Marie's Pizza (update)

   Due to schedule inconveniences, I will not be eating at Marie's Pizza this week.
   I will be having Capri Pizza for dinner tonight. Capri is located in Highland Square. They serve pizza by the slice and pizza by the pie, along with countless other items.
   I will be sure to update with pictures, suggestions and my opinion after I try the pizza. The title will simply be "Capri Pizza."

Marie's Pizza (update)

   Due to a hectic schedule. I was unable to go to Marie's today.
   I will be able to tomorrow, though. I will make sure to update with all of the details.

Marie's Pizza (part one)

   Marie's Pizza in Wadsworth is as highly touted of a restaurant as you will see in Wadsworth. Friends of mine from all over northeast Ohio love Marie's.
   I have been to this place one time. I had grilled chicken and a salad. That is not exactly what you hear when people brag about the place. It was okay. I guess it was as good as grilled chicken from a local restaurant can be.
   My brother had eggplant Parmesan. It was not to his liking. He described it as "noodles, ketchup and a deep fried ball of nothing."
   Perhaps we made a mistake by not trying the pizza. It surely seems like we did from all of the praise I hear.
   Tomorrow I will give it a try. If it is as good as the grilled chicken, then I will have went out of my way for an above-average slice of pizza. If it is as good as the eggplant Parmesan, then I will have wasted my time and money. I am hoping it is better than both. We will see.

More familiarity (part three)

   The place changed. As for the pizza, I do not remember its appearance. I do not quite remember its taste. But, I remember its sauce and cheese were its trademark. It was also a bit of a greasy pizza. By first glance, I cannot tell if it has changed. Like previously mentioned, it does not look like anything special. It does not look bad either. Maybe it was my slight lack of an appetite. When I look at the picture, saliva drips from my incisors like water from a stalagmite.

   This pizza had a distinct aspect to it that I have not encountered before. The entire body of the pizza tasted like the crust. It was almost like having cheese and sauce on a triangle-shaped crust. Of course, the actual crust was even better. The cheese and sauce was charred onto it and solidified into one.
   The pizza was not too greasy. The picture may look different. But, this pizza was somehow juicy without being greasy. The sauce that did not crust and dry onto the crust was seeping out from under the cheese and down the edge of the slice.
   The sauce was very tomato based. That is obvious. But, it is even more apparent in this sauce. The sauce is put on very liberally. It virtually explodes out of the slice when you take a bit. This was a very hot pizza, you have to let it cool. If not, you will walk away with an injury when the sauce erupts from under the cheese.
   This is a very doughy pizza, but the dough is delicious. The dough, heavy sauce and ample cheese make for a great composition and a very filling pizza.

More familiarity (part two)

   I did not remember how odd this place's location is. It is basically in a residential area and just yards away from open railroad tracks.
   The place looks very new and very different on the outside. It almost looks high end. The place was packed, but the waitresses were easy on the eyes and seated us in a timely fashion. To the left was a bar and grill area. It looked like a nice pad, but we chose to go to the right--the dining area. In the dining area, you have no awareness of the bar's existence. The two places are very adequately separated.
   The dining area was very new and very clean. The floors looked freshly stained and paintings scaled the walls. There were a lot of eye catching objects in this place. The paintings looked familiar.

   It took some thought to realize that they were paintings of the O.C. Barber buildings scattered around the city of Barberton. Other than paintings and architecture, 50+ inch televisions airing sports call to your attention. If the place was not so crowded, it would be the perfect atmosphere.
   The service was surprisingly quick. The waitress was naturally friendly and seemed to actually care. Not only was our order placed quickly, but the large cheese pizza was sat in front of us in less than 15 minutes--fresh out of the oven.
   This pizza was piping hot. After cutting the slices away from each other, we let it cool for two or three minutes. It did not look special. In this case, looks were slightly deceiving.

More familiarity (part one)

   You can say I had a goal in mind for this blog. It was more of a plan. The plan was to go to a variety of places in a variety of cities and towns in the area. Going to the same city twice in a row was not a part of the plan.
   The last entry showed how memories can influence your experience and opinion of the restaurant and its food. I am not intentionally keeping this theme--at least directly. When an old friend brought up the idea of this place, we had to go. I no longer dine out for pizza that often. The latest visits have been for the sake of this blog. But, I would have went to this place whether I was writing a blog or not.
   The place is Angie's pizza in Barberton. It is a small dine in joint that recently had a major overhaul. It looks quite nice from the outside. I heard it is a great place on the inside. I have only been there a few times as a child. From memory, it is one of the best traditional slices in the area.
   I will be going to Angie's in an hour or two. I will be sure to observe the atmosphere, take some pictures and report on the taste and make-up of the pie.

Pizza of the past (part three)

   In the last post, I mentioned that this pizza was its own style. It is. It is not the deep dish type of Chicago style pizza. It is not the flatter, spread out New York style pizza.
   Its depth is between Chicago and New york style. The sauce is mixed with onions. The onions are so fine that you do not notice their texture, just their flavor. The only cheese used is mozzarella. It covers the slice perfectly like a sleeping bag. Wrapping around the slice, slightly, to blanket the sauce. The cheese is thick and laid on in a pretty large quantity. But, it is not sloppy. It stays on perfect and is slightly browned, especially on the crust. the crust is crispy and solid in flavor. The crispness of the crust could be a trademark. The rest of the pizza is has some bend and some give--but not too much.
   It is exactly as I remember. A great pizza overall. This place is a hidden gem of a pizza joint; a true diamond in the rough. 

   The flavor brings back the memories mentioned in the previous post. Though, those memories are overpowered by the pleasure applied to my pallet and the joy this piece of art brings to my eyes.
   This pizza is not the greatest with vegetables and actually is better with little to no toppings. Peperoni and sausage would suffice, but just peperoni would be perfect. I gave up red meat, so plain cheese was absolute bliss. If you ever find yourself in Barberton, OH, I definitely recommend Peppi's and Luigi's.