The Firehouse Pizzeria
We came upon this interesting place after some holiday shopping. The decor and setup of the place seemed to be hip, yet somehow empty- vast expanses of black with red and orange accents, and dim lights greeted us in.
The service was good, they were nice peoples, and the menu was interesting. Only one thing was alarming to me: how many sauces they had available. (I'll fill them in when i find my takeout menu).
Cutting to the chase:
I ordered a 12" sausage, and tomato - BUT - I requested the spicy sauce (big mistake!)
She ordered a grilled chicken sandwich - which they cook on a cedar plank (delicious!)
"Only in Utah can they take all the right ingredients, have all the right equipment, and still mess a pizza up." - some old customer of mine from my days at Big Apple Pizza.
Sometimes I can see this, sometimes I am pleasantly surprised. The Firehouse is the prior of the two, a multitude of sauces, toppings, and offerings doesn't make up for the lack of deliciousness. Although I made the holy-error of ordering "outside the box" on my first visit, I was hoping for more.
"Her" sandwich seemed to be pretty good though, it was cooked on a cedar plank, but because I didn't eat the whole thing, I won't comment on it any further.
The Sauce:
I ordered the spicy sauce, it was more like a sauce used for hot wings than one for a pizza. BLEH!
The Cheese:
Not bad, not good, probably comes from Cache Valley, whatever it is, they load it up pretty good, it wasn't bad enough to make me sad, it wasn't good enough to make me cheer.
The Toppings:
The sausage is good!!! I was so surprised by this; it was a sliced link, mild Italian link. Also, the tomatoes were delicious - the other toppings all looked really good "Her" sandwich had great cuts of onions, green peppers, and the chicken was pretty good too.
The Crust:
A little doughy, there... I said it. BUT I LIKE IT A LIL-DOUGHY! I imagine they could crisp it up more if you wanted to, but be careful ALL the cooks were 18 or younger (inexperience).
That being said, I'd go back if I was in the area, but I wouldn't go out of my way for this pizza.
Final rating: 3.5/5 stars.
Pricing:
A little high... but there are many values to be had on this menu. Sandwiches, and build your own pizza is the way to go.
The Breakdown:
Crust: 4/5
Sauce: 2/5 (specialty sauce was sampled)
Cheese: 3/5
Toppings: 4/5
Overall: 3.5/5 stars.
Suggestions: try a sandwich. also, stick to traditional sauces/pizza's here.
