Jimmy Z's Pizza — Restaurant in Houston

My first time here yesterday evening. 4/18/19. I like discovering food places. I've known about this place for a very long time and for whatever reason I never stopped in. It's not like I live far away. I live in Washington, PA. It's not like I worked far away either. I've had a few jobs in Canonsburg area that spans over the last 18 years. I love pizza. Who doesn't? But with all this said....

I REGRET WAITING SO LONG!!! Now, listen carefully. Or, that is, comprehend what you read carefully. Lol. I have a few things to say about this pizza. It's almost visually similar and composed similarly to my favorite pizza of all-time. (Elm Gove location DiCarlo's Pizza. Now called "Patsy's Pizza")

That was my first impression. I had mixed feelings about that, though. I really love this (Jimmy Z's) pizza, though. Let me make that clear, before I continue.

As fun(?) as the location is, it's a pain in the butt. Sorta like the new DiCarlo's on Jefferson Ave in Washington. Terrible location. This isn't nearly as bad as that, though. First thing I noticed when I got there was the incoming and outgoing people of this place, which, btw......

has a hidden parking lot behind the building.

Don't let the location scare you on not knowing where or how you can park anywhere. Jimmy Z's needs more notoriety, in my opinion. Great pizza AND great service. The employees helped my father and I a great deal.

Okay, more about the pizza. Lol. Sorry for so many details. Hot pizza then cold pizza. I'm not typically a crust kinda guy. I hate oversized, hard crusts. It's like, where's the pizza? Well, this crust was my favorite part of the pizza. It had a thin outside crunch with a middle chewy center. It was perfect. It wasn't overly floury and dry too. It was perfect, like I said. And I mean PERFECT!! I think the cheese was no-fat or something. It didn't melt right on-top of the hot pizza like it should have. Like I said above about my favorite pizza... i know how cheese reacts based on heat. The sauce was good. Just good. It was missing something, though, in order to be great. A hint of flavor. Just a pinch of flavor. So glad it wasn't chunky, though. That's why I hate Sam's Pizza in Canonsburg.

COLD.............

I had leftovers in the fridge on purpose to see how it tasted cold.

This pizza is amongst the best I ever had as cold

Very, very small menu, but that's ok. Why do you need so many items if your expertise is one particular thing, right?

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND...

Jimmy Zs is another one of the few local Pittsburgh square slice joints. They follow along the trend of having some warm, and some cold, cheese just like Betos and Pizza House in Ambridge.

The Pizza dough was a bit under cooked below the sauce and toppings when I sampled mine. However, the crust was crunchy, and almost hard like a pretzel in some places. It has a basic high school cafeteria pizza crust type of taste..... almost like a “Jiffy” pizza crust taste. It’s not bad by any means, but it’s nothing phenomenal either.

The sauce is fairly basic, but has a thicker tomato feel to it. Not overly salty or garlicky.

The cheese is a basic commercial shredded mozzarella. It didn’t have any real distinguishing features that set it apart from your average pizza joint.

The toppings I sampled were pepperoni and mushroom. The mushroom was obviously canned and was cold on top of the slices. The pepperoni was your average deli style and of lower quality.

The pizza is sold by the slice, which is nice if you just need to feed just yourself, or have a few people who want different toppings.

Overall I wasn’t terribly impressed by Jimmy Zs. I can’t say that it was the worst pizza I’ve ever had. It’s just good at being average, cheap pizza. The place seems to be manned by one supervising adult and multiple High School age looking cooks.

Would recommend calling ahead for slices unless you have time to wait. I was told 25 minutes for five slices, and arrived on time but still sat...

Jimmy Z's.....is undoubtedly the best in the Tri-state area! Everything from customer service to product is 10 stars! All the young men that are employed there are clean cut and very very professional! They are over the top polite and courteous on the phone and in person!( I have never seen young girls working there and I think the owner has the right idea too much drama! ) The pizza is spot on and consistently good all the time not just hit-and-miss like some other pizza shops in the area! You can order the crust made to order and on the dark side if that's the way you like it. The strombolis are just as awesome!! I had a $140 order a few months ago and they were more than accommodating was right on time with my pick up time and helped me out to the car. A first class business all the way around! Well worth the drive from Washington or the surrounding area you will not be disappointed! If you are picking up don't forget to tip the young men working !! They...