Recently I had the pleasure of visiting Marietta to return some internet equipment mistakenly sent to me by Comcast. Waiting in a line for half an hour to talk to a cable company representative who understandably sits behind bulletproof glass is a fine way to spend my well deserved weekend.
The Comcast office is just down the road from Baby Tommy’s Taste of New York, one of my favorite selections from the world famous Eat It, Atlanta Pizza Days tour. Though they’ve since opened a location on 14th street, this was my first visit in years. So much has changed since then! My ad revenue has increased a whopping 400% to $50 a month, my friends have stopped reading the blog as I probably annoy them with my constant food chatter, and at least seven burger chains have opened in town. A few more things probably happened in those couple years, but I hit the notable points.
This “quick” pizza was not good. I wanted a slice for the road. The constipated guy at the counter grunted hello, took my order, and actually threw my change back at me. As in, I had to pick it up all over the counter after it ricocheted off my hand with furious speed.
Then I waited ten minutes for them to reheat my slice. REHEAT.
The size, thickness, consistency, grease, and cheese quantity were all I desire in a standard NY slice. But the sauce was terrible, that sweet and canned style I can’t stand. I think the sugary and old dried oregano flavor becomes intensified when reheated, as the sauce is cooked twice and more liquid evaporates. As I only ate whole pies cooked to order during the pizza tour, it makes sense I didn’t notice this early on. Or they changed product, or my personal taste changed/developed. It happens.
Anyone like this place? Been to the 14th street location?
As a side note, the other week I made my first visit to Varasano’s in a few months, it was on point. Those first couple slices of his pizza can’t be beat. If ordering two pizzas as we did, be sure to tell them to put in the orders one after the other so both can be devoured right out of the oven.
