Few things go as well together as pizza and beer. Unfortunately, few things are as ripe for extreme mark-up as those two items. In the case of Co., or Company as you like, don't expect the recession to mean customer-friendly pricing.
We'll come right out and say it - we were underwhelmed. The pizzas were small (about 11") and the edges of the ballyhooed crust were almost reminiscent of Pizza Hut. The crust itself was pretty good, but the toppings deserved to be seasoned properly though, with salt definitely missing in action. And the pizzas seemed overloaded with cheese and bechamel, guess to explain the pricing - the majority of pizzas are $16 to $18 and appetizer up-selling is heavy.
But this is a booze blog. And there is nothing more depressing than staring at a beer list where everything is $7. Really, $7 for Blue Moon, Sixpoint and Stella? While we're at it, could they come up with a more cliched list of beers? What possible justification can there be for marking up beer over 500% anyway?
We here at Boozy are getting real tired of being ripped off for the privilege of drinking designer beers - not to mention the Belgian equivalent of Bud. If restaurateurs have so little respect for beer drinkers that they view them merely as a profit center, maybe they should just stop serving beer. On this particular day, we silently drank water. That is not our preferred dining mode.
We'll come right out and say it - we were underwhelmed. The pizzas were small (about 11") and the edges of the ballyhooed crust were almost reminiscent of Pizza Hut. The crust itself was pretty good, but the toppings deserved to be seasoned properly though, with salt definitely missing in action. And the pizzas seemed overloaded with cheese and bechamel, guess to explain the pricing - the majority of pizzas are $16 to $18 and appetizer up-selling is heavy.
But this is a booze blog. And there is nothing more depressing than staring at a beer list where everything is $7. Really, $7 for Blue Moon, Sixpoint and Stella? While we're at it, could they come up with a more cliched list of beers? What possible justification can there be for marking up beer over 500% anyway?
We here at Boozy are getting real tired of being ripped off for the privilege of drinking designer beers - not to mention the Belgian equivalent of Bud. If restaurateurs have so little respect for beer drinkers that they view them merely as a profit center, maybe they should just stop serving beer. On this particular day, we silently drank water. That is not our preferred dining mode.
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