Zoey's: Always over-priced vs size. Crusts not great. Always a really really long wait for a pie (even when it isn't busy).
Fong's Pizza coming to Cedar Rapids' NewBo district
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I've had Tomaso's twice. Doesn't hold a candle to Eddie's Sip-N-Stir pizza from the late 80s and early 90s.
Too bad Eddie had to retire, but at 80+ years old, he deserved to rest. But he really loved making Pizza. And I believe with all my heart that it was his Pizza that kept the Sip-N-Stir viable so that the owner at the time (George) along with his elderly wait staff (Inez and ???) could retire with a good savings.
If you think Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, etc have good 'standard' pizza, then you really haven't lived. Sorry man.
Will have to try Cappy's. I've never heard of it.
At present time, the best Pizza I've had in Cedar Rapids since returning to the area in 2012, was at the old Pizza Village, which is now called Bushwood (which isn't really a pizza place as much as it is a bar that serves food).
EDIT - I just visited Cappy's website. I will have to keep my mind 'open' after seeing the photos and reading the menu. Kinda difficult for me to imagine a good pizza after the website.
True. Xavier's and Flamingo had good pizza. Xavier's is now closed. Flamingo as far as I know, is mostly banquets now. I've never been inside the door of Winifred's or Naso's. I believe Eddie of the old Sip-N-Stir once worked for the Godwin's. Not sure who taught who to make pizza.
And when talking Pizza and Cedar Rapids, one should always think of Leonardo's. Of course, it isn't as good as it was many years ago, but its still respectable. How long have they been open?
Is it the cafeteria style plate? The color of the table? The out of focus photo of the slice of pizza? (http://cappyspizzapie.com/assets/img/new-yorker-pizza-2.jpg). The burned edges of the deep dish pizza (http://cappyspizzapie.com/assets/img/Chicago-deep-dish-pizza.jpg)? I dunno. I'm sure they're not terrible. I just don't hope for a new all time favorite.
It may not be your all time favorite but it can still be pretty darn good. The atmosphere and decor is quite different but that is a nice change IMO. A business person would call that a competitive advantage that sets them apart.
