Week 7: Campisi's Restaurant

Campisi's Restaurant has been serving delicious pizza to the fine citizens of Dallas for over 60 years.  Still owned and operated by 3rd and 4th generation family members, their pizza is now cooked at 6 locations in the area.  The original restaurant is located off E Mockingbird, and is still in the same Egyptian Lounge that Jack Ruby dined at the night before he shot Lee Harvey Oswald. Fast forward to Valentines weekend 2011, and we find ourselves across the street from the Ikea in Frisco enjoying our first pizza evening of the year without the kids!

Bruschetta Appetizer 

This week's review may be a little biased due to the fact that we got to relax and soak in the experience without two toddlers distracting us from our highly sophisticated research.  We were once again reminded of the sharp contrast of dining out on Sunday versus Saturday night.  We had our choice of tables in the dimly lit dining area that we shared with only 3 other families.  This place is a full blown restaurant, and the menu offers all the Italian staples.  We started off with an order of Bruschetta and a couple adult beverages.  The bruschetta arrived quickly, and was one of the best I'd had in memory.  The appetizer had two types of dips (olives and a tomato sauce), that when combined on the toast created a significant increase of blood to my penis.  Little did we know that the waiter would also bring a small trough of free bread, and we would exceed our daily carbohydrate allowance before the pizza arrived. 

1/2 Meat Supreme and 1/2 BBQ Specialty

We ordered a large half Meat Supreme and half BBQ Specialty.  It was the first time that a pizzeria agreed to combining two base sauces on one pie this year! The menu clearly states that a large serves 3, but we couldn't stop.  After turning down the waiter's attempt to box up the leftovers, we licked the plate clean and contemplated ordering one to go.  The pizzas are oval shaped, and not your standard 8 slice design.  The toppings were piled on high, but not without care.  The crust had a slight buttery taste that was crispy and chewy at the same time.  The BBQ sauce tasted like it beat up the store bought brand on the playground as a kid.   Now while I am not a culinary expert, and can't identify every spice and ingredient on the pizza, I can tell you this pizza is friggin' tasty.  It was my favorite this year, but Grimaldi's still holds the number 1 spot in my wife's heart.

Now I can  see why Jack Ruby wanted to eat at this place for what could have possibly been his last meal.

The Final Report: 8.5 out of 10

Next time you are off to purchase assemble-by-number furniture from Ikea, pass on the 50 cent hot dogs, and head across the street for one of the top pizzas in Dallas!