Piccadilly Circus Pizza

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  Our group of 4 was a little apprehensive when we walked through town on Saturday evening to find nearly everything closed except for the gas stations, Cafe Mystica, and Piccadilly Pizza.  Our inn keeper had suggested it as "pretty good," but we knew our San Luis options were minimal to begin with, so "pretty good" could have meant anything.
  
  Stepping down into the restaurant, I immediately noticed the old but cute decor: lots of natural lighting from the storefront windows and higher ceilings, wooden floors, "old tyme" cash register in the corner, ice cream counter on the left, open kitchen on the right.  Everything appeared clean.  Several small round tables with red & white tablecloths were placed in the middle of the dining space.  Up a few steps led to the other entrance of the convenience store for the Conoco Phillips.  The lone Picadilly employee/cook greeted us with the typical charm and untroubled attitude of a small town local.
  
  Just after we placed our orders of pizzas and paid at the counter, four other people walked in and our friendly cook was suddenly bombarded; therefore, our food took longer than the 15 minutes she had originally suggested, but it was ok as we weren't expecting quick service in a place like this.
  
  Our two pizzas arrived: a medium (13" diam) and a large (15") Combo Deluxe.  They smelled great and were far LARGER than we expected due to the thickness of crust and toppings.  I think we were ALL pleasantly surprised by our first bites.  The crust was reminiscent of a deep dish pizza, and it possessed both good chewiness and light crumbliness along with a hearty doughy flavor, and better yet, without all the grease.  The amount of toppings was perfect, including the meats: not too heavy, but definitely not skimpy- each forkful was a laden mass of balanced proportions!  
  
  In the end, the pizzas defeated us as there were 5 slices left over between the two pizzas.
  
  We were the only dine-in customers but had watched the others get some ice cream.  Breyers is served, and it looked good and the prices APPEARED to be typical for a city-dweller.  HOWEVER, at $2.39 for a one-scoop cake cone, and I think $3.19 for two scoops, the scoops were extraordinarily small!  Go anywhere in a bigger city and one scoop counts for almost 3 scoops at Piccadilly.  And pay extra for a sugar or waffle cone.  Bottom line: ice cream here is a rip off.
  
  The employee asked us if our meal was ok, and we were happy to tell her yes.  I asked her for hours, and it sounds like they serve breakfast from 8-11, lunch sometime after that, and then dinner 4-8ish (sometimes 8:30pm if there are customers).
  
  I'd go back if I were in the area!

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  Posted on 07.22.12 Sarah N.

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