Pizza Payaa Truck — Restaurant in Bloomington

Keep in mind that reviews are personal opinions. This one is my opinion of what I received through GrubHub. I basically live in hotels due to work so I eat a lot of take out. Some is very good and some, well not so much. This falls in the not so much category for sure. The first thing I'll say is the service was excellent. I had pizza in hand less than 30 minutes from the time I placed the order through GrubHub's app. This pizza was $27.50 plus fees and tip which came to over $37.00. I've never eaten at Pizza Payaa even though I've been in Bloomington for a month and a half so I wasn't sure what to expect. The first thing that didn't make me very happy was the sheer size of the pizza. It was the size if my hand which would probably be considered average to small. I'm only 5'10". Next, as you can see from the pics, the pizza wasn't sliced. I actually called Pizza Payaa and the lady told me I would have had to request it online if I wanted it sliced. Huh? Now, mind you, I'm not aware of many hotel rooms that have pizza slicers in them. I had to use a steak knife. I realize that is trivial because I'm a man who is very capable of slicing his own pizza but it kind of surprised me, nonetheless. Lastly, in my opinion, this isn't actually a pizza at all. It is so thick, they should call it a pepperoni cake instead. I paid an additional $3.00 for extra cheese around the edges. I think they forgot the cheese in the middle of the pizza and they really skipped out on the pepperoni as well. Flavor-wise, the pepperoni and cheeze was very good. The crispy cheese on the edges was fantastic. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past the other things that I didn't like so the slice you see in the picture is the only piece I ate. There was way too much breading (sorry, it was too thick to call it crust). For $27.50 plus tax and tip, I don't feel as though I got even near my money's worth even had I eaten it all. It was a real shame throwing it out, for sure. I'm sure they have lots of repeat customers who like pizza made that way but...

Wow!!! I take my hat off to Pizza Payaa for an incredibly delicious and pleasurable dining experience!!! I am a proud owner of The Original Pinsaria Pizza in town, and I am a HUGE fan of Adam Elpayaa and his amazing crew at Pizza Payaa. I ate there with my business partner today and was blown away by the excellent warm friendly service, the stunningly beautiful restaurant, the relaxing and fun ambiance, and the absolutely amazing menu and exciting specialty drinks. We ordered a sausage, mushroom and double cheese Detroit style pizza created to perfection. The dough was light, tasty and perfectly baked, the shredded mozzarella and the fresh mozz were crazy yummy, robust and soooo good! The homemade tomato sauce was fresh and scrumptious. The sausage is prepared in a way for the pizzas that offers a powerfully pleasurable taste experience. Just wonderful, really! I spend a significant amount of time in Italy and love tasting the different foods from the various regions there. One of my favorites is artisan baked focaccia bread. We were served a new creation of chicken brushed focaccia bread that is literally the best focaccia I have ever tasted!!! It was served with a light crisp outside and a tender flavorful inside, and the killer was that is had a magically exquisite hint of savory roasted chicken that was an experience you won't want to miss. I am not exaggerating at all, please go there or order online and feel the pleasure. It is well worth making one of your top spots to dine in Bloomington Normal. ...

I just wanted to say I have never left a review for any restaurant that I have ever eaten at, but I could not resist letting you know what I thought about your pizza. To start off I’m a travel nurse and have worked in many different states. One of the things I enjoy most about traveling is being able to experience different restaurants and types of food. I have had TONS of pizza over my traveling trips but not a single place I have been to can compare to the pizza I experienced at your restaurant. My girlfriend and I both agreed that this was by far the best pizza we have ever had. The quality of the ingredients and flavor can’t be compared to any other pizza I have ever had. I’m not much of a crust person but I ate all the crust from your pizza. After the first bite I was completely blown away. I didn’t even want to believe or accept how good this pizza was. I was in denial that pizza could actually be that good. Pizza payaa will now be the place where we will compare all other pizzerias too. The only negative comment I have is that I will be leaving Bloomington tomorrow for good and I know there’s a good chance I may not have pizza payaa for a long time and most likely never again. I hope one day you franchise this place so there’s a higher opportunity for me to have it again. Not only me, but everyone should get an opportunity to...