Louie G's Pizzeria

This place is one of my favorite pizza places. Everything I have tried has been great! It's a good thing they aren't closer to my home, I'd be there all the time!

I really need to make 3 reviews for this.  1 for the food on non music nights, 1 for the food on music nights and 1 for the music part of the business.

I came on open mic night and we really enjoyed it. not many acts or people around so they were serving a full menu.  I had a calzone and Jess had a really good small pizza.  Good stuff.   Open Mic was fun but they haven't had it in Oct and Nov 2012 because of stage construction and staff training.  It takes a while to build up a good open mic crowd and acts so I am sure if will take a hit when it starts up again.

I also came on a band night and they had a pizza buffet.   The pizza was not good.  They were struggling to keep up with demand and the quality was suffering.  My dad didn't even like it and he is definitely not a food snob.  

The best part about this places is the All Ages Music. It is great to have such a nice place for under ages bands as well as a place I can go watch music with my kids.  Louie tries to give the kids a percentage of the take which I really appreciate.  My son's band will have his second show there this weekend and the buzz is growing right now.  If the kids show up like it sounds like, I am sure Louie will ask them to come back and the band will definitely be into that.   Louie doesn't really advertise or promote his shows much which is kind of weird.  He should at least get it in the online music calendars for the volcano, Tacoma Weekly, and TNT.  You can do that for free.
He leaves promotion up to the bands.  
The stage is great, sound system is great and his staff are all very friendly towards the band members and the fans.

You can do better.  I came in for the lunch buffet, $10 after drink and tax, and found the place to be quite busy.  Didn't have a hard time finding a seat, as the building itself is quite large and they have many tables.  Biggest issue was the quality of the pizza.  It was really greasy, and tasted faintly burnt and undercooked at the same time.  I'm not sure how you achieve such a texture with pizza, but after eating here one time, I won't be coming back to find out.  After eating, I just felt blah.  Even though the price was reasonable, and the selection of pizzas was decent, the quality will keep me from returning.