Picture of the Month: March 2024

 

Pizza from Pizza Villa in Portland, ME

Casey: 3/5. Not bad, more of a frozen pizza vibe. Better sauce coverage would have upped the score, but nothing to write home about.

Bern: 6/10. No flavor. Crust was just okay. Not enough sauce.

 

Pizza from Pizzaiolo in Portland, ME

 ~$5 per generous slice... 

Casey: Roni, 4/5. Nearly perfect, but suffered from my pet peeve of too much crust/toppings ratio. Crispy crust, flavorful.

Bern: Buffalo Chicken, 8/10. Lots of toppings, good crust, spicy, huge slice.

Pizza from Coals in Portland, ME

Dean Martin ($18): fontinella, fresh mozzarella, tomato, pepperoni, pecorino

Casey: 5/5. Perfection! Thin crust, three cheeses, large ronis. Flavor galore. 

Bern: 9.6/10. Love the real sauce, perfect char. Not usually a fan of thin crust, but would recommend. 

Pizza from Slab in Porltand, ME

In Gordon Ramsey's best voice, "It's fucking RAW!"

pepperoni slab: tomato sauce, mozzarella, provolone, oregano, pepperoni ($11)

Casey: 1/5. Absolutely raw in the center due to the thick crust; this was chewy, not crunchy. Gross. Ended up scraping the toppings off, which were okay. Would not return.

Bern: 1/5. Too doughy. Too sweet. Not very flavorful. Kind of gross.

 

Pizza from Fire & Ice in Windham, ME

14" Pepperoni ($17)

Casey: 5 out of 5! Greasy, salty, toppings galore and toppings to the edge of the pie. Thin crust with almost no flop and crispy! Sure, you can see the grease pooling up in the cupped roni, but this lit my taste buds on fire...

Bern: 6 out of 10. Too salty. The end.