Hey you guys, last night Zach took me to Pizza Pi in Seattle (you should be totally jealous)! We've been there a few times, and of course we often order way too much food because we want to try everything, so I feel like it's time for our first review!
As far as pizzas go, these are usually phenomenal! So far we have tried:
-The Sunny Day (sun-dried tomato cream sauce, spinach, black olives, cashew ricotta, and potatoes which we subbed for broccoli) was perfect (at least with the broccoli. The sauce was tangy, flavorful, and creamy... perfect! The cashew ricotta is also what hooked me.
-The Bruschetta Deluxe (white garlic sauce, bruschetta mix, Field Roast sausage, and cashew ricotta) was really good. Again, the sauce was fantastic... I'm literally salivating thinking about it! The bruschetta mix is basically chopped cherry tomatoes (tasty!) with garlic, balsamic, and some herbs. It works very well on pizza. My only minor dislike was the Field Roast. I usually like Field Roast products, but I didn't think it really worked on this particular pizza. But perhaps others would disagree? Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for mock meats that day? Or perhaps the pizza felt healthier, and therefore somehow better without it? Moving on...
-The St. Patrick's Revenge (spinach and artichoke sauce, green bell peppers, broccoli, spinach, and basil) was a great time. Again, the sauce! Oh, how I love their unique sauces! It's actually the same as their spinach and artichoke dip, which has a great creamy flavor and texture, it almost seems cheesy... hard to explain, you'll just have to trust me and try some! I'm not a big pepper fan usually, but it worked on this pizza. This was another one of my favorites.
(We found that most of their pizzas normally use Daiya or Teese, neither of which I care for, so we've been subbing the cashew ricotta for that since. And honestly, you could make your own pizza using Daiya or Teese, why not try their amazing housemade ricotta?)
-The Aloha (marinara, pineapple, mushrooms, tomatoes, and Canadian bacon) sadly, was my least favorite. I love Pizza Pi, but their marinara sauce needs work, honestly. It has a canned taste, which especially stands apart since every other sauce of theirs is so otherworldly good. I usually love Hawaiian pizza, but here I also felt that the tomatoes clashed with the pineapple.
-Thai Chicken (white garlic sauce, mushrooms, pineapple, fresh spinach, and soy chicken tossed in housemade peanut sauce) is what we got last night. (Again, with cashew ricotta!) My first bite led me to think that I wasn't going to be pleased, because my mouth was focused on the uncooked mushroom that it had been tricked into eating, but after another few bites, I decided that this was another favorite. Here's the thing, the mushrooms need to be sauteed! But, with every bite you get something new: a mildly spicy peanut buttery bite... a sweet and slightly tart pineapple bite... a creamy tangy garlic sauce bite... It's like a crazy fun party where you never know what is going to happen next, only better because it's happening in your mouth and it's delicious!
As far as appetizers go, we've had:
-The Saucy Sampler (toasted garlic flatbread served with marinara, white garlic sauce, housemade ranch, and spinach and artichoke dip) was really fun! This is a good and tasty way to try some of their different sauces. They even let us sub the marinara for one of the other sauces! Sweet!
-The Cheesestix are basically toasted flatbread like their breadstix, but there's Daiya grated over them. Needles to say, I didn't like it, but Zach had no problem finishing them all himself.
-The Fried Mozzarella Stix are made of Teese, and you can order them from Vegan Essentials (gets expensive between shipping and freezer pack prices), but never the less, I actually enjoyed them. Would I get them again without Zach? Probably not, because I'm not a big fan of Teese (since they "improved" it), but if he was to order them I'd bat my eyelashes and try to look cute so that he'd agree to let me snack on 'em. They were on a special Pi Day menu, so we've only seen them the one time. Sorry folks!
-The Sample Platter is decent. It consists of delicious spinach and artichoke dip (of which they give you a lot) with toasted flatbread, bruschetta with toasted white garlic sauce drizzled flatbread, and three chicken nuggets with ranch dressing and honey mustard dressing. Zach and I don't care much for the chicken nuggets (but we'll eat 'em!) but I have to ask, why three chicken nuggets? They give you four of each flatbread. Three just seems like an awkward number. Anyway, the bruschetta isn't what I expected, it's sliced cherry tomatoes with chopped garlic and herbs in balsamic. It's really good, don't get me wrong... just not what I expected. I think it's better though. I like how fresh and healthy it is.
And finally, the salads. We've only ordered the large Garden Salad, and found it to be mostly lettuce. The ranch dressing is good, but we thought it was a little pricey (at $5) to be basically a bowl of shredded romaine.
We haven't really had any desserts, other than a smores pocket which was decent (and again on the special Pi Day menu so you can't have any until next year!) but I'd be interested in trying more of them, some calzone poppers (please!) and more specialty pizzas (of course!)
Pizza Pi also has some all natural sodas that you can purchase if you're into soda, and free water that you self serve from a jug if you're not.
The atmosphere isn't anything special, but it's a pizzeria in the city, so what do you really expect? The people who work there are super friendly. They take last orders at 9:30, so don't be like us and show up last minute every weekend because you'll find yourself very disappointed after an hour long drive just to have to come up with a new (very late) dinner plan while your tummy is growling at you!
****Update****
Pizza Pi now serves beer! I'm not a big beer drinker anymore, but they sure do hit the spot with pizza. $2 Rainiers (like the volcano over here), anyone? Or how about a pitcher?
Also, I've finally (02/28/12) come up with a pictorial rating system. The more cocktails I'll stick around for the better; or, this makes me feel as good as if I'd had this many drinks.
And so I give you Pizza Pi's rating:
As far as pizzas go, these are usually phenomenal! So far we have tried:
-The Sunny Day (sun-dried tomato cream sauce, spinach, black olives, cashew ricotta, and potatoes which we subbed for broccoli) was perfect (at least with the broccoli. The sauce was tangy, flavorful, and creamy... perfect! The cashew ricotta is also what hooked me.
-The Bruschetta Deluxe (white garlic sauce, bruschetta mix, Field Roast sausage, and cashew ricotta) was really good. Again, the sauce was fantastic... I'm literally salivating thinking about it! The bruschetta mix is basically chopped cherry tomatoes (tasty!) with garlic, balsamic, and some herbs. It works very well on pizza. My only minor dislike was the Field Roast. I usually like Field Roast products, but I didn't think it really worked on this particular pizza. But perhaps others would disagree? Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for mock meats that day? Or perhaps the pizza felt healthier, and therefore somehow better without it? Moving on...
-The St. Patrick's Revenge (spinach and artichoke sauce, green bell peppers, broccoli, spinach, and basil) was a great time. Again, the sauce! Oh, how I love their unique sauces! It's actually the same as their spinach and artichoke dip, which has a great creamy flavor and texture, it almost seems cheesy... hard to explain, you'll just have to trust me and try some! I'm not a big pepper fan usually, but it worked on this pizza. This was another one of my favorites.
(We found that most of their pizzas normally use Daiya or Teese, neither of which I care for, so we've been subbing the cashew ricotta for that since. And honestly, you could make your own pizza using Daiya or Teese, why not try their amazing housemade ricotta?)
-The Aloha (marinara, pineapple, mushrooms, tomatoes, and Canadian bacon) sadly, was my least favorite. I love Pizza Pi, but their marinara sauce needs work, honestly. It has a canned taste, which especially stands apart since every other sauce of theirs is so otherworldly good. I usually love Hawaiian pizza, but here I also felt that the tomatoes clashed with the pineapple.
-Thai Chicken (white garlic sauce, mushrooms, pineapple, fresh spinach, and soy chicken tossed in housemade peanut sauce) is what we got last night. (Again, with cashew ricotta!) My first bite led me to think that I wasn't going to be pleased, because my mouth was focused on the uncooked mushroom that it had been tricked into eating, but after another few bites, I decided that this was another favorite. Here's the thing, the mushrooms need to be sauteed! But, with every bite you get something new: a mildly spicy peanut buttery bite... a sweet and slightly tart pineapple bite... a creamy tangy garlic sauce bite... It's like a crazy fun party where you never know what is going to happen next, only better because it's happening in your mouth and it's delicious!
As far as appetizers go, we've had:
-The Saucy Sampler (toasted garlic flatbread served with marinara, white garlic sauce, housemade ranch, and spinach and artichoke dip) was really fun! This is a good and tasty way to try some of their different sauces. They even let us sub the marinara for one of the other sauces! Sweet!
-The Cheesestix are basically toasted flatbread like their breadstix, but there's Daiya grated over them. Needles to say, I didn't like it, but Zach had no problem finishing them all himself.
-The Fried Mozzarella Stix are made of Teese, and you can order them from Vegan Essentials (gets expensive between shipping and freezer pack prices), but never the less, I actually enjoyed them. Would I get them again without Zach? Probably not, because I'm not a big fan of Teese (since they "improved" it), but if he was to order them I'd bat my eyelashes and try to look cute so that he'd agree to let me snack on 'em. They were on a special Pi Day menu, so we've only seen them the one time. Sorry folks!
-The Sample Platter is decent. It consists of delicious spinach and artichoke dip (of which they give you a lot) with toasted flatbread, bruschetta with toasted white garlic sauce drizzled flatbread, and three chicken nuggets with ranch dressing and honey mustard dressing. Zach and I don't care much for the chicken nuggets (but we'll eat 'em!) but I have to ask, why three chicken nuggets? They give you four of each flatbread. Three just seems like an awkward number. Anyway, the bruschetta isn't what I expected, it's sliced cherry tomatoes with chopped garlic and herbs in balsamic. It's really good, don't get me wrong... just not what I expected. I think it's better though. I like how fresh and healthy it is.
And finally, the salads. We've only ordered the large Garden Salad, and found it to be mostly lettuce. The ranch dressing is good, but we thought it was a little pricey (at $5) to be basically a bowl of shredded romaine.
We haven't really had any desserts, other than a smores pocket which was decent (and again on the special Pi Day menu so you can't have any until next year!) but I'd be interested in trying more of them, some calzone poppers (please!) and more specialty pizzas (of course!)
Pizza Pi also has some all natural sodas that you can purchase if you're into soda, and free water that you self serve from a jug if you're not.
The atmosphere isn't anything special, but it's a pizzeria in the city, so what do you really expect? The people who work there are super friendly. They take last orders at 9:30, so don't be like us and show up last minute every weekend because you'll find yourself very disappointed after an hour long drive just to have to come up with a new (very late) dinner plan while your tummy is growling at you!
****Update****
Pizza Pi now serves beer! I'm not a big beer drinker anymore, but they sure do hit the spot with pizza. $2 Rainiers (like the volcano over here), anyone? Or how about a pitcher?
Also, I've finally (02/28/12) come up with a pictorial rating system. The more cocktails I'll stick around for the better; or, this makes me feel as good as if I'd had this many drinks.
And so I give you Pizza Pi's rating:
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