The Village Idiot — Restaurant in Maumee

At the beginning of my time at the Village Idiot, things were going quite well. It took a decent amount of time for the pizzas to arrive, but do not get me wrong, they were delicious pizzas, some of the best flat bread pizza I've eaten besides in Miami Florida. It wasn't the food that made my experience bad, it was a strange old homeless looking man who seemed to be working at the bar? He had a shirt on for the bar. What happened with this disturbing old man is he approached my friends and I, we are all 18. He rudely interrupts us right after we get our food and asks us for are iD's. He is especially close and up in my face, I felt extremely uncomfortable, he looked very unsanitary and not presentable; like I mentioned earlier the man who seemed in his 70's looked homeless, his beard was extremely dirty, it looked like there was just tar in his mustache and beard by his mouth because of all the cigars he smokes, it made me even more uncomfortable. He was forceful and disrespectful when asking for our iD's, let me remind you, it is only 7 pm, the sun is still out, we are not up at the bar table, this man has no reason to be asking us for our iD's. As soon as he asked, my boyfriend told me to ignore him because we had just thought he was a drunk homeless man, but turns out, this old man works at this place. And then he looks me in the eye with this crazy look and tells us not to be loitering (EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS PIZZA RIGHT IN FRONT OF US), and that we need to leave that he will bring us boxes, his tone was extremely hostile and unpleasant. Next, I kid you not he asks us if our parents would be happy if they knew we were here. He has no right to be asking me or my friends this. Strangely after my boyfriend tells us to ignore him he just goes away back out in the front and as I am trying to eat my pizza after feeling disturbed and now feeling unwelcomed I noticed the homeless looking worker collecting $5 charges from people to get in, but me or my friends did not get charged. He was passing off wads of money to other people too. If this is how this place first presents its establishment then they need to do something because having an actual village idiot out front being disrespectful does not...

Our visit to the Village Idiot was a delightful and tasty adventure. I'll start by letting you know- if you've never been, here are the things I wish I had known before I arrived: -Seat yourself! Find a table or a seat at the bar and make the best of it. -Order drinks at the bar, including water and pop. -Menus are about the size of a half-sheet of paper and can be found near the wall to the side of the counter that's at the back of the room -Order and pay for your pizza at that counter. You'll also find paper plates, napkins, and to-go boxes (if needed) near that counter as well. Now that we're all on the same page, I can tell you about the food. They have some unique specialty pizzas and are more than happy to let you build your own pie. I don't eat meat and they were very accommodating, allowing me to order the pickle pizza without the bacon- and it was fantastic. Their pizza has a nice, thin crust and if you can agree on toppings, one is probably plenty for two. We couldn't, and my spouse ordered a pepperoni and mushroom pizza. They had two options for mushrooms, fresh cut portobello slices or whole tiny fresh mushrooms. Spouse was skeptical but ultimately found that these whole mushrooms were a bit unusual as far as toppings go, they rounded out the pizza beautifully. The cheese bread was quite good, and made on the same thin crust base, but the pizza stole the show. I will say that because it is so popular, it can get pretty loud. They had a nice playlist going, but I can easily see the sound might be too much for some if you came on a night where there was live music on their stage. They do accept carry-out orders, which might be a good alternative option. Please note that the restrooms are in the basement, and you must take the stairs to get there, which would be a big downside for someone with mobility concerns. They have a robust beer selection, with a variety on tap and some fine selections in cans- including some wonderful Ohio based brands like Jackie O's! I'm glad we stopped by and would happily make a return visit if we were in...

Someone recommended this place to me because of the pizza and live Jazz on Sundays (I LOVE live jazz). I sat at the bar for 10 minutes before anyone acknowledged me and they weren't slammed. The woman never made eye contact...the guy was very nice. I went to order pizza and they said it would be an hour (no problem. I heard it's good so I waited) The guy brings my pizza out and I assumed (because everyone else had a box) I would have a box. I didn't, so I asked for one. He literally threw a left over one from the couple that was beside me with leftover napkins and pizza in it and walked away! I'm not sure if I gave him a dirty look at some point or if I somehow offended him. A lady saw the interaction and offered me her box. I declined and went up to the order window and asked him for a box again. There was no apology or even a smile. He put one on the counter and walked away. Another guy (a long bearded nice guy) walked up and offered to put my pizza in the box for me.The order window counter space was very small and he probably saw me trying to figure out how I would do this.He looked embarrassed at his coworker (I hope that was the case). I'm SO disappointed. I was sent here for the great atmosphere mostly and I got treated like crap. I will never return. When someone pays their hard earned money to be in your establishment, the least you can...