltown. Bambino's wood fires their pizza for a vintage feel. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was the brick wall. It was a nice brick wall. Walls aren't something that we usually take into account when we eat pizza but this was such a handsome set of bricks.

The scheme of Bambino's was very much "old timey." From the pictures of old baseball games to the cellar in the back. Not a fridge a cellar! A cellar, might I add with a ladder. All and all it felt like I was in a movie. I had gone from Seattle 2010 to New York 1920's. It was awesome. And let me tell you the pizza was delicious in the 20's.

Another great thing about Bambino's was their attention to the environment. "All of our ingredients are local" read a sign at our table. This wasn't just about the earth either because the freshness was quite apparent in the taste. They used napkins made from recycled paper and made water available only upon request so as not to waste cups. Pizza with a conscious makes pizza so much more tasty.

Image courtesy of the Bambinos' website.


3.5 Stars

Zeeks in Belltown and Greenlake

I'd like to start off with the Belltown Zeeks, leaving the best for last. As I walked through the door, I saw the decor of a depressed teenager's room in a bad movie from the 90's. All black walls with nothing that popped. The staff was obviously affected by this, as they seemed like they were half asleep, half zombie. As I ordered my slice of cheese I noticed a rather terrifying sight: a clunky grey warming oven that seemed like it should be at a baseball field. I ordered, was greeted by a woman who seemed she didn't want to be there, and took a seat in a black booth. The plate was unoriginal, in fact, I'm almost sure I saw the same plates at Ikea a few years back. I looked down and saw a sad piece of pizza covered in oregano. The cheese looked watery, and the crust was uneven. The sauce, something I take very seriously while eating pizza, was hardly there at all.

As I expected, the very first thing I tasted was oregano. I don't know if you have ever experienced a mouth full of dried oregano on mediocre pizza, but it was not pleasing to any of the senses. The cheese had almost unmistakably been frozen, the crust was chewy and not at all flavorful, and the sauce was hidden. I looked over to see if any of my comrades were having a better time, and I saw that our slices were terribly uneven. Another point docked off Zeeks. I did, however, like the crust on the bottom. It supported the pizza well and had a nice crunch to it.

One thing I look for in life, not just pizza, is being satisfied after I've finished. This was very much not the case at Zeeks. The pizza was heavy in my stomach, but I still wasn't full. I wanted another slice to give the kind people at Zeeks another try, but the slices wouldnt allow that. I was too full for another, and not full enough from just one. Maybe there is a reason other places cut their pizza in to eight slices, not six.

The prices at Zeeks are not desirable.

$2.95 for cheese

3.65 for pepperoni

3.95 for specialties

This experience was worth 2 1/2 stars.

The Greenlake Zeeks was much, much better. They're decor is lighter, with pictures and posters on the wall of upcoming shows in the Seattle area. They're pizza is made much more frequently, resulting in better tasting pizza without the unsightly warming oven. The crust is still chewy and dry, but the cheese and sauce have come to a nice balance, creating a harmony of flavor. The Greenlake Zeeks has a friendly staff and make pizza before your eyes, creating a sense of community. The oregano, thank God, is less of a problem here.

The Zeeks on Greenlake earns 3 1/2 stars for its freshness, staff, and sense of community. The other one and a half stars are docked due to the size of slice, crust, and heaviness.

I would highly recommend ordering a whole pizza. For those on the go, order whatever is fresh. It really does make a difference.

Quinten Reviews Zeeks

I walked into the Belltown Zeeks over on a Monday afternoon expecting my taste buds to be let down. The first thing I noticed when I enter the Zeeks was that the wall were all black. The whole decor just seemed to scream 90's goth. It was no surprise that the employees greeted us with minimal enthusiasm. My conversation with the young lady from whom I ordered went something like this.

"And for you"
"Yes I would like a..."
"Wait" she said, cutting me off. She stood there for a second not doing anything and then nodded.
"Yes I would like a slice of cheese"

Let's face it. You don't usually put anecdotes like these into pizza reviews. But I thought it was necessary. I'm not saying that they were outlandishly rude, just insanely unfriendly. In my opinion, not the way to start off eating pizza.

The pizza itself was perfectly mediocre. It tasted like a pizza that would be served at an average party, with average guests, at some average house. It was warmed and not fresh. The slice had been sitting there for what looked like hours. The texture of the "za" hit my taste buds like a rough edged rock. I got through the milky mozzarella and the rather scrumptious provolone only to find a disappointing crust. It tasted dry, as if it came out of a bread machine.

All and all, my experience at Zeeks defined pedestrian pizza. It was neither good nor bad. Nothing jumped out at me, but nothing made me barf either. To sum up my experience I didn't like the pizza, the music, the staff or the restaurant. The location itself I did like however. It sits at a perfect spot for celebrity sightings (we saw two KEXP employees walk in while we were enjoying our meal.)

Zeeks Pizza: 2 1/2 stars

ZEEKS at Belltown

419 Denny Way

Seattle WA 98109

Making Noise

Still working out the kinks over here. A big shout out to our many viewers, you guys rock. Thanks for supporting us through all these years. Here's to many more slices of pizza.

I Be Born

Meet the Pizzas:

Quentin Taranpizza: Loves pizza, eats animals, kills germs

Mary Toppins: Doesn't use utensils just has an umbrella

Winston Cheesehill: Fancy shoes, hip-hop

Welcome to Pizza Time. You have just come across the best thing the internet has to offer. Here at Pizza Time we will attempt to write a review of every single pizza parlor, joint and restaurant in Seattle. We will be going by this list of pizza parlors. We Will order a slice of their cheese and one specialty, suggested by an employee,

consume, and grade on three categories:

Taste: Does the pizza taste good? Am I satisfied after eating? Do I want more slices?

Appearance: Is it an attractive slice? Is the plate attractive or creative?

Overall Experience: Did I have a good time? Do I want to go back? Was the service superb?

To some up our experience we'll give the parlor a rating out of 5 golden stars.

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