Mauricio's Pizzeria

I work at the City-County Building, so I'm a regular at the City Market across the street.

Mauricio's is my favorite food place at the Market and has become my go-to place for lunch. I usually get the slice plus salad or salad plus garlic bread and have never gone wrong with either combination.

As good as the pizza is (and it IS good), the salads just as tasty.

I've not sampled the calzones or the sandwiches yet, but based on my experience with the pizza/salad combos, I would wager that you would not go wrong with either of those options.

The only annoyance is that I always have to repeat my order three times -- first to the guy who grabs my slice selection and puts it into the oven, then to the cashier, and then to the people at the other end who add the salad and drink so that you can be on your way. No biggie, though.

Great pizza and salads... give Mauricio's a try if you're ever in the area around City Market -- you won't regret it!

Tried their Chicken Spinach Garlic pizza...not a huge fan. Maybe should've tried something a bit more traditional. Even after reheating the slice in their oven, it came out cold. Pretty bland, no frills. Sbarro back home has them beat, even Pizza Hut or Papa John's. If we make it back to the market, I'll give them another shot, but their "Specialty" pizza was anything but that.

It looks like a greasy pizza joint. It is. But priced that way, as well: $3.90 for a massive stuffed slice, $5.50ish for a hot thousand-calorie calzone with choice of marinara or cheese sauce. And there is one very interesting quality: the crust is rather pastry-like, flaky and buttery. THIS is not normal.

You will not be awed by the cheese/sauce/toppings. You will not sidestep a fat/carb/sodium assault. But you will be well compensated for your dollar in the calorie department, you will dig the hot fresh ampleness of the offerings as well as the distinguishing pastry dough, and you will feel as though value has been achieved.

Humble aim, humble price, successful delivery. In a blind taste test it loses to any of the more ambitious pizza joints around town (Bazbeaux & Pizzology et. al.), but the domain of cheap pizza is satisfaction+satiety, and in this Mauricio's has delivered every time I have come asking. Score another for the City Market!