Port Side Pizza

Really a 2.5, but I will round up as that is probably the fair thing to do.
This place services the tri-​lakes area, so if you a visiting one of the lakes and need a pizza fast, this is probably the go-​to place.
Just don’t expect a really good pizza. We’ve ordered from here a few times, and the results are usually the same:
— Overly browned cheese makes the pizza look overdone.
— A firm crust that is slightly gooey where the sauce meets the crust (underdone.)
— A flavorless crust and a sauce that tastes like bland tomato paste.
If I was at the lakes I’d be torn between popping in a cardboard-​like frozen pizza or ordering one from here… the results are about the same.

I’m in the process of relocating to the Ft Wayne area from the Chicago Suburbs and am staying with a friend in Columbia City until I find a home. I have to say that even though this isn’t Chicago Pizza it is very tasty and the staff have been very friendly. On most nights I have sat at the bar and they were more than accommodating in changing the channels so that I could watch the Chicago Black Hawks Playoff games. The beers and food are inexpensive compared to Chicago land area and would recommend this neighborhood bar/​pizza place. Décor is old school dive bar but that is part of the charm. They also have an outdoor seating area but you will have to tolerate the smokers as that is where they hangout. All in all this is keeper of a place to relax and hang out.

We grew up in this area, but live out of state now. While visiting family, we decided to go out for lunch and try this place. When we arrived, we weren’t sure where to enter… The bar entrance was marked for 21 and up, but the other front door had no sign on it at all. We decided to walk around back since there appeared to be parking behind the building too, but there was no sign on the back door. An employee carrying things inside asked if we were looking for the family dining area, and told us we could go in the back door.
We seated ourselves and went looking for menus, as there were none on the tables. There was a paper lunch menu at one counter and my SIL found a comprehensive menu at another counter when she went looking for a high chair. There are plenty of good options on both menus, and everything sounded appealing.
The one high chair in the place, however, was in terrible shape – sticky, of course – as most restaurant high chairs are, but literally falling apart at every joint, and the buckle was broken. It is nearly impossible to keep an 18-​month old seated in a high chair without a buckle, which increased my worry combined with the danger of the broken chair.
We ordered a medium cheese pizza, a small bbq chicken pizza, side salads, and a small specialty pizza. SIL ordered a stromboli sandwich w/​chips.
Several other customers came, even though it was afternoon, and our food arrived in a timely fashion. The cleanliness of the seating area could be improved, but definitely wasn’t the worst of any place we’ve been.
When our food came, the cheese pizza was a little overcooked and the cheese was dark brown, but we were offered another if it wasn’t to our liking. The kids were fine with trying it and thought it was very good anyway… not a problem at all.
Hubby said the bbq chicken pizza was good, and my specialty pizza was yummy as well – tasted a lot like Pit Stop’s sausage roll (patterned after the old Papa Roll from Papa’s Place in the 1990’s). SIL said her stromboli was great too.
We were pretty pleased with the food. We were definitely pleased with the prices. SIL’s sandwich lunch was $ 5 including chips and a drink. And our medium pizza, 2 small pizzas, 2 side salads, and 5 sodas was barely over $ 20! We can’t eat at McDonald’s for that price!
We would come back again. :)