Saturday, December 31, 2011

Jimbo's | Somerville | Thick Crust


Jimbo's | Somerville | Thick Crust




We feel badly for neglecting you so we decided to do a two part series on this Somerville icon, not only will we be rating their pizza – we will be rating both thick crust and regular crust!
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Jimbo's
- Thick Crust

Website


Address

40
Bow Street, Somerville, MA

Date Ordered



Where Consumed

Home

Price

$10.75

Order Method

Foodler

Service Method

Delivery

Delivery Time



Size (Inches)

16

Price Per Sq Inch

$0.053



Miro
Score

Elizabeth
Score

Average

Look

4.0

4.5

4.3

Miro's Comments:  Wow. That is a lot
of crust. I mean a lot of crust. So much crust. When you pull out a slice,
it's more clear that they roll the crust around the edges in order to achieve
a loaf-like thickness.

Elizabeth's Comments: A little silly - I thought thick crust meant the whole
thing was going to be thick for some reason.
There is a great even coating of cheese with nice crispy bits.  It looks tasty. 

Smell

3.0

4.0

3.5

Miro's Comments:

Elizabeth's Comments: A bit greasy, not much else to say.

Temp

5.0

3.5

4.3

Miro's Comments: Piping hot

Elizabeth's Comments: Warm, not super hot.

Cheese

4.3

4.00

4.1

Miro's Comments: Salty and rich. A good flavor for delivery pizza

Elizabeth's Comments: A decent amount nicely covering the the whole sauce area
- not the strongest of flavors though, it's a bit overshadowed by a grease
tone. 

Sauce

4.0

5.00

4.5

Miro's Comments: A little thin, but pretty standard

Elizabeth's Comments: I reallly like this sauce.  It goes well with pizza.  Not too sweet, not too spicey, just the
right ratio.

Crust

3.0

3.50

3.3

Miro's Comments: Too much crust. The rim on the edge is too thick to feel
fully cooked and it lacks a toasted flavor I would like. The crust under the
cheese is think and chewy, but I almost wanted less of it given how think the
crust on the edge is.

Elizabeth's Comments: I was excited, I usually like a thick, chewy crust,
however, this is a little too chewy - like undercooked and dense instead of
fluffy.  It's actually hard to get my
teeth in. 

Overall
Taste

3.0

4.0

3.5

Miro's Comments: I felt like the 'thick crust' was more novelty than
thoughtful culinary choice.

Elizabeth's Comments: I think I would be in heavean if this dough spent another
2 minutes in the oven.

Value
Score

56.11

74.81

65.46

Overall
Comments

Miro's Comments: Did I mention it has a very thick crust?

Elizabeth's Comments: Unless you're collecting data for a pizza blog, the extra
$1.50 is probably not worth it. 


Friday, December 16, 2011

White Sport | Somerville


White Sport | Somerville




Website


Address

506
Medford Street, Somerville

Date Ordered

11/26/2011

Where Consumed

home

Price

$9.00

Order Method


Service Method

delivery

Delivery Time

24
minutes

Size (Inches)

16

Price Per Sq Inch

$0.045



Miro
Score

Elizabeth
Score

Average

Look

4.5

3.75

4.1

Miro's Comments: I haven't ever had this reaction before. I'm actually
overwhelmed by the pizza. The volume of cheese, and grease and crust is striking.
One side is clearly burnt. I'm not sure if that's a good sign of authenticity
or if it's worrisome.

Elizabeth's Comments: So. Much. Cheese!
(Ok, and so much grease too).
And what's with the random burn spot?

Smell

2.5

3.5

3.0

Miro's Comments: Not much to smell

Elizabeth's Comments: I smell cheese.
Not as greasy smelling as I was expecting, not much else.

Temp

4.0

4.5

4.3

Miro's Comments:

Elizabeth's Comments: Toasty, but I expected a need to blow on it with that
quick of a delivery.

Cheese

4.5

4.00

4.3

Miro's Comments: Wow. There is alot of cheese
and it's very greasy. That said, the cheese is rich
and flavorful.

Elizabeth's Comments: So much of it! So crispy!
However, it all comes off in one giant clump which I hate!

Sauce

3.5

1.5

2.5

Miro's Comments: I'm liking the sauce. It's a bit
thin, and there's so much of it the cheese is sliding around, but the flavor
is there.

Elizabeth's Comments: Icky sweet & thin - almost reminds me of the red corn
syrup mixture they use for Halloween vampire blood.

Crust

4.0

4.0

4.0

Miro's Comments: It's got that Greek Pan style crust. It's crispy and airy
on the rim, while soft in the center. I'd like a bit more flavor to it, but
there's nothing to criticize either if you like that style.

Elizabeth's Comments: Minus the burnt bits (my bad for choosing this piece as
the rater piece) the crust is doughy yet crunchy.  Nice Greek-style.

Overall
Taste

4.8

3.5

4.1

Miro's Comments: A pretty great example of a Greek style pizza. It's rich
and overflowing. If there weren't a burnt corner, this would have a shot at a
perfect score.

Elizabeth's Comments: You had me till the sauce!  I might be scraping it off the next slice.

Value
Score

106.12

78.19

92.15

Overall
Comments

Miro's Comments: Usually, I never have this problem with a delivery pizza,
but I actually should have let this one sit a bit. The cheese hadn't set up,
so I got this flimsy gooey piece I had to reassemble on my plate. Usually not
a worry with delivery.

Elizabeth's Comments: I appreciate that they called us to say that their fried
mushrooms were really bad today and that we probably didn't want to get them.


Saturday, November 26, 2011

The Half Shell | Cambridge


The Half Shell | Cambridge







The
Half-Shell

Website

n/a

Address

1760
Mass Ave, Cambridge (Porter Sq)

Date Ordered

11/12/2011

Where Consumed

Home

Price

$10.20

Order Method

Phone
(617) 876-9596

Service Method

delivery

Delivery Time

47
minutes

Size (Inches)

15

Price Per Sq Inch

$0.058



Miro
Score

Elizabeth
Score

Average

Look

4.0

4.75

4.4

Miro's Comments: Alas, it's a little crumpled on one side. Otherwise it is
pleasantly cheesy. We were talking about Greek style pizza earlier so I'm
excited to see the thicket crust. A round pie doesn't bother me as much when
it's obviously been cooked a pan.

Elizabeth's Comments: I may have hiccupped with joy over the sight of this one
- so thick & cheesy!!!  (Slight
messed up-ness though, loses the perfect score)

Smell

2.0

3.0

2.5

Miro's Comments: I smell not much of anything

Elizabeth's Comments: Like pizza - cheese, tomato, grease - nothing super
notable

Temp

2.0

3.00

2.5

Miro's Comments: Delivery luke warm

Elizabeth's Comments: Warmish - we've definitely had worse - the next slice may
have to go in the oven

Cheese

2.0

3.50

2.8

Miro's Comments: lots of chewy cheese, but not much flavor to it. If we
were in a pizzeria I'd be reaching for the oregano

Elizabeth's Comments: A lot of it, which I like, but it's coming off in these
large, thick chunks, which I don't like.
It's as if the cheese is dry/not stringy yet it is covered in
oil.  Fascinating.

Sauce

3.5

3.50

3.5

Miro's Comments: Lightly herbed, but I would like more flavor to stand up
to the thick layer of low-flavored cheese

Elizabeth's Comments: The right amount of tomato mixed with indefinable
spices.  No sweetness, just tang,
tomato, and herbiness.  Not bad. 

Crust

3.0

4.5

3.8

Miro's Comments: Very bread like in taste and consistency. Not much to
love, but nothing to object to either.

Elizabeth's Comments:  Thick and chewy
with some crunch. 

Overall
Taste

3.0

3.75

3.4

Miro's Comments: A pizza that defines the word average.

Elizabeth's Comments: Pretty good all put together.  I just finished the slice and the sauce is
already a little heart-burny and I wish the cheesy was cheesier but it's a
solid pizza. 

Value
Score

51.97

64.97

58.47

Overall
Comments

Miro's Comments: Don't get me wrong. I love average

Elizabeth's Comments: I had a dire craving for Greek-style pizza so into Yelp
"Greek pizza" went & out this place came.  Not the greatest Greek pizza ever, but it
fulfilled my craving.