The lack of a description of ingredients on the menu at Tommy’s Pizza really had me feeling anxious to give the pizza a try because I am fastidious with food. My need for options and a hefty description for what’s inside the different dishes is what helps dictate what I’m typically going to eat. Tommy’s Pizza menu had a sparse listing and absolutely no description. If you’re someone who is extremely finicky when it comes to food how would you even decide what to go with? I truly found this tragedy, devastating.

When it comes to food, I have a tendency to stray away from complex dishes and meals that contain an excess amount of ingredients. Too many ingredients are overwhelming and are a bit of a turn off for me. I find it overwhelming and hard to decide if I’d actually eat the food. I’m someone who enjoys a nice description of the ingredients that are in the dishes and a briefing on what the dish would taste like. Tommy’s menu was a sheet of paper with 4-5 specialty pizzas and 2-4 single topping pizzas all without a description. The simplicity of the menu was easy to grasp, but the specialty pizzas didn’t have a description which made it hard for me to decide. It didn’t help that Tommy’s served “New York” style pizza which is a thin crust. I really enjoy a thick pan crust pizza and knowing that Tommy’s didn’t have any crust options was also disappointing. Although after going off of recommendations and inquiring about the different dishes that the restaurant offers, I found myself enjoying the pizza more than I imagined. I decided on ordering the Shroomtown and Sweet Italy. The Shroomtown pizza was the most expensive pizza on the menu, but also the most delicious of the two that I purchased. It was rich in flavor and had a different taste than the ordinary mushrooms on a pizza. Sweet Italy was loaded with spices, bell peppers, onions, and homemade sausage. The pizza was flavorful. The sweet sauce and the savory sausage really complimented each other.

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I don’t want to come off as someone who is a food snob, but I enjoy being comfortable, most especially when I am eating. Tommy’s tries to portray a combination of New York City pizzeria vibes and with local “grub” scene. Whenever I am dining out I want to be able to sit in a comfortable area. I am not against eating at a restaurant because of the appearance, but I would typically stray away from an eatery if the dining area is not comfortable. At Tommy’s, I find the tables to be really low and the chairs to be a bit high. Being 5’9 it is very uncomfortable to sit so close to the table and attempting to eat. I found myself not wanting to dine in at the restaurant, but willing to place a takeout order and eating at home, that my friends is how amazing the pizza is. Struck you by surprise, huh?

My first experience of dining in at Tommy’s wasn’t the best, but I realized that it wasn’t going to stop me from returning. I’ve opted for ordering food to go and eating at home. The pizza is incredible and packed with amazing flavor. I can spare my comfort with dining in and eating at home when the pizza tastes this amazing.