Ahhhhh, Pizza....Z-Pizza to be exact. Tucked away in a shopping center at Imperial Hwy & Santa Ana Canyon Rd lays Z-Pizza...Sounds trendy and all. Maybe a franchise out of Westwood or Beverly Hills. The upper class in A.H. should eat this up (pardon, the pun...) Conveniently located in the FoxFire center, c'mon you know where I'm talking about.
Ok, so I get this coupon for a free 10" pizza (with a $5 purchase) I can do this, sounds good right? I go to their website, and complete the online ordering system, now set my watch for 15 minutes and head down and pic it up....NOT!
I hold off drinking my first beer (safety first my little astronauts..) and drive down at the designated time (per my online order..) I was greeted at the counter by a kid who stated, "Hmm, it didn't come through..." but after taking another look, yes it had, they just didn't start the order yet. Ok, so here I sit on a Friday night, sober, 8 o'clock waiting for an order I "onlined" (is that a word??) in, going on 30 minutes now. Now, all I could do is stare out the window, waiting for my order, watching the ummm, older "hipster" crowd starting to crawl into the Foxfire.
Maybe they'll upgrade me to a large due to their mistake...not a chance kiddo. I left with my 10"......pizza...and a slight scowl on my face.
Now the good part, Z-Pizza's food is quite tasty, I had the Thai pizza, and a "pollo latino" (can girls order those too?? wouldn't it be a pollo latina?? Dos anos espanol buddy...) It's a crazy lime chicken sandwich that's A-ok, complete with avocado....me like it!
So, Z-Pizza is good, just make sure you either call in your order or confirm it so you're not out standing in the cold waiting, watching, and wondering why you're seeing your mom all dolled up walking towards the Foxfire...Yikes....
Food - A
Service - D (due to their online ordering or staff not paying attention..)
Prices - Great (with a coupon)
Z-Pizza
5745 Santa Ana Canyon Rd
Anaheim Hills, CA 92807
714-998-4171
www.zpizza.com
Friday, April 18, 2008
The Sandwich Box / Tustin
I had heard about "The Sandwich Box" (yeah, that's what I said...get your mind outta the gutter..) and it's fried green tomato sandwich righteously called "The Southern". We pulled through old town Tustin (pretty quaint if you will...) and arrived at lunchtime at "the box", Ok, "The Sandwich Box"...... It's in what looks like a newly remodeled little corner strip mall off 1st St & Prospect.
We were greeted at the counter, and my better half had to take her time to choose a sandwich, would it be "The Cuban"(Listed as Miami's favorite with oven roasted pork, ham & swiss) or perhaps "The New Yorker" (with shaved pastrami, sauerkraut & swiss) Hey, what about "The Italian" (A sub just like little Italy...) Well I bet you can guess "the box" has a wide variety of old classics and specialty sandwiches.
I had "The Southern" (fried green tomatoes & ham.....) she had the cashew chicken. We both upgraded to a combo (with chips & a drink) for $1.99 more. Hey, c'mon, I'm not a cheap date....
We were given our cups and pointed to the soda dispenser in the corner, Within a couple minutes or sandwiches were ushered to the table. Ahhhh, the fried green tomatoes peeked out among with the ham & lettuce. It was goooood..& did I say a bit messy.....I finally ate the remainder with a fork. My better half's cashew chicken was awesome (yes, I had a bite of it..I gotta write the review you know..)lots of chicken & celery..It was a foot long...guess I'll be eating some tonight.
The joint was clean, the small staff friendly, and not a bad locale. I give it a thumbs up and a must try if you're around the Tustin area...even if you're not.
But do me a favor, try "The Southern" you'll love it. Makes me feel like jumpin' in a Trans Am, popping a Hamm's beer and heading out to the dirt track races........
Food - A
Service - A
Place - B
the sandwich box
139 w. first st
tustin, ca 92780
714-734-9300
We were greeted at the counter, and my better half had to take her time to choose a sandwich, would it be "The Cuban"(Listed as Miami's favorite with oven roasted pork, ham & swiss) or perhaps "The New Yorker" (with shaved pastrami, sauerkraut & swiss) Hey, what about "The Italian" (A sub just like little Italy...) Well I bet you can guess "the box" has a wide variety of old classics and specialty sandwiches.
I had "The Southern" (fried green tomatoes & ham.....) she had the cashew chicken. We both upgraded to a combo (with chips & a drink) for $1.99 more. Hey, c'mon, I'm not a cheap date....
We were given our cups and pointed to the soda dispenser in the corner, Within a couple minutes or sandwiches were ushered to the table. Ahhhh, the fried green tomatoes peeked out among with the ham & lettuce. It was goooood..& did I say a bit messy.....I finally ate the remainder with a fork. My better half's cashew chicken was awesome (yes, I had a bite of it..I gotta write the review you know..)lots of chicken & celery..It was a foot long...guess I'll be eating some tonight.
The joint was clean, the small staff friendly, and not a bad locale. I give it a thumbs up and a must try if you're around the Tustin area...even if you're not.
But do me a favor, try "The Southern" you'll love it. Makes me feel like jumpin' in a Trans Am, popping a Hamm's beer and heading out to the dirt track races........
Food - A
Service - A
Place - B
the sandwich box
139 w. first st
tustin, ca 92780
714-734-9300
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