Kitchen Sink Pizza, KETO low-carb crust
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Without question, pizza is my favorite food, but I’m also trying to eliminate wheat products from my daily diet. I’m seeking out the best of both worlds, eating my favorite food, while also reducing my consumption of wheat.
Cranking out a good alternative pizza crust isn’t easy, and finding out who makes the best one around the Wichita Metro is THE focus of this challenge.
On a Monday Night, also a football night, Jennifer and I ventured out to O’Malley’s Irish Pub to sample their pizza on a KETO low-carb crust.
I’ve been to O’Malley’s for their Wednesday steak night special, which is $6 for a ten-ounce sirloin. Sides including mashed potato, baked potato, side salad, corn, green beans, and more cost $2 each. You can also take advantage of half-price whiskey all night long. Shout out to Remington & Kayla!
Helping me find the best GF pizza in town, Jennifer recommended we try O’Malley’s and their non-traditional crust, featuring cauliflower. Hanging with Jennifer, pizza, Monday Night Football, Happy Hour, what’s not to like, right?!
Expecting a decent-sized crowd for a Monday Night Football double-header starting at 6 pm – Browns vs. Steelers and Saints vs. Panthers – Jennifer and I arrived at O’Malley’s at about 5:30. Ahead of the after-work crowd, we had no problem finding a table. In view of pre-game shows from just about every angle, our server soon introduced herself and took our drink order. Oh, O’Malley’s Happy Hour is from 2 – 7 pm every day.
We went with the Kitchen Sink pizza, which is topped with pepperoni, Canadian bacon, Italian sausage, hamburger, jalapenos, onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, and black olives. The KETO low-carb crust featuring cauliflower comes in 10 and 12-inch pie options, we went with the bigger pie. In full disclosure, O’Malley’s does NOT advertise this as a GF crust, but it’s not a traditional crust and fits my needs in reducing my consumption of wheat products.
It didn’t take long for our pizza to arrive and wow was Jennifer’s recommendation spot on! She’s capital ‘W’ Wonderful by the way. The crust, the foundation of a good pizza pie was excellent, thin, crispy, savory, and baked to perfection. We couldn’t tell we were eating a cauliflower-based crust, which is what makes an alternative crust a great one. All of the toppings were generously portioned, the sauce was well balanced, and tying everything together was the cheese, which had a perfect melt and a nice cheese pull.
Costing about $19 for the Kitchen Sink Pizza on the KETO Low-Carb crust, the O’Malley’s pie scored a perfect 63 out of 63 points on the spreadsheet, earning 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap Stars. It’s the best pizza so far in this Challenge, very reasonably priced, and VERY much worthy of a repeat buy. The pizza had all the characteristics of a great pie, the visual, the perfect bake, generously portioned toppings, quality ingredients, savory sauce, a good cheese pull, and that all-important taste factor.
Located at 2405 W 31st St S, Wichita, KS 67217, the pizza was excellent, but the service was less-than optimal. To be fair, there was only one server working the floor and she was also slinging drinks, but the place wasn’t packed with a big crowd like I thought it would be, not even close. Our pizza was delivered to the table in a timely fashion, but I had to go up to the bar and ask for plates. Our server never came to our table to check on drink refills, or if we needed anything else. Meanwhile, neighboring tables, seemingly people the server knew, and more than 2 in number (larger tabs + friends = a larger tip) were provided more attention. Those tables didn’t have to ask for drink refills, I had to go up to the bar. After enjoying our pizza, taking in a bit of football, and our drink glasses emptied, I had to flag our server down for the check. Here’s the thing, the server had time to properly attend the party of six folks right next to us for example, but apparently, didn’t have the time to simply ask, “How’s the pizza?”, or, “Can I get you anything else?” on the way back to the bar to fill another neighboring table’s refill drink order. After waiting for a while to get the check, I ended up going back to the bar to settle up. I felt for the server, she was without question busy, the only server on the floor, and I get that it’s tough to get good help these days, ESPECIALLY in restaurants and bars, but in my humble opinion, she chose to work the bigger tables harder, rather than provide optimal service to all.
The pizza is worth another visit, but the service isn’t for two reasons: 1. Not enough servers to properly cover the floor. 2. Larger tables get better service.
$pend Wisely My Friends…
~ Mike
Best in Wichita Metro Pizza – GF – Bachelor on the Cheap
BachelorontheCheap.com
Without question, pizza is my favorite food, but I’m also trying to eliminate wheat products from my daily diet. I’m seeking out the best of both worlds, eating my favorite food, while also reducing my consumption of wheat.
Cranking out a good alternative pizza crust isn’t easy, and finding out who makes the best one around the Wichita Metro is THE focus of this challenge.
On a Monday Night, also a football night, Jennifer and I ventured out to O’Malley’s Irish Pub to sample their pizza on a KETO low-carb crust.
I’ve been to O’Malley’s for their Wednesday steak night special, which is $6 for a ten-ounce sirloin. Sides including mashed potato, baked potato, side salad, corn, green beans, and more cost $2 each. You can also take advantage of half-price whiskey all night long. Shout out to Remington & Kayla!
Helping me find the best GF pizza in town, Jennifer recommended we try O’Malley’s and their non-traditional crust, featuring cauliflower. Hanging with Jennifer, pizza, Monday Night Football, Happy Hour, what’s not to like, right?!
Expecting a decent-sized crowd for a Monday Night Football double-header starting at 6 pm – Browns vs. Steelers and Saints vs. Panthers – Jennifer and I arrived at O’Malley’s at about 5:30. Ahead of the after-work crowd, we had no problem finding a table. In view of pre-game shows from just about every angle, our server soon introduced herself and took our drink order. Oh, O’Malley’s Happy Hour is from 2 – 7 pm every day.
We went with the Kitchen Sink pizza, which is topped with pepperoni, Canadian bacon, Italian sausage, hamburger, jalapenos, onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, and black olives. The KETO low-carb crust featuring cauliflower comes in 10 and 12-inch pie options, we went with the bigger pie. In full disclosure, O’Malley’s does NOT advertise this as a GF crust, but it’s not a traditional crust and fits my needs in reducing my consumption of wheat products.
It didn’t take long for our pizza to arrive and wow was Jennifer’s recommendation spot on! She’s capital ‘W’ Wonderful by the way. The crust, the foundation of a good pizza pie was excellent, thin, crispy, savory, and baked to perfection. We couldn’t tell we were eating a cauliflower-based crust, which is what makes an alternative crust a great one. All of the toppings were generously portioned, the sauce was well balanced, and tying everything together was the cheese, which had a perfect melt and a nice cheese pull.
Costing about $19 for the Kitchen Sink Pizza on the KETO Low-Carb crust, the O’Malley’s pie scored a perfect 63 out of 63 points on the spreadsheet, earning 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap Stars. It’s the best pizza so far in this Challenge, very reasonably priced, and VERY much worthy of a repeat buy. The pizza had all the characteristics of a great pie, the visual, the perfect bake, generously portioned toppings, quality ingredients, savory sauce, a good cheese pull, and that all-important taste factor.
Located at 2405 W 31st St S, Wichita, KS 67217, the pizza was excellent, but the service was less-than optimal. To be fair, there was only one server working the floor and she was also slinging drinks, but the place wasn’t packed with a big crowd like I thought it would be, not even close. Our pizza was delivered to the table in a timely fashion, but I had to go up to the bar and ask for plates. Our server never came to our table to check on drink refills, or if we needed anything else. Meanwhile, neighboring tables, seemingly people the server knew, and more than 2 in number (larger tabs + friends = a larger tip) were provided more attention. Those tables didn’t have to ask for drink refills, I had to go up to the bar. After enjoying our pizza, taking in a bit of football, and our drink glasses emptied, I had to flag our server down for the check. Here’s the thing, the server had time to properly attend the party of six folks right next to us for example, but apparently, didn’t have the time to simply ask, “How’s the pizza?”, or, “Can I get you anything else?” on the way back to the bar to fill another neighboring table’s refill drink order. After waiting for a while to get the check, I ended up going back to the bar to settle up. I felt for the server, she was without question busy, the only server on the floor, and I get that it’s tough to get good help these days, ESPECIALLY in restaurants and bars, but in my humble opinion, she chose to work the bigger tables harder, rather than provide optimal service to all.
The pizza is worth another visit, but the service isn’t for two reasons: 1. Not enough servers to properly cover the floor. 2. Larger tables get better service.
$pend Wisely My Friends…
~ Mike