Adam Smith Review of Papa Dels
Papa Del's was a mixed bag for my family and I. Le...
Papa Del's was a mixed bag for my family and I. Let me explain:
The Good
The pizza was really good! We got the large Chicago style sausage and mozzarella pan pizza. PD'S pizza is some of the most filling I've ever had, and my whole family only were able to eat one slice apiece before becoming full.
Our waitress was great! We had a young lady named Tyranny (yes, you read that right) who did an excellent job with our order, keeping our drinks topped off, and doing an overall great job. She was very friendly, and seemed to have a solid handle on things, even though it was her first night working there.
Ambiance was relatively good, as the place was decorated in an modern industrial style, reminiscent of Panera bread or something similar.
The Bad
The wait time was definitely much longer than what it should have been. To be fair, they told us, right up front, that it would be an hour and a half wait time to get our pizza. To their credit, they got it to us in 1:10, which was 20 minutes quicker than anticipated. That being said, when you set the bar ridiculously low on customer wait times, you are bound to hit your mark. I saw no less than 4 different sets of potential customers leave because the wait time was going to be so long.
The kicker is, there really shouldn't have been that much of a wait. The place wasn't swamped. Yes, they probably had quite a few takeout orders, but it couldn't have been THAT many.
Overall, it was good pizza and service, but not good enough to make me want to regularly wait so long for my pizza.

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