Special Deluxe Pizza
Derango's Pizza Palace

Derango's Pizza Palace

3840 Douglas Ave, Racine, Wisconsin, 53402, United States

Pub • Pizza • Cheese • Italian


"We came here twice before to get take-out. The first time we were overwhelmed by the vast menu (and sort of doubted the quality and taste Bc of the extensive menu that covers Italian, American, Mexican, southern, and seafood staples). The second time, the wait was too long. The key is to peruse the menu in the comfort of one's home and place an order an hour before hunger pangs commence. We ordered a 12 inch thin crust specialty pizza and the cheese filled gnocchi dinner w grilled chicken. The Italian dinners come w choice of soup or salad and choice of garlic bread or bread sticks. The pizza was fantastic. I don't recall the name but it had tomatoes, mozzarella, ricotta, and basil, I believe. It was flavorful, not oily. No gross feelings afterwards- win! The cheese stuffed gnocchi was nice and filling. The garlic bread was too soft and bland. Perhaps the italian bread is better? I don't recall the kind of soup, but it was okay. The price runs a bit steep for a non-dine in experience, but serving sizes are hefty and the food is actually pretty good. Our two individual orders could easily have fed four hungry adults. Noteworthy- The pick up area inside has four or five chairs. It's a dark, dingy, small space with pages of the menu lining the walls. The wait given at the time of order was 25 mins, but we had to wait a few more minutes after we got there. Another customer who was already waiting wasn't thrilled that he had to wait an additional few mins for his order as well. Three's a crowd in that space!"

Giovanna's Pizza

Giovanna's Pizza

5484 Perkiomen Avenue, 19606, Reading, United States

Pizza • American • Sandwiches • North American


"Want to know why Giovanna 's only gets 4 stars? It 's because despite the fact that I called in a takeout order 30 minutes before arriving, and was told it would take 25 minutes, they only STARTED making the 6 sandwiches when I arrived. That process took 20 minutes, which I had to sit there and wait for. Once I got them home we ate them, the cheese steaks were pretty good, but suffered from that annoying problem of all the steak in the middle , and none at the ends, which isn 't a big deal, but needs to be dealt with before real enjoyment can be had. The Italian hoagies subs to those from elsewhere were fairly standard, except for the annoying fact that they put a slice of ham over top of the other sandwich toppings. I know this to be somewhat common practice, but I personally prefer the meats cheese together, below the lettuce, tomato, onions, especially because one never knows if there will be too much or too little lettuce, tomato, or onions, which will need to be taken care of before enjoying the sandwich. Their selection of cold beer is actually pretty impressive for an operation this size, so if you missed the distributor closing, you can get something decent here. They also have the standard ubiquitous macro brews All told, I would go back again to give them a second chance, because the food was quite good, but I don 't like being told a wait time, and then being forced to wait even longer. I really hate waiting. Waiting stinks, so if you also dislike waiting, ask them to start cooking immediately, and maybe you can avoid the wait. :"