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Hopping off I-5 at Louie G's Pizza

Fife restaurant gets mixed reviews from our critics. Photo credit: Jake de Paul

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Announcer: It is another odd couple week for the de Paul brothers ... finding the same spot not so agreeable.

JAKE: The first glance at the menu, and it is easy to see that Louie G's is more than just a pizza joint. The appetizer menu is testament to the deep fryer offering fried pickle spears, fried green beans, onion rings, fried cheese raviolis, and even fried pepperoni chips.  My heart couldn't handle trying them all, but the green beans and pepperoni chips should make it to every table.

JASON: Agreed.  Louie G's has a packed menu ranging from specialty pizzas to calzones with sandwiches, fried foods and pasta dishes.  This kitchen is turning out a lot of options.

JAKE: The specialty pies all have quirky names like the Cartel, Hoffa, Scarface, and Bugsy.  My two favorites were the Scarface, which is topped with red sauce, sausage, black olives and fresh roasted red peppers; the other is the Bugsy that is unique due to using sauerkraut as a topping along with bacon and Canadian bacon.  The smokey and sour are a great combination that isn't generally found on a pizza.

JASON: I stopped in for the weekday lunch buffet and left unimpressed.  For $10 you get all you can eat salad bar, pop and pizza.  The pop was good - Coke products.  The salad, however, reminded me of the 1950s, except for the small bowl of spinach leaves.  From the iceberg to the peas, it was fine, but certainly not at all in line with the speciality ingredients and better choices others are putting out for patrons.  As for the pizza ... eh.  The crust is hard, more like a bread stick than anything else.  The cheese and sauce basic, and the ingredients, sparse.  With places like MOD Pizza, Elemental Pizza and Puget Sound Pizza only minutes away, you can do so much better.

JAKE: I have high expectations for a meatball sandwich in a pizza joint, and at Louie G's they exceeded them.  The house-made meatballs are drenched in marinara sauce and a generous amount of mozzarella cheese.  Though I failed to find anything to avoid on the menu, I think the small selection of calzones may just be the best thing going here.  Large in size, and baked to perfection, the Louie G Calzone has plenty of cheese, Canadian bacon, bacon and Italian sausage sliced right off the link.  Next time I visit, I'm certain the meatball calzone will meet my expectations as well.

JASON: I sometimes wonder if we are eating in the same place.

Louie G's Pizza, 5219 Pacific Hwy. E., Fife, 253.926.9700, louiegspizza.com

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