Lunch Out on the Ave: Pagliacci's Pizzeria

Pagliacci Pizzeria

4529 University Way NE

Seattle, WA 98105

Pagliacci Pizzeria is a Seattle-based pizza restaurant chain. The website noted above will get you to the various locations and menu options. The success of this restaurant is its consistent quality, good food prepared before your eyes, and quick service. The restaurant in the U-District is the original and opened in 1979.

After eating in so many new restaurants on the Ave, my trip to Pagliacci's was a true relief. I knew the menu, I knew the food, I knew the process. Stand in line, pick up a tray, place order with the friendly staff standing there. If you want salad, there are a couple options. For vegetarians, the Pagliacci's salad can be requested without salami. It will be made in front of you while you wait and it is quite tasty.

I kept my visit simple, ordering a slice. Since I am vegetarian, I usually order anything with goat cheese, but this time there was a new option, Field Roast! It's just like Pagliacci's to stay abreast of the latest trends. Beer, wine, and sodas are available, as is water. There are usually two or three slice options ready and sometimes more. Whole pies can be ordered, usually for take out; most of the seating at this location is for one or two people.