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3 minutes ago, BlutAusNerd said:

Oh, it still burns coming out for sure, no matter how much tolerance your mouth builds up. The flavor is wonderful though, it's worth some residual pain. ?

I'm all about thin crust for pizza, and lots of toppings. I'm not a big bread/dough eater, but a good combination of flavors up top is where it's at.

I don't like thick crust, but I love good bread and I can't get down with flavorless cardboard crust. This place has the best crust and cheese I've found up here, but no one seems to make a great sauce. One of the local joints actually makes their sauce sweet, which is fucking gross.

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3 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said:

I don't like thick crust, but I love good bread and I can't get down with flavorless cardboard crust. This place has the best crust and cheese I've found up here, but no one seems to make a great sauce. One of the local joints actually makes their sauce sweet, which is fucking gross.

Ugh, why the fuck do some people insist on making their tomato sauce sweet? That's an abomination. Cheese goes in the toppings category for me, I love a good cheese. Add a few different kind of meats, a nice array of veggies, an egg, good cheese, and I'm in heaven. Cardboard crust blows, but when the toppings are on point, it's negligible for me.

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10 hours ago, BlutAusNerd said:

Ugh, why the fuck do some people insist on making their tomato sauce sweet? That's an abomination. Cheese goes in the toppings category for me, I love a good cheese. Add a few different kind of meats, a nice array of veggies, an egg, good cheese, and I'm in heaven. Cardboard crust blows, but when the toppings are on point, it's negligible for me.

See, that sounds awesome. As much as I love a classic plain slice (and I'm driving to Brooklyn tonight and I'm damn well going to my old neighborhood pizza place), the "full meal on a pizza" thing can be really enjoyable. My wife doesn't eat pork, so we never get Italian sausage, which is one of my favorites, but that's ok I suppose... Actually there's another restaurant up here which I didn't initially think of, because they're kind of fancy, and they do a great cheeseburger pizza - ground beef, onions, pickles, and I think they bake a little ketchup onto the crust. It's like if fast food burgers were actually good.

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Pho with oxtails, brisket, meatballs, and tripe, in addition to all of the regular lime, jalapeño, bean sprouts, etc... trimmings. Even on a hot day, I can't resist this stuff.

Hot coffee and hot pho everyday forever.

 

Pasta and sausage doesn't sound too amazing, but the pasta itself was a cut above average, and I put some olives in the sauce, and it's what we have on hand, and the wine helps too. May heaven smile upon the local Trader Joe's.

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Hot coffee and hot pho everyday forever.

 

Pasta and sausage doesn't sound too amazing, but the pasta itself was a cut above average, and I put some olives in the sauce, and it's what we have on hand, and the wine helps too. May heaven smile upon the local Trader Joe's.

You, sir, are spot on. A good sausage can make any pasta good. The meat is the centerpiece, or at least it should be.

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Alright, so we went to this amazing Greek restaurant within walking distance of Castle Requiem and here's what we had: 

1. Fresh, warm pita brushed with olive oil, served with eggplant, salmon and tzatziki dips. (bread was updated throughout the night)

2. Dolmades (rice wrapped in vine leaves), large Greek salad (fucking delicious)

3. Saganaki (fried cheese with lemon)

4. Calamari

5. Grilled fish with lemon oil

6. Chicken skewers with some sort of herbs and lemon thing (another large Greek salad comes out)

7. Lamb

8. Pork

9. Baklava, lemon cake, date cake. 

Total time: 3 hours. 

So that's only 9 courses by my count, although each was exquisite enough for the most prejudiced of palates. I also drank most of a bottle of 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, paid homage to Zeus, shed blood for Ares, and returned to the Castle grounds in a coach of undead footman immortally. 

 

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On 8/4/2017 at 7:51 AM, Requiem said:

Alright, so we went to this amazing Greek restaurant within walking distance of Castle Requiem and here's what we had: 

1. Fresh, warm pita brushed with olive oil, served with eggplant, salmon and tzatziki dips. (bread was updated throughout the night)

2. Dolmades (rice wrapped in vine leaves), large Greek salad (fucking delicious)

3. Saganaki (fried cheese with lemon)

4. Calamari

5. Grilled fish with lemon oil

6. Chicken skewers with some sort of herbs and lemon thing (another large Greek salad comes out)

7. Lamb

8. Pork

9. Baklava, lemon cake, date cake. 

Total time: 3 hours. 

So that's only 9 courses by my count, although each was exquisite enough for the most prejudiced of palates. I also drank most of a bottle of 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, paid homage to Zeus, shed blood for Ares, and returned to the Castle grounds in a coach of undead footman immortally. 

 

Now I'm craving Greek food, but there aren't any places that serve it near where I work. Shit.

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Alright, so we went to this amazing Greek restaurant within walking distance of Castle Requiem and here's what we had: 

1. Fresh, warm pita brushed with olive oil, served with eggplant, salmon and tzatziki dips. (bread was updated throughout the night)

2. Dolmades (rice wrapped in vine leaves), large Greek salad (fucking delicious)

3. Saganaki (fried cheese with lemon)

4. Calamari

5. Grilled fish with lemon oil

6. Chicken skewers with some sort of herbs and lemon thing (another large Greek salad comes out)

7. Lamb

8. Pork

9. Baklava, lemon cake, date cake. 

Total time: 3 hours. 

So that's only 9 courses by my count, although each was exquisite enough for the most prejudiced of palates. I also drank most of a bottle of 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, paid homage to Zeus, shed blood for Ares, and returned to the Castle grounds in a coach of undead footman immortally. 

 

We went out again the other night and had this a second time. It wasn't as good as the first time. 

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