Zeeks Pizza

Amazing pizza. We ate dine-in and the waitress was great, the atmosphere was nice and the food was amazing. We ordered a large The Kitchen Sink. It was great for two good aged kids and one adult to have plenty and leftovers to share. The pizza was outstanding, but we ordered the garlic on the side, which I think was a good call with one of my kids not liking too much spice. I never knew I had a preference for a type of crust until I ate here. Perfectly baked dough, crispy without much fuss. Not like the giant 'burden' of a crust many pizza joints will serve you. Also the atmosphere was nice. Alternative rock was playing and I genuinely told my kiddos that what was playing was one of my favorite songs 3 or 4 times, Bjork, Smashing Pumpkins, Everclear and others. It became a little comical how often I was saying it. Met one of the workers there on the way out. He started last week bit enjoys the place, so that's good. Definitely will return.

We came for some pizza, we’d say it’s not terrible but not great. Slices were a good size, though the pizzas itself are over priced for basic pizza similar to little Caesar’s. Gluten free pizza we got was 35 dollars, that’s way too much. Cola is jones which is neat but lacks. Service was slow for being the only few there.

The food was terrible tonight. The pizza was burnt. The 2 orders of breadsticks were so burnt they were inedible! We called the restaurant to complain. We decided to deal with the burnt pizza because we were starving. We ordered 2 new orders of breadsticks since we couldn't eat the first order at all. They arrived with about 1/3 of the usual cheese and seasoning. Basically just expensive flatbread. The chef that worked tonight (08/05/2021 needs to go. We dine in and order from this restaurant VERY often and usually have a better experience. The waitresses are amazing and so sweet and usually the food is great.

So the thing about Zeke's is this. The food is good, and they only serve Jones cola fountain drinks, so at least when you're paying $2.75 for a fountain drink you're getting some quality soda. The reason Zeke's gets three stars though instead of 4 or 5 is it's high pie in the sky prices. It was $36 and tax for 17-in pizza. Sorry but that's just crazy, even with inflation! Our server was really great though and if I were rating just him individually I'd give him five stars in a blink. That aside, you're paying $10 more for a gourmet pizza than you should. I think if we're being truthful the main thing that Zeke's has going for it is that it's open on average 2 hours later than anything else on Pacific avenue with the exception of the sushi place. If someone were to open up a decent pizza by the slice place within walking distance from Zeke's that had the same hours or better it would absolutely decimate their revenue and business model. The atmosphere is also a plus at Zeke's. It has a very cool brick interior that actually used to be an Italian butcher shop in the early 1900s. Despite all its pros though; atmosphere, service, and quality of food... we ordered one pie two sodas and after tip it was $56 and change. So I rate it three stars with the conclusion that Zeke's will be around as long as it doesn't face competition with better hours, comparable food quality, and better prices.