BLOG #8 - Owen's FIRST pizza mission - the first three reviews

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Owen: Dad, did we forget to BLOG for four months or were we too busy eating?

Dad: I have been too busy finally digesting those twenty or so burgers we had. Who's idea was all of this anyway?

Owen: Well, it's time to talk pizza! We brought Mom and Malachi around to a bunch of pizza places and we have many more to try. Who could ever get tired of pizza?

Mom: What are the ground rules for this Owen? How are we scoring?

Owen: We've got about twenty pizza places that we are going to try and rate each one on 14 different categories. Like crust, service, toppings, value.

Mom: I LOVE garlic bread. Can we make garlic bread or a side dish a category? Work for you?

Owen: Garlic bread -- yum.

Dad: So where are we starting Padawan?

Owen: Oh, Ah, PIZZA. We started with these three - Mellow Mushroom, Conans, and Homeslice.

MELLOW MUSHROOM http://www.mellowmushroom.com/

Owen: I liked the hippie on the boat.

Dad: Uh, yeah Owen. How about the food?

Owen: Oh yeah, the food. I think that we all thought that the pizza was quite good but the appetizer was a downfall.

Mom: Yeah, he's right there. We've have had garlic bread at almost every stop thus far and most have been just a hoagie roll split open with butter and garlic salt. Way to simple and thoughtless for me.

Dad: Looks like we have a new Blogger - The Limited Garlic Bread Gourmet.

Owen: College town hangout and it was sure fun and colorful.

Dad: Owen, don't tell our readers but this place is actually a part of a national chain and we don't review chains for Owen's BLOG. Shhhh.

Mellow Mushroom 7.8 out of 10


Conans http://conanspizza.com/central

Owen: If you like comic books, this place is wall to wall heros and stuff. The food was pretty bad and the place was dirty. The service was really bad.

Dad: There are dozens of prints from the guy who did all of the Molly Hatchet album covers all over the walls. Pretty wild and it sure opened Owen's eyes up.

Mom: It sure was different but the quality was bland at best. A typical college campus dive.

Conans 6.7 out of 10


Homeslice http://www.homeslicepizza.com/

Owen: The infamous Home Slice. Everyone loves this place. Long waits STINK! But it is all worth it. And Smarties for dessert!

Mom: I like this place a lot as it appeals to many different crowds all under the same roof. You always see families in here alongside students and many others.

Dad: The pizza is good but not great. But you know, Theresa and I are from Philly / New York and Theresa's maiden name is as Italian as they come - Centamore which means "1000 stinky cheeses" or something like that. So we certainly have some experience with pizza and good pizza restaurants. Austin has a lot of pizza but sadly, very little of the quality that we enjoyed in the Northeast. Hey, while I have the mic and nobody is watching- I love this woman! Theresa makes everything in my world special. I admire her and treasure her and now I've said it to the world.

Owen: We have been to Home Slice a couple of times and have had a lot of fun. Good service, good food... good times.

Homeslice 8.1 out of 10

Owen: Next time, we'll set our sights on Eastside Pies, Frank & Angies, and Brick Oven. Until then, never bite into a pizza before it has had time to settle after coming hot from the hot oven. I warned ya!