Pizza King

We called ahead with a group of 8 for a small birthday party but when we arrived they refused to seat us in a booth together or in booths next to each other. They told us that the only thing we could do would be to split up into two groups and sit on opposite ends of the restaurant because if we sat together in the same section it "wouldn't be fair to the servers". After being told that was the only option we left and went somewhere else. Pizza King: come for the horrid food, stay for the abysmal service.

We visited this Pizza King today for lunch with a group of 11.  We knew we would have to split up if we wanted to allow our children the experience of our drinks being delivered by the train.  Of course, we all know, you don't visit this place for the food, but for the experience for our kids.

They sat one half of our group on one side of the building and the other half on the other side.  Since there were only 3 of the 10 or so booths around the train being used, we thought we would ask to sit next to each other.  To my amazement both hostesses said we couldn't.  I fought with them both for a bit then one suggested I speak with the manager.  The manager again told us we would have to sit on opposite sides.  

He said those were the rules and if he changed them for us he would have to change them for everyone.  Had it not been for the 5 kids we would have left.  I will not visit this location again.  Actually, since I am aware most of these shops are connected by the same owner I will not visit the others either.

This is my first yelp review, I promise most future reviews will be positive.

Let me preface this with the fact that I now understand that I am probably not the target demographic that Pizza King is aiming for.  Perhaps if I had children, I would be more inclined to rate it higher.  However, there is no obvious signage saying "Adults are not going to be smitten" on the outside, and I've been to another Pizza King (now a Pizza Queen) in Bloomington that did not feature a choo-choo train that delivered my beverage.  I do not feel my expectations were properly set.

The pizza was fine.  I've had better frozen, but this was passable.  It was the thin crust-without-being-crispy kind that is alright.  They use the crumbly sausage that I like, so I'm in favor of that.  The garlic cheese bread, however, was bland and the marinara sauce that accompanies it was far too sweet.

The service was prompt and friendly.  Our server did an excellent job.  It's not you, it's me.

I'm not a fan of televisions in restaurants other than sports bars because I feel like they distract people from conversation.  I'm not interested in South American field hockey, but somehow, I keep looking up because of the little moving lights!  Pizza King offers you the chance to watch whatever you want, right at your table with an individual TV.  Then, if you get tired of that, you can pay to play video games.  Or, as I call it, stuff you can do at home.  I assume that these are meant as distractions for children.  It really just makes me sad.