Fairgrounds Pizzeria — Restaurant in Washington

First of all, I'm not lowering my four stars, but I was confused about something and felt the need to voice it. This evening we ordered another Taco Pizza from Helen's Fairground pizza, the last one we had in May 2021 was fabulous. However, although this one was a decent pizza, we noticed a difference in taste; it didn't have the taste of "taco." Yes, it had the standard toppings, beef, beans, lettuce, cheese, olives, also crunched up Dorito cheese chips and onions, I think, well, perhaps it had onions. Still, we couldn't taste them, and the taste wasn't there, so maybe it didn't. I decided to pull toppings off and pulled apart a piece of pizza and realized that the ground beef wasn't seasoned and we had no salsa; it was just a layer of refried beans!! Disappointment ensued as we were looking forward to that taco pizza. We'll order it again eventually, and hopefully, it will come with the seasoned beef and salsa because that is what makes Helen's fairground taco pizza stand out!

"UPDATE" 5/25/21 It has been a long time since I have had an incredible Taco Pizza; one way or another, something was always lacking or missing; not this afternoon, we were both dually impressed with the taste of Helenes Taco Pizza.

The crust was much better than last time, not as chewy. A layer of Salsa refried bean sauce, seasoned beef, black olives, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, cheese, and top it off, crunched up nacho cheese Doritos adorned this pizza! Jazz it up with your favorite taco sauce or eat it as is; either way, you won't regret it!

FIRST REVIEW Although this pizzeria isn't in my typical path of travel, I wanted to make an exception so we could try this place out. Unfortunately, I could not find a full-blown menu online, but we found enough information to determine that we wanted to do their daily special; Wednesday, the special included 16" two-topping pizza, breadsticks, and caesar salad. I pre-ordered Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza; again, this came with six breadsticks and a decent size caesar salad.

When we arrived there, We had no idea that they had no dining in, not even before Covid, it's always been takeout or delivery.

We arrived a few minutes early, just as they were cutting up the pizza! The staff, which happened to be the owner's son and daughter, they were prompt, friendly, and personable! There isn't much to say about the decor and such, because of the size, there really wasn't any. The storefront is small but clean, and it does the job!

Now, about the meal. The pizza was impressive looking in size; no shortage of Canadian bacon and pineapple, a suitable amount of cheese; I prefer a little more sauce; next time, I will request a little more. Everything on the pizza tasted fresh! And although the crust had a nice flavor, my only qualm was the crust was a little more on the chewy side, now for that said, I ate a cold piece, and it worked out so much better, the chewiness practically disappeared.

The Caesar salad, all of the greens were fresh, a little light on the parmesan cheese, tasty, crunchy croutons, and flavorful dressing, they gave me the choice of tomatoes or not, I said, why not!

To me, the breadsticks are where Helene's Fairgrounds pizzeria shines, six garlic breadsticks with awesome marinara for dipping. We agreed that they beat out Olive Garden, not so much on size or texture, although there wasn't anything lacking in either, but taste! I want to taste the garlic when I order garlic breadsticks, and more times than not (pre-covid), Olive Garden would fail on that.

You can find Helene's Fairgrounds Pizzeria located in the Central Park Plaza 10 Silverpine Drive, Bremerton, Washington. Just off Fairgrounds road. This little family-owned pizzeria shares a parking lot with several other businesses such as Golden Mum, Fairgrounds Coffee & More, Handy Andy's convenience store, and more.

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Closest thing to NYC pizza. Nothing compares, but this gives me memories.

Just ordered a large pepperoni with 1/2 black olives via DoorDash. When the DD driver went to pick up order, saw that black olives were on the whole, not half. Verified receipt, and it stated on half.

The DD driver contacted me letting me know the order was wrong, and LITERALLY the pizza place would not make a new order, even citing they made it wrong.

Helene's REFUSED to make the correct order without a new purchase, which is something DoorDash cannot do unless out of the drivers own pocket over $20.

So this is a horrible review for you, Helene: You chose to not correct an error for both YOUR Vendor-Partner, and me: the consumer.

Marissa, the DoorDash driver tried everything in her power to correct. With Helene's Pizza unwilling to fix their error, I let her know to deliver the pizza, so I would not cost her more jobs/deliveries.

She came with the pizza, was apologetic, and I tipped her $20 because of you. Yes you. That could have been a tip for your employees.

Called DoorDash, and they credited my order. Thank you, DoorDash for taking care of an issue so quickly.

Thank you Marissa, the DoorDash driver for trying to fix the situation.

Shame on Helene's Pizza....

This is a review on customer service only. Their 24 cut pizzas are a great value and really tasty. It's been years since we've had Fairgrounds Pizza. We get pizza every Halloween and this year I wanted something different and to support local. I called about 2:30 for pickup at 4. I knew they'd likely be very busy. After several rings a man gruffly answered. I said hello I'd like to order pizza for pickup. Each time he asked me a question such as "name?" "what do you want?" "Is that it?" "Certain time you wanna pickup?" The tone was so gruff and annoyed/inconvenienced. I got the feeling I was bothering him. At that minute I made a decision . I said, "ya know I'm gonna go ahead and cancel that order, thanks" then hung up. It was such a downer. I've owned two small businesses, and I would never speak to customers in a curt, bored, grumpy manner. Some may disagree, but a friendly exchange is very...