Lombardi’s Restaurant & Pizzeria

I tried to post a review on Lombardis last week, it didn’t post. This place is a great place to try. I went back for their Italian Beef pizza. It is so good, honestly one of the best tasting pizzas I ever tried. Recommend this joint to all!

This is the new place that opened where Strada Pizza used to be. I was not a big fan of Strada so I figured maybe the new place is better, why not give it a try. They have, however, carried on the Strada tradition of not listing their business hours on their website. I called and ordered a pizza, and the lady said «we’ll have it ready as soon as we can» and then there was an awkward silence. I said «Okay… so, um, when will that be? You know, like, so I know when I should come pick it up and stuff?» Off to a bad start.
I went to pick it up and they have slices for sale too, but they are just sitting out at room temperature looking really old and unappealing. No thanks. Their smallest size pizza with a few toppings came out to almost $ 20. It was big enough to feed three people. After getting home I opened it up and discovered it had everything I ordered on top of it, along with a couple things I didn’t order, red onions and artichokes… that’s fine, I like red onions and artichoke I guess so I’ll eat it anyway.
Unfortunately, I think the quality of the pizza here is really subpar, especially considering the price. The whole thing was just incredibly bland and really salty. The crust & cheese are both really bland. The worst part was the sausage, I love pizza sausage but the stuff they use here is flavorless, cheap, and generic. It reminded me of the sausage that comes on those cheap frozen Jack’s pizzas… very similar. It also gave me flashbacks to the sausage that came on the pizza in the cafeteria in high school. If you try the pizza here, I recommend avoiding this topping.
I feel bad writing this review, but I also feel bad for wasting my money on disappointing ‘za that is on par with Ian’s (not good). They just opened so maybe they are working out some kinks or something, but unfortunately it made me sad. It’s a new place though, and I am a pizza snob, so give it a try and decide for yourself.