tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post8820907972440434473..comments2024-01-31T14:00:21.139-05:00Comments on The Rochester NY Pizza Blog: Pizza Shack, SpencerportPizza Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-74580978073641563402011-01-02T09:09:04.306-05:002011-01-02T09:09:04.306-05:00No, I don't know everything there is to know a...No, I don't know everything there is to know about pizza. I admit that. But that's why I rely on experts like you, to educate me. So thank you for sharing your knowledge.<br />However I've never called myself a pizza critic or any other kind of critic. I'm just a guy who goes out and eats pizza and writes about it. I know, any jerk with a computer and an internet connection can do that these days, but that's the age we're living in now, I guess.<br />As to the doneness of these slices, if these slices were deliberately undercooked, with the expectation that they would be reheated before serving, then these slices should've been put back in the oven for a minute or two before they were served to me. Or at least I should've been given the option.<br />The slice vs. pie issue has been raised before and I've addressed it. I'm not rating an entire pizzeria based on a single slice. I'm rating the slice that I had. If they serve slices as well as whole pies, then it's just as fair to rate one as the other.<br />Finally, please take your own advice and learn about things before you comment on them. If you've read this blog much you'd know that I've made clear that in general, I don't think much of pizza chains or their pizza. In fact others have accused me of being biased against chains. So I find it ironic that Papa John's (whom I don't solicit; I have no control over what ads show up through Google Adsense) advertises here, since I don't think I've ever said a kind word about them.<br />As I stated at the very beginning of this blog, the reason I don't review chains is that nearly everybody already knows what chain pizza is like, the same way everybody knows what McDonald's hamburgers taste like. I'm more interested in letting people know about the scores of small independent shops that are out there.<br />Thanks again for your comments.Pizza Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-7291370357905866022011-01-02T01:57:15.318-05:002011-01-02T01:57:15.318-05:00Additionally you may want to learn what your actua...Additionally you may want to learn what your actually talking and writing about before your write on a subject. It only takes a stone pizza oven a half hour to an hour to get up to temp if the pizza shop is open at noon the owners usually begin at 10 a.m. and turn the ovens on when they first come in. Additionally convection ovens don't take a long period of time to warm up and cook more even. Brick ovens take the longest to get up to temp. <br /><br />Slices are almost always undercooked versus a regular pizza. This way slices can be re-warmed an hour or two later without burning them. Almost all pizza places do this for the lunch rush hour! So blogging about only slices does not give an honest review of the product, flavor of the pizza nor doneness. therefore your purported preference of a more done crust obviously isn't going to be found with slices as much as ordering a regular pizza. Which means pizza places are being given an inaccurate rating. <br /><br />The amateurish incompetence and lack of knowledge in the subject area is downright embarrassing for someone that purports themselves as a critic. As a food critic you are supposed to know everything their is to know about the subject and people to explain it in explicit detail with no conflict of interest. You have failed in this department as well because you don't rate your advertisers that are paying you on your website (Pappa Johns) and if you did I would bet they get a great grade and review or what is known as a "fluff" review. <br /><br />Your food critique service is very dishonest I hope you reconsider your position and become more honest in your reviews.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129987322400574512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-33912488907760306012010-06-01T11:04:46.793-04:002010-06-01T11:04:46.793-04:00That's quite an endorsement. On the doneness i...That's quite an endorsement. On the doneness issue, I think at some places the ovens aren't quite as hot at noon as they are later in the day. Those big pizza ovens take some time to get up to full temp. I'm not saying that was the case here, but this was around noon, if I remember correctly.Pizza Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-87730933449493081492010-05-30T11:32:41.615-04:002010-05-30T11:32:41.615-04:00I drive from Fairport to get this pizza! I agree t...I drive from Fairport to get this pizza! I agree that sometimes the crust could be baked a bit more, but I love the sauce and crust together, the tomato flavor really shines through. Also, their pepperoni curls and crisps in the oven, which I love. I do take my napkin and soak up all the grease from the pepperoni, though. This pizza is even better cold.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030123542444414746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-16866914408429841912010-02-05T16:34:56.989-05:002010-02-05T16:34:56.989-05:00Well, OK, thanks for your opinion. I haven't t...Well, OK, thanks for your opinion. I haven't tried their wings, but that wouldn't affect my rating anyway. And I'm admittedly more of a crust guy than a toppings guy. But I'll try them again sometime, probably get a whole pie next time.Pizza Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-33636235376744438712010-02-05T15:52:20.681-05:002010-02-05T15:52:20.681-05:00are you kidding. average?? C+?? This is by far one...are you kidding. average?? C+?? This is by far one of the best pizza places in Rochester. Have you tried their garlic wings...OMG!! To die for! What about the great tasting topping and the fact that they do not skimp on their toppings. Will I give them an A, maybe not, but definitely a B+ by a mile.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074881955723373766noreply@blogger.com