pizzas not bad, but tad expensive

Joined: Jun 11, 2008
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Review of Gung Ho! Pizza
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So I've tried 3 medium size pizzas so far, all with the whole wheat crust. The thin crust is great, but you'll need to eat it in the restaurant to savour the crunchy texture. If you order delivery then like all other pizzas, they become soggy in the middle.

In terms of the toppings here are my reviews of the three flavours i chose:
1) carnivore - a little salty (not sure whether it was the pepperoni or something else, but something packed a punch (almost like anchovies.. but I couldn't find any). The amount of meat for something that claims to be "carnivore" needs to be increased. There was definitely more cheese than meat. The tomato base needed beefing up as well. I understand that perhaps they were trying to limit it to keep the crust crunchy, but it was kind of lacking in the tomato flavour. I recommend using a thicker concentrate next time.

2) camenbere and chicken with blueberries - mm... quite a nice combination of flavours, yet they were miserly with the camenbere and chicken. seriously... for the price you pay for it, it should have more of what you advertise it to have, rather than a crap load of mozzerela.

3) squid pizza - i asked for more topping this time and got it (finally!). This was an interesting pizza, The bazil they put on it didn't work because it was put on before they stuck it in the oven (therefore turned into tasteless pieces of leaf). I recommend to place the fresh basil leaf on after cooking. This pizza (being seafood based) also requires garlic... something sorely missing that would have made it very tasty.

One last note before I conclude is the service. The delivery service is super quick. Great when you need grub in a hurry. If you eat in the restaurant, then I'd advise to bring ear muffs. The staff seem to be trained in the army or something. The store isn't that big, yet the staff shout out the orders at each other and the delivery men shout their salute when leaving the restaurant (upon which is responded by a equally ear-piercing shout by all the staff as he leaves). It really is quite an odd arrangement to make them holler like that. I guess if it boosts their morale then good-o. Otherwise... they really should consider the patrons in the restaurant who want a quiet-ish meal.

Overall, the pizzas here are ok. They're expensive for what you get, but somehow somewhat tastier than the other pizza's I've tasted in beijing.

Hope this review helps.