Makenzie River Pizza by Louis Stevens

Makenzie River Pizza was, for the most part, wonderful.  

The food was scrumptious and the wait not terrible.   And I would know.  I am a person of action you could say; I swim most of the week and when I am not swimming I am doing other things.  Because my family and I do so much, we occasionally go out for pizza.  So I am what you could call along with a man of action but also a Master Food Critic for pizza.  

Makenzie River Pizza, the restaurant its self was interesting, from the lamps on the walls whose shades were finely crafted to resemble the skull of a cow or, the trees which looked like they are growing out of the restaurant its self.  You could call it mystical or just fun. The walls were also decorated in carvings or three dimensional paintings of fishermen and women catching fish with a look of joy on their faces.  The overall the feel of the place stupendous like a warm blanket just out of the dryer.   

The staff was very helpful and kind in the way that they seated us immediately; waiting for our food how ever took a fair amount of time considering that we were the only ones there it being a Monday and all.  Once the food arrived it was enjoyable and everything was quite nice from the local milk and vegetables on the pizza to how it was freshly made.  This might forgive the wait of the pizza to table process, which may I add is very important for hungry children.  The place had the kind of culture of a friendly place where everyone knows your name, but most of the time they just call you Mrs. or Mr. 

The pizza was outstanding, it was an Athenian pizza and you could tell that it was fresh like a cool glass of lemonade on a hot summer day.  Topped with olives, tomatoes, basil, red onion, and exotic cheeses.  The pizza was stupendous.  The olives were finely diced and also the tomatoes were red rubies whose flavor that burst in your mouth causing your tongue to feel the onslaught of freshness in the tomato.  The basil was the gorgeous green grass on the perfect summer day.  Red onions and cheese were like foreign travelers bringing goods of great value from lands so bountiful of precious items.  The temperature was absolutely spot on and so was the pizza when cooked. Thank goodness that there were absolutely no little pockets of cold or scalding hot cheese like lava when you bite.

My experience was a good one and I would recommend it to all my friends.  There is plenty of space for them to join in any escapade including pizza.  My only wish for the restaurant is that they could speed up the food to table process but only if it doesn’t harm the flavor, temperature, and fine cooking throughout the pizza.  Overall I would greatly recommend this restaurant for anyone who needs a fast but tasty meal or just a nice outing. 

Makenzie River Pizza: 4 Stars