Week 45: Mama's Pizza

The Thanksgiving leftovers are all gone and the Christmas decorations are up.  Its really hard to believe that we ate pizza every week for the last 11 months.  We are finally down the home stretch and with only 1 month left we have several local favorites left on our list.  This week we decided to see what Mama’s Pizza was all about.  With many locations scattered throughout the metroplex and countless years of award winning pizzas, we thought it was worth a try.  Starting back in 1968 Mama’s Pizza has been an institution in Ft. Worth and during the last decade, franchises have been popping up everywhere from  Burleson to Plano.

It was lunch time and we were tired of eating left over turkey sandwiches, so we picked up the phone and ordered a pizza to pick up from Lewisville location.  The online menu was simple and straightforward with 15 toppings to chose from on 5 different size pizzas.  Since it was only lunchtime and our appetites were small, we ordered a large (Serves 2-3) half cheese and half tomatoes and fresh garlic.  We were told that the pizza would be ready in 10 minutes, so I hopped in the car and headed out.

Mama’s Pizza is tucked in an older strip mall and would have been easy to miss if we hadn’t been driving past it almost daily for the last 7 years.  It was surprisingly busy at lunchtime, and clearly the crowd wasn’t there to enjoy the original 1970’s decor and atmosphere.  Apparently the pizza buffet is a big draw.

The toppings, sauce, and cheese of our pizza were underwhelming.  With a similar taste and quality of any fast franchise pizza, we weren’t excited.  The distinguishing factor of Mama’s pizza is the crust.  After 45 weeks, we can absolutely say that we’ve had nothing like it.  The crust is shiny and dense and almost identical to an unsalted concession stand pretzel.  We almost wanted to tear it off and dip it in mustard to see how it compared.  That being said, pretzel pizza is not really our cup of tea, and although we were hungry enough to devour the whole pie, we probably won’t be rushing back anytime soon.

The Final Report: 5.5 out of 10 

If you want to try a crust like you’ve never had, then check it out - otherwise, don’t set your expectations too high.