Frickaccios Pizza Market

I ventured in today (Friday May 15, 2015) with the plan to check this place out. Our family had a whole series of errands today so dinner prep would be very limited.
I picked up a good sampling of their products — pepperoni rolls, pizza bagels, lasagna (ready to warm), pesto sauce, tiramisu and cannoli’s.
My overall evaluation — very, very bland for Italian food. Yes I have bought their bagels and rolls at the Westside market. However this is the first and last time I will ever venture into their other products. I would really recommend avoiding at all costs as the products are lacking much of anything — they are just bland.
I’d review the pizza bagels and pepperoni roll as acceptable. I’ve had the bagels at the market numerous times and this example stood true to past experiences. The pepperoni roll was acceptable. The pesto sauce had no nuts at all in it which left it very bland. The lasagna was fair — nothing wrong with it, just not much going on with it. The desserts were a major waste. The cannoli’s were fresh filled so I had promise. But my wife was quick to point out how bad they were. I just took my bite and totally agreed. That fresh filling had no flavor to it — zero, zip, none. My daughter who is a tiramisu fan began her assessment as soon as I got it in the house — very bland. I tasted it and agreed.
Overall this experience set me back $ 42, if my memory is correct. $ 7 for 4 bagels, $ 9 for the lasagna, cannoli’s were $ 2.50 each and the tiramisu was approx. $ 5. That probably means the pepperoni rolls were about $ 3 each and sauce about $ 5.
I must say — I will stop there for pizza bagels and I may buy a pepperoni roll but I never would venture beyond that. Total waste of money for what you receive.

I have purchased many items from Frickaccios — mainly the West Side Market stand. I have never had any problems in the past but was very disappointed after a recent purchase of one of their pizza kits. I have made their pizza kits in the past and loved them, but upon opening the kit’s outer bag (which had gone straight to my freezer and stayed there a week until ready to prepare), I discovered such a downgrade in the packaging they used for the sauce and cheese, the food actually looked compromised in the makeshift packaging. The sauce and toppings did not look safely edible and I decided to discard the kit. I used to enjoy the food there, but will be hesitant to make any further purchases.

I tried ordering a vegan pizza and was told it would take at least 2 – 3 hours. Really? You can’t keep one maybe two vegan doughs in house, and that way you don’t have to go all the way down to the west side market to get the vegan dough? And why is the vegan pizza only whole wheat? Amazingly enough this fine establishment is having a vegan meet up tonight… but again has no vegan dough on site!!!

Delicious pizza bagels and great service — plus we love supporting local businesses. We recently used some of their pizza dough on our own pizza stone and it turned out great!!!

New location or should I say, a new extension of the A8 stall of the Westside Market. Just opened in the former place of the traitorous Gray House Pies, they carry the pizza bagels you are used to and love. They also carry some desert items along with beverages. The pizza can be to go or to take and bake. They offer whole wheat, and organic crusts as some of the options. I love the fresh mozz as a choice and my bagel was good and fresh. They offer fresh veggies all from the market as toppings, along with some unusual toppings such as balsamic reduction and Alfredo. A small selection of fresh veggies were also available in whole form, again from the market as well. Now, when I want a pizza bagel, I don’t have far to go. WHEEEEE!