Making a choice of what to order was more than a little difficult. I've heard a lot of good things about the wings at the Ale Emporium and the Hermanaki wings in particular. However, I remembered one of my friends trying their pan pizza a while back and being extremely jealous when it came to the table. Relying on those memories The Girlfriend and I decided to split a 14" pan pizza with sausage and bacon. It would be a mistake to call this a "Chicago style" or "deep dish" as I understand it. That style is generally seen as having the toppings and cheese underneath and the sauce (a lot of it) on top. That's not the case here. This is very thick Midwest style pan pizza. The toppings were plentiful and the amount of cheese was insane in a totally fantastic way. I'm telling you there were so much cheese here someone who was lactose intolerant would have a hard time even looking at it. The sausage tasted fresh, and the bacon definitely brought a nice smoky flavor although it wasn't terribly crisp. The sauce was there, but it almost seemed like an afterthought compared to the mozzarella. Maybe this style of pizza wouldn't be everybody's preference, but I absolutely freakin loved it. Bars usually come nowhere close to putting out something like that. It's to be commended in a big way. One last note: The 14" pan pizza here is enormous. It would easily serve 4 or 5 people. I was thinking more Pizza King 14" when I ordered this I guess. We had leftover pizza for days.Taste: 9/10 If the bacon was a little crispier and with a little more sauce this would be a 10
Value: 7/10 This is not a cheap pizza. This is pizza with substance, and you can expect the price to match that accordingly. On the bright side it will feed several people.
