$7 for $14 at Green Zone Pizza

12/11/2015

Have been going to this place off and on for the last few years. Now that I'm making an effort to write "good" reviews when I'm impressed, here goes.

Decided to try the sit-down version after years of carry out trials. Mostly impressed. Came in with my wife and 20 month old child on a Thursday evening. Not very busy. Place is kinda small but cozy. Except for the cold metal chairs. Sat down and was immediately greeted by the owner?/waiter. Ordered a couple drinks that were promptly served. He was also very nice to our little one and offered to bring out crayons and a coloring book. We accepted. Worked out great.

**Gluten Alert** This place knows what they're doing when it comes to gluten. They even recognize that blue cheese is not GF. That's a deep cut for the GF educated community. They even have a separate fryer for GF options and French Fries. It's very nice to go somewhere to get GF Fries that are still good. Obviously the "green" in green zone is for the health conscious menu options.

My wife was about to order a GF pizza and asked the waiter about her options. He mentioned the GF fish and chips and assured her it was delicious. Apparently, it did not disappoint. I ordered a gluten full pizza that was not my favorite, nor in my top 10, but it's was still pretty good. Nice little spicy zip to their sausage and/or sauce. Mexican Coke over ice was a nice touch as well.

5 stars was a possibility but the only thing holding me back was the price. I know that being healthy conscious means higher prices but 15.50 for a thin crust pizza with pepperoni and sausage (not the most health conscious choice) is a bit on the high side. Otherwise a worthy trip. Kinda baffled by the poor reviews as I've never had a complaint in the 20 times I've been.

2/14/2012 Updated review

Been back a couple times now and so far my favorite dishes are their:

Wings : : These organic chicken wings are amazing! The meat was nice & juicy, skin was perfectly crisp, and the buffalo sauce gave these wings some major flavor. If you can't handle spicy foods then go with the Cherry BBQ sauce instead, also good!

California Pizza : : the roasted garlic and sundried tomatoes infuse the pizza with bold well balanced flavors.

Greek Pizza : :  just enough saltiness from the kalamata olives and a great sweet/sour contrast with the banana peppers - i tried this one with the whole wheat crust and it was great (not dry or bland).

Arugula & Roasted Beet Salad : : crunchy, smokey, peppery, citrusy, and overall tasty!

On a side note: Green Zone Pizza now has a wine bar and happy hour specials like half off bottles of wine on Tuesdays and specials on pitchers of beer during the week! :)

12/15/2015

Ugh. Absolutely miserable "pizza" . From the cheapskate, minimalist school of pizza making- thin crust, dry film of tomato sauce, very little cheese and few toppings. A giant oversized, way overpriced communion wafer.

Disgraceful. Avoid.

10/24/2015

Probably some of the worst pizza I've had in a while. During a house hunting trip to the Pointes my wife and I stopped in for a "quick" dinner. The place was mostly empty but we did have a few other tables show up. It took 20 minutes to get our salad out, and 20 more minutes thereafter for two personal pizzas. The personal pizza was a 6x9 inch piece of bread that looked like it came out of a package. It lacked flavor and tasted on par with something a kid would make in a dorm room. For the $35 for two pizzas, sodas, and a salad, I could have had eaten myself silly on some Hot and Ready from you know where and been happier.

This place actually made me say to the wife "If this is what pizza in the Pointes is gonna be like, we better move to Rochester."

12/20/2015

I am a vegan and it's very challenging to find vegan options around me. When my fiancé and I heard this place did a vegan pizza option, we were ecstatic! We decided to try this place out. It ended up being $18 for two toppings (which they really skimped on). The flavor was good but after one slice got a little gross and way too salty. My fiancé liked it a lot more than me, but in conclusion I don't believe it is worth the money.