Stop 50 Wood Fired Pizzeria — Restaurant in Michigan City

EDITED If just you're looking for your typical slice or full pie of cheese pizza, this isn't your place.

The people were friendly, kind and attentive. The place itself was clean and inviting. But... the pizza... I'm unsure what happened there. It's the size of a personal pan pizza. It comes on a PLATE. . . And for $20 for a small personal sized cheese pizza, it should come with actual cheese on it. Now, with that being said, they need to change their sauce. It's far too sweet, far too watery and just didn't have any other flavor than sugar. It was by far one of the strangest pizzas I've ever tried. We came to try this place after reading so many positive reviews so I hate to be "that" customer who seems unpleasant or ungrateful or too picky. But if I were to own a resturant, I'd rather hear the truth, regardless of the amount of stars given or my pride, so I could fix or strive for a better quality of product. Again, nothing but nice people and a clean place. Pizza just wasn't what I would call pizza.

My generation..?.. I'm pretty sure I'm older than EVERY person you had working there. But regardless of my age, what my body is "used to" eating should be of no concern to you. Your concern should be of your own body and quite frankly the way you handle your emotions when everyone in the world doesn't think you have the grandest of pizzas. To take my extremely professional review this personally raises more red flags to me than the bland pizza did. I could have written something with less class. I could have treated the review as I would of with my other whopping THREE "fast food" reviews I have made. But, being the "generation" I am, or possibly just the grown respectful woman I am, I reviewed it with as much "fresh tomato"/sugar as possible.

I hope you feel better with the release of obvious anger or sadness that came with your alarming...

OK, this is the best restaurant in M.C.. That's hard for me to say because it's a "pizza place" it's very specialized, almost like an ice cream stand or something but I can say, without question, it's the best food in M.C. The kitchen is laboratory clean room clean, great! The dining room is spotless as are the bathrooms. The place screams tidiness which is rare for the area. The service is great. The people are very friendly the owners are quick to chat and welcome new comers and regulars personally and with genuine conversation. The service is pretty polished, with most of the wait staff having been there for multiple years. The pizza are the bomb! People who complain about the char don't understand that is part of the charm. It is called a char, not a burn, there is actually a big difference. Trust me people, there is a reason this place has made the news all over, in print, T.V. etc. and it's NOT because they burn their pizzas. The salads are awesome, albeit huge, but very nice to split between 2-4 people, no problem. I love all the pizzas, the Marg is how I start, then a sausage, a prosciutto, a mushroom and I can't forget the parm pizza. Oh boy... getting hungry writing this! They often have some very creative and tasty specials too, pear gorgonzola, morel pizzas, etc. The homemade gelatos are always a great way to end a meal. My personal fav's are the pistachio and coffee but the hazel nut is a close runner up.

Keep up the great work Stop...

It was a beautiful September afternoon that ended with quite a disappointing meal at this dismal “pizza” place. After ordering a sampler platter appetizer, most people at the table had no clue what they just consumed. 4 bite size peppers and some incredibly unflavorful dough bits (more on this dough later). Admittedly, the meatballs were edible.

After the first treat, 3 personal sized pizzas came to the table. The first had approx 1.5 ounces of prosciutto which technically qualified it as a “meat pizza”. Not much moisture on this which made it hard to was down. The ice cold water helped. The second “mushroom” pizza was very similar. It took approximately 10 adult sized bites to scarf that down. The sausage pizza finally came with less than 2 ozs of “sausage”.

Despite the poor taste and lack of toppings, the foundation (the dough) was last to any pizza we’ve had. It was impressively tough to get down and nobody at the table could get it down without serious gulping of liquids. Approximately 85% of the pizza mass was left on the plate due to dryness.

As we departed the restaurant, I couldn’t help but to be grateful for the frozen Jacks pizza I have in the freezer. That will tasted like a Michelin star after this debacle.

I’d recommend you stop in for a meatball and politely stay away from any other “food” this place has to offer.

Servers were nice...