The Baked Tomato

Decent pizza but the football pizza decreased substantially in size over time. They said the box they used was bigger but that's bs. Better joints in the city with better 'za.

I really hate to say this, but I am extraordinarily disappointed in this place.  Was... bland.  We ordered pizza, ribs, mushrooms, and a couple of things and not only did we have to put the ribs in the oven for a couple of hours to soften them up, we just didn't een bother to eat the pizza, it was that flavorless.  

We did call and let them know about our experience and the customer service wa wonderful.  They offered send us another meal, but in all honesty that was really tasteless too.  I would love to see them retool their recipes, he'll, they carven have my husby come over and help!

I was tempted to give this place 4 stars, but I think it's mostly because it's in my neighborhood.  My wife and I heard from friends in the area that it wasn't that great of a place, and it had 3 stars on Yelp.  So, still curious, I purchased a Groupon as an excuse to just give it a try.  We went a few nights ago, and were pleasantly surprised.

We went for dinner and ordered their thin crust pizza with mushroom and jalapeño.    The sauce was very tasty, and the pizza was pretty good overall; not the best we've had, but good.

The place was pretty dead, which I don't mind, though more people in the neighborhood should definitely come here if they're in the mood for pizza somewhere close!  We sat at the bar, and the bartender was friendly and attentive, but left my wife and I to our conversation when we were talking, which I appreciate.

As for the environment, it was fairly pleasant.  There were lots of TVs making noise, but not too loud.  Since the place was pretty empty, I was glad that there was something other than complete silence to fill my ears that wasn't annoying (like bad italian music or something, like another local dine-in pizza place we've been to in the area).  The place had a similar feel to Marie's, another pizza place in the area that we frequent.

This place is no Boiler Room, Piece, or Apart, but it's good and in our neighborhood, so we'll definitely be coming back.