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Midway Pizza - Review
Posted by nikinik on 11/20/14 at 10:14 am00
My date and I had a hankering for pizza last night so we headed to Midway. Midway is a relatively new pizza joint on the ever growing scene of Freret Street.
I loved the atmosphere. Very warm and kinda funky too. You can see into the kitchen, which I'm always a fan of. The waiters and waitresses wore cute t-shirts with Lucha Libra masks on them!
Our waitress Claire was wonderfully chipper and efficient.
We ordered a house salad, which was a mixed green salad with a balsamic vinaigrette. It was really tasty. The best part about this salad was the homemade polenta croutons. They were hot and fresh out of the oven, and they were delicious.
Now for the main attraction...the pizza.
We ordered a small Smokey Treat pizza, which was Roasted chicken, bacon, green pepper, red onion, blue cheese, finished with smoked chipotle BBQ sauce and green onion. After the salad, and with their pizzas being deep dish, the small was enough for the two of us. I thought the pizza was good, but I wasn't wowed by it. My date absolutely loves Midway's pizza, but I just wasn't feeling it. The crust was crispy, but lacked flavor. The ingredients were good, but the chicken lacked flavor too. I also think that the bottom line is just that I prefer a thin crust pizza, and I'm a purist. I love a New York style, thin crust, pepperoni pizza. That's my jam.
If you are into deep dish pizza, I'd probably recommend Midway due to the great atmosphere, great service, and good ingredients.
I also found it to be a good value. For our large (very large) salad, and the small pizza, our bill was $23 and we left satisfied...but not overly stuffed.
I've heard that they have an all you can eat deal for $8 during the week. That's a hell of a deal.
I loved the atmosphere. Very warm and kinda funky too. You can see into the kitchen, which I'm always a fan of. The waiters and waitresses wore cute t-shirts with Lucha Libra masks on them!
Our waitress Claire was wonderfully chipper and efficient.
We ordered a house salad, which was a mixed green salad with a balsamic vinaigrette. It was really tasty. The best part about this salad was the homemade polenta croutons. They were hot and fresh out of the oven, and they were delicious.
Now for the main attraction...the pizza.
We ordered a small Smokey Treat pizza, which was Roasted chicken, bacon, green pepper, red onion, blue cheese, finished with smoked chipotle BBQ sauce and green onion. After the salad, and with their pizzas being deep dish, the small was enough for the two of us. I thought the pizza was good, but I wasn't wowed by it. My date absolutely loves Midway's pizza, but I just wasn't feeling it. The crust was crispy, but lacked flavor. The ingredients were good, but the chicken lacked flavor too. I also think that the bottom line is just that I prefer a thin crust pizza, and I'm a purist. I love a New York style, thin crust, pepperoni pizza. That's my jam.
If you are into deep dish pizza, I'd probably recommend Midway due to the great atmosphere, great service, and good ingredients.
I also found it to be a good value. For our large (very large) salad, and the small pizza, our bill was $23 and we left satisfied...but not overly stuffed.
I've heard that they have an all you can eat deal for $8 during the week. That's a hell of a deal.
re: Midway Pizza - ReviewPosted by arseinclarse on 11/20/14 at 10:22 am to nikinik
Should have ordered an $18 glass of wine. He may have gotten lucky.
I enjoy midway, especially their meatball pizza. But you are correct, NY style >>> Chicago style.
I enjoy midway, especially their meatball pizza. But you are correct, NY style >>> Chicago style.
re: Midway Pizza - ReviewPosted by Rickety Cricket on 11/20/14 at 10:25 am to arseinclarse
quote:
I enjoy midway, especially their meatball pizza.
That is good stuff. They also do one with shrimp that I enjoy.
re: Midway Pizza - ReviewPosted by arseinclarse on 11/20/14 at 10:26 am to Rickety Cricket
The owner is a cool mofo.
re: Midway Pizza - ReviewPosted by Lester Earl on 11/20/14 at 10:29 am to nikinik
its pretty meh. not true deep dish.
and the all you can eat sits under a lamp and is limited to 2-3 choices. It wasnt very good
and the all you can eat sits under a lamp and is limited to 2-3 choices. It wasnt very good
re: Midway Pizza - ReviewPosted by Oenophile Brah on 11/20/14 at 10:36 am to nikinik
Good review, but it opened in 2011.
Their biggest problem is the lack of flavor in the crust. It needs more butter and salt.
The Money Pie is pretty solid.
Their biggest problem is the lack of flavor in the crust. It needs more butter and salt.
The Money Pie is pretty solid.
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re: Midway Pizza - ReviewPosted by Stogie on 11/20/14 at 10:38 am to arseinclarse
quote:Man, I hate that Chicago's tourist trap is deep dish, when their thin crust, tavern style blows everything deep dish out of the water.
But you are correct, NY style >>> Chicago style.
Thin crust Chicago pizza is highly underrated
re: Midway Pizza - ReviewPosted by nikinik on 11/20/14 at 10:46 am to Oenophile Brah
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Good review, but it opened in 2011.
I'm so bad with time. LOL Something that happened 8 years ago, I'd swear happened 4 or 5 years ago.
re: Midway Pizza - ReviewPosted by Blue Velvet on 11/20/14 at 10:48 am to Lester Earl
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its pretty meh. not true deep dish.
re: Midway Pizza - ReviewPosted by Napoleon on 11/20/14 at 11:20 am to Blue Velvet
quote:
its pretty meh. not true deep dish.
this, very unimpressed with the pizza. If I want pizza on freret I'll go to Ancora.
re: Midway Pizza - ReviewPosted by Matisyeezy on 11/20/14 at 12:17 pm to Napoleon
Pizza is just okay, but I dig most everything else about the joint. And like others have said, it's not a true deep dish pie, which makes me sad.
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