{"id":3414,"date":"2010-06-15T13:57:35","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T20:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=3414"},"modified":"2010-06-15T13:57:35","modified_gmt":"2010-06-15T20:57:35","slug":"oregon-washington-abbys-legendary-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=3414","title":{"rendered":"Oregon & Washington – Abby’s Legendary Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There are a lot of these around (35) the area, but none of them are really near me, so when I was driving up I-5 yesterday, I took advantage of seeing one of their locations, and stopping in for a take-out pie for my ride.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can’t really say what town it was in, Southern Oregon somewhere, just off the Interstate, and it was lunchtime, they were doing a fairly brisk business, two women behind the counter, seemed to be a little overtaxed work wise, but nonplussed all the same. They took my order with a good attitude, and were kind enough to caution me the cooking time might be a little longer than usual, which was fine with me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They had a salad bar, but I was surprised at their not being a lunch buffet, so popular with so many of the pizza chains these days. The salad bar has the usual assortment of items we have grown used to seeing at pizzerias. I generally don’t like pizza buffets, the last one I was at, every single pie seemed to have pineapple on it – not a favorite topping of mine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I went with a medium thin crust Ultimate Meat, which includes Italian Sausage, Linguica, Pepperoni, Canadian Style Bacon, and extra cheese. After the required amount of prep and cooking time (no idea how long, I was doing a crossword puzzle), they called my name, and off I went.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It’s a good pie, better than most chains, and Abby’s are more than generous with toppings. The pie is thin enough to have a bit of “New York hang”, but no “slide” which is a good thing (when you pick up a piece, the toppings don’t end up on your plate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was plenty left by the time I reached home, and Mrs. Burgerdogboy pronounced it great, and she usually doesn’t care about pizza one way or another. I asked her what she liked, and I saw her scanning her brain for the word – she said “the dust”. I said “cornmeal?” “No, the meat crumbs – debris!” (Debris is a New Orleans food term.). What she was saying, between the toppings is there is a lot of small crumb bonus meat, which she liked.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abby’s sauce is a bit sweet than most, but all in all, this pie is a winner. $20 for the medium. I would add the joint to my regular circuit if the closest one wasn’t 50 miles away. Their menu is online<\/a>, but their website is not nearly as good as their pizza. They are also on FB<\/a>, but apparently not Twitter. <\/strong><\/p>\n