My Friend Mike's — Restaurant in San Luis Obispo

A one topping large pizza, I believe it’s called the “pep pep” and three (3) single serve coke bottles, came out to $60 and some change. I wouldn’t be so annoyed had it not been for the service. One of the gentlemen behind the counter (not the one taking my order) seemed rushed and was rude stating something along the lines of “they need to order now or they’re gonna be waiting a long time”. I’m only giving it an extra star and not a one star because the woman taking my order was polite and kind and seemed bashful about her co worker yelling about our order so that the whole restaurant could hear it. The pizza was worse than frozen pizza from Albertsons, DEFINITELY not worth the $60 of my hard earned money. The atmosphere was what you would expect for a “modern” hip pizza joint, uncomfortable chairs, weird colors, and the ability to serve ourselves by getting our own plates and napkins. We asked for complimentary ranch dressing and were denied because “we don’t have any right now”. Not only that, ranch would’ve been $3 EXTRA!! This place sure has a lot of nerve. My fiancé and I, and our daughter left disappointed, felt like we’d been robbed, and still hungry. The pizza not only didn’t taste all that great, it was burnt on top of that. Maybe I caught them at a bad time, or maybe this is how they generally are, if so, SLO you are getting taken advantage of. Hopefully they offer a full refund for this. This was...

I've been to nearly every pizza place in SLO over the last 30 years and my friend mikes is exceptional. I like Bear and Wren, I like Pizza Republic, the Nuccis Hawaiian has a place in my heart, Palo Mesa makes a good pie, and Flour House's wood fired pizzas are great. They're all good pizzas, but My friend mikes is separate from all of those because of its style, and from what I'm told by people who know better it's a very New York style compared to what's usually out here. Their pizza is a thin crunchy crust with a little chew and a very toasty bottom. Great cheese to sauce ratio as well. Judging by the quality and cook of the pizza the other more topping laden ones will hold up just as well. Some other places in town mentioned above even do a style similar to mikes, but they don't do it as good, and they don't do it for $25 for a 16". We had a simple pepperoni pie, only one sized is served, and we obliterated every tasty morsel. Go out of your way to try my friend mikes, I drove by it for way too long before finally getting to enjoy it and I won't be...

Words fail to capture the sheer delight that the crust of last night's pizza brought me! As someone with gluten sensitivity who has steered clear of most breads for years, I was hesitant to indulge. However, Mike convinced me to try the special, a mouthwatering combination of spicy sausage with a fermented component atop a beautifully stretched-out sourdough crust- Mike himself did the stretch as good as any Italian chef. The memory of that pizza has consumed me for the past 24 hours; I've raved about it to all my patients today and my assistant is probably tired of hearing about it. I even took it to my parents' house to share, but they had already eaten dinner, leaving me to devour the entire pie - save for one lonely slice. And the best part? No gluten-bloat! The flavors and textures were nothing short of remarkable.

Now, I'm determined to persuade another friend to join me at Mike's tonight. I fear I may have stumbled upon a...