Pie-Fection

  • Food Quality: 8/10
  • Food Quantity: 8/10
  • Cleanliness: 6/10 (in the middle of the lunch rush, tables hadn’t been wiped down)
  • Atmosphere: 7/10
  • Service: 8/10
  • Price: $5-$11

Pie-Fection offers a unique pizza experience. It is a food assembly line, much like many sandwich places. They have personal size pizzas, and larger ones able to be shared. You are able to pick your crust, sauce, cheese and toppings. I had a wheat pizza, with Cuban Mojo sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, Boar’s Head Italian sausage, green peppers, and onions. I got a combo which included a generous side salad and fountain drink. The salad and pizza were more than enough to fill me up, and tasted great. My only gripe would have to be the price. With a great, unique experience in building your own pizza, it would be nice to see a one price fits all, like a sandwich shop would be, rather than have to pay per topping.

Pie-Fection is a refreshing take on pizza, and worth checking out. I can see it being fun for kids as well, allowing them to watch their pizza being built as they tell someone what they want.

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Pei Wei Asian Diner

  • Food Quality: 7/10
  • Food Quantity: 8/10
  • Cleanliness: 7/10
  • Atmosphere: 6/10
  • Service: 7/10
  • Price: $8-$12

Pei Wei Asian Diner, owned by P.F. Chang’s, is like a stripped down version of P.F. Chang’s. The atmosphere is inconsistent, giving it a fast food feel while ordering, with more of a full service restaurant while dining. Because this, it might seem a bit expensive for what you get (both food and atmosphere). I don’t care for P.F. Chang’s much, so my feelings are the same for Pei Wei. If you like P.F. Chang’s though, but don’t want a long sit down meal, this is a good alternative. Meal options are much the same, as is the quality of the food.

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Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day

Like Dairy Queen Blizzards? Like helping needy children? If your answer is no to either question, then you can stop reading. Otherwise, you need to go to Dairy Queen on Thursday August 5th and get yourself (and someone else too) a Blizzard. For each Blizzard purchased at participating locations on August 5th, Dairy Queen will donate $1 or more to the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. This means money is going directly back into your community, and not just some national organization account.