Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Pig Ate My Pizza

We visited the new and larger location of Pig Ate My Pizza in Robbinsdale recently. They have a much bigger space (in the old Travail location) and they are also brewing their own beer now.

We stopped in on a Friday night around 6pm. It was busy, but we were seated at a large communal table pretty quickly. It had been ages since we went to Pig, so the menu has changed a lot.

We started with the wings with pho dry rub wings, mint, fresno, basil ranch. The skin on the wings was crisp, but they had very little flavor. The dry rub didn't have a lot of flavor. Very bland. I wasn't crazy about the basil ranch sauce either.
Next, the dry rub ribs with a side of pepper relish and basil ranch. The ribs were delicious. The dry rub had great flavor and the ribs were tender. They did not need the sauce really.
We had the Boomtown pizza with mushroom puree, roasted crimini and king trumpet mushrooms, arugula, chive, crispy garlic and Italian sausage. The pizza had a very rich and creamy taste, the crust was nicely crisp and held up well to the toppings on it.

The server seemed like he had a lot of tables and we had to call him over when we wanted to order our food and also more drinks. We were in and out in a decent amount of time though. The atmosphere is definitely loud and chaotic. The front area was very chilly as they have garage door type windows, which will be nice in the summer, but are freezing in the winter. Overall, we enjoyed the experience and would return.


Pig Ate My Pizza
4124 W Broadway Ave,
Robbinsdale, MN 55422
Phone: (763) 537-7267
https://www.pigatemypizza.com



Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Pizza Karma

A second outpost of Pizza Karma opened last fall in Maple Grove. We had been intending to visit the Eden Prairie location for awhile now, so I was happy to see it open in Maple Grove as well. We visited on a weekday evening and it was empty except for one other table. I hope they are busier on the weekends.

We started with the tandoor fired wings with dry rub of fresh ground spices. The wings were a bit small and anemic, but the dry rub had a great flavor. The spices were Indian-inspired and quite flavorful, but not spicy.

We had the chicken kebab pizza topped with chicken, tomato-fenugreek sauce, fresh mozzarella and onion pepper medley on plain crust. The naan crust was very light, crispy and airy. We both liked it a lot. It is a personal sized pizza, so one per person would be a nice serving size. We decided to share since we had the wings to start though.

Pizza Karma is a quick service restaurant, where you simply order at the counter and your food is brought out to your table as it is ready. The employee at the counter was helpful and friendly. The space was modern, open and airy. We enjoyed everything we tried and look forward to returning soon and trying some of their other unique pizza options.



Pizza Karma
11611 Fountains Dr
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone: (763) 432-7561
https://www.pizzakarma.com/