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Prospect's pizza a staff favorite
by Matt Brown
Staff Writer
Food | 4/17/07
Posted online at 10:16 PM EST on 4/16/07
/ Last updated at 4:20 AM EST on 4/16/07
Last issue, I wrote about dessert pie, so now, pizza pie!
College without pizza is like life without oxygen (if you're not a plant). That analogy may go too far, but not by much. Pizza can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a midnight snack; it's pretty cheap, especially when shared; you can get between three and five food groups at once (six, if you're creative); and, as programs on both Food Network and the History Channel will tell you, it's one of the most-if not the most-popular foods in the United States.
According to Google Maps, Waltham is home to 28 restaurants that either serve or specialize in pizza. Because reviewing all of them would take too long-and be too scrumptious, if there is such a thing-I instead chose from a random selection of four. And because I'm not from New York, I'd like to think that I can be objective.
I ordered a small or medium cheese pie from each and all prices include tax and delivery, unless otherwise noted. Tip, of course, is optional, but recommended-no need to be a meanie.
Domino's ($8.74)
The problem with fast food pizzas is that they're the same everywhere, but that also means they're cheaper, especially with all the deals and coupons. Nonetheless, it's hard to be bad and be a highly successful international chain. I always think they use too much sauce, however. Still, the crust under the sauce and cheese was nice and doughy, and around the edges was somewhere between soft and crunchy. And the cheese was hot, but not gooey. All in all, Domino's is standard-not bad, not amazing, but good.
Prospect Café ($7.34-no delivery)
If my nose could cheer, it would have when I opened the box. The crust was lined with corn meal; the box was slightly stained by cheese grease (a sure sign of quality); there were few areas of uncovered sauce. The cheese on this pizza wasn't stringy, but I'm ambivalent about that: It makes for less fun, but at the same time, the top of my throat doesn't get burned. The sauce was relatively plain. It's the crust, though, that's Prospect's strong suit. The middle is thin, but not crispy, and that means that the edges are bulbous, chewy and delicious.
College without pizza is like life without oxygen (if you're not a plant). That analogy may go too far, but not by much. Pizza can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a midnight snack; it's pretty cheap, especially when shared; you can get between three and five food groups at once (six, if you're creative); and, as programs on both Food Network and the History Channel will tell you, it's one of the most-if not the most-popular foods in the United States.
According to Google Maps, Waltham is home to 28 restaurants that either serve or specialize in pizza. Because reviewing all of them would take too long-and be too scrumptious, if there is such a thing-I instead chose from a random selection of four. And because I'm not from New York, I'd like to think that I can be objective.
I ordered a small or medium cheese pie from each and all prices include tax and delivery, unless otherwise noted. Tip, of course, is optional, but recommended-no need to be a meanie.
Domino's ($8.74)
The problem with fast food pizzas is that they're the same everywhere, but that also means they're cheaper, especially with all the deals and coupons. Nonetheless, it's hard to be bad and be a highly successful international chain. I always think they use too much sauce, however. Still, the crust under the sauce and cheese was nice and doughy, and around the edges was somewhere between soft and crunchy. And the cheese was hot, but not gooey. All in all, Domino's is standard-not bad, not amazing, but good.
Prospect Café ($7.34-no delivery)
If my nose could cheer, it would have when I opened the box. The crust was lined with corn meal; the box was slightly stained by cheese grease (a sure sign of quality); there were few areas of uncovered sauce. The cheese on this pizza wasn't stringy, but I'm ambivalent about that: It makes for less fun, but at the same time, the top of my throat doesn't get burned. The sauce was relatively plain. It's the crust, though, that's Prospect's strong suit. The middle is thin, but not crispy, and that means that the edges are bulbous, chewy and delicious.
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Assaf
posted 4/17/07 @ 11:25 AM EST
Francas is definetly the best - better than any of those reviewed matthew...
Monty
posted 4/24/07 @ 1:08 AM EST
How can you do a waltham Pizza review without Pini's?
That's like not including Moody St. on a list of Waltham Destinations...
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