Pizza, gift from the gods. It’s so easy to make yet also so
easy to completely mess up. The cheese has to be good, the crust can’t be too
doughy or too thin, the pizza has to be big enough to support the weight of the
toppings. There are so many ways pizza can go wrong.
Thankfully, Screamin’ Mimi’s always does it right.
I never considered writing about Mimi’s before because it’s just
so damn reliable. It has the atmosphere of an independent restaurant, while it
also has the consistency of a well-honed chain restaurant. But fortunately, it’s not a chain.
Screamin' Mimi's storefront |
You order your food at a counter, get your own drink, and
sit and wait for someone to call your name if you are sitting inside, or for
someone to bring your food to you if you are sitting outside.
The outside seating is definitely a plus this time of year. You
can still see some hustle and bustle of the city, but you don’t have to deal
with strangers asking for bus fare or to bum a cigarette while you eat.
To date, my favorite slice is white pizza with broccoli and
tomatoes. This last trip, I was also brave enough to try a slice of white pizza
with ham, feta and basil. What an amazing combination.
Ham, feta, basil, white pizza (front); Tomato, broccoli on white (back) |
It’s not that I don’t like Mimi’s red sauce, to the
contrary, it’s really good. So good that I also highly recommend their
spaghetti and meatball entrée. I just feel like there are some pizzerias where
you cannot get white pizza by the slice, so when I can, I do. Luckily, Mimi is
a gracious gal.
Other good things about Mimi’s? I’m so happy you asked. The
slices are huge. Seriously big and seriously tasty. I think after adding all of
my toppings, it came to $3.50 a slice.
Yes, this is on the expensive side, but they use a high
quality cheese, the toppings are fresh, and the restaurant is independently
run, so I am definitely fine paying a little more than some of those $1/slice
places on Broughton and on various squares throughout Savannah.
This time I also ordered a salad for man cannot live on
pizza alone. Believe me, I tried. The salad was good: a healthy serving of
greens, tomatoes, olives and peppers. Go for the house vinaigrette.
Yup, it's a salad |
The glutton in me also really likes that there are free
refills of soda. And I also like that they have Coke and not Pepsi products. These
things matter.
One last thing, the restaurant name is officially Screamin’
Mimi’s Pizza and Subs. I have yet to try a sub there, but if the owners thought
it was important enough to include subs in the name, I will try one soon.
awesome, now i am hugry. jerk.
ReplyDeleteI don't go there enough, but yes, they make fantastic pizza. Probably the closest thing you can get to New York style in Savannah. Vinnie Van's is also quite good.
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