East End Pizza & Deli

We ended up at this place Sunday evening because most every other place with dinner options was closed. My friend told the counter person, " we tentatively chose this place because there wasn't much else, but after the service and food, it will be a first choice in the future." Staff was friendly and helpful, and my burger was obviously hand formed and cooked to order from fresh ground beef. They happily swapped out a side salad for the fries, and while I expected some limp ice burg with a pale slice of hot house tomato, I was overjoyed at an extremely fresh, crisp baby greens mix with plenty of fresh red onion, tomato, and a few other veggies tossed in! Wow! On par with a restaurant quality salad! While not listed on the menu, there was a black bean burger option for my vegetarian friend, and it was tasty enough that I would consider a meat-free dinner night for myself. Thinking the one time experience could be a fluke, I returned a couple days later to try the pizza. A great, tomatoey-rich sauce, not sweet, with a great crust. The crust is not NY style thin, but thicker with both a crisp bottom but some teeth in the softer chewy middle. Good enough that I want to get a bit of sauce on the side and dip it like a breadstick. I learned the pizza place is affiliated with the bar & grill next door. Completely different staff on this visit, but equally eager to be helpful and friendly while also giving me space and time to allow me to get my writing homework done for a class later that night. In too many ways to list here, both times staff went above and beyond to personalize their service to my needs and make me feel welcomed. Plus a good cup of coffee, too! I think I found a new spot in the East End to frequent!

Went to east end pizza and deli for the first time in person and I could definitely tell why my order took so long to be delivered. The pizza was amazing and so were the Cajun wings no one makes them like east end. My problem was there where 3 people on staff and only 2 acknowledged anyone in the restaurant. The front counter woman was so chatty talking to her friend paying no attention to the customers, not helping what so ever, so much so that when the second woman who was preparing orders handed me my food, the front counter woman didn’t even check to see if I’d paid(which I hadn’t) I would’ve walked out but the woman who made my pizza and the guy who made the wings wouldn’t have deserved that so I paid and left but it was very unsettling to see that behavior especially when it was so busy and there were so many orders. I love east end pizza and deli but that front counter woman is definitely the one thing blocking me from going back. I wish I’d gotten the preparers names they were awesome!!