The Larger the Slice, the Lower the Price

Credit to www.schianospizza.com

A friend of mine recommended that I go to a local pizza place he knew of that sold 24 inch slices, so obviously I had to give it a shot. The restaurant was called Schianos. It was a cozy, little Italian-run restaurant that not only served pizza, but pasta and Stromboli as well. It was dead, but for a Monday I night that was to be expected.

The restaurant was nothing out of the ordinary, a few big screen TV's, catchy background music, and several generic paintings encompassed Schianos atmosphere. Schianos is located off 13220-164 Strickland Road, Raleigh, next to the Harris Teeter. It's tucked away in a corner so it's not something you would necessarily notice at first glance.


The first thing I asked the waitress, who also happened to be the hostess who sat us, was do you guys really serve 24 inch slices of pizza? She gave me a puzzled look, and responded by saying, "You mean our large slice?". It was humorous to me that at Schianos a 24 inch slice of pizza was simply just the a large slice of pizza, nothing unique. But a 24 inch slice of pizza in my eyes is definitely something out of the ordinary, I had never seem or consumed a slice of pizza that big!

I ended up ordering a large slice of cheese pizza, because I didn't really know what to expect. In all of 15 minutes, our waitress was carrying over what looked like two medium sized pizza's. As she placed one in front of me I quickly realized something different. It was only 1 slice of pizza, with just cheese, exactly how I ordered it but it was about a foot long!

At first, the pizza was hard to eat or even pick up because it was so large. I started out eating it with a knife and fork and then eventually I was able to pick it up, fold it, and eat my pizza New York style. The crust was boring, thin and flimsy, with no unique flavor to it. It fit the pizza well, however, while the cheese and sauce balanced out the plainness of the crust. The cheese was warm, and stringy, meshing perfectly with the light chunks of tomato and oregano that consisted within the sauce. The sauce was not heavy at all, and neither was the cheese. The only thing heavy about this pizza was the size. It was a lot to eat, talk about a food baby. 

Although, the price is what really sealed the deal for me. One large slice of pizza at Schianos was $2.49, additional toppings were 99 cents but by ordering just cheese my dinner came cheap. Our tab overall came to $7.69. The best prices I've seen all semester! "We pride ourselves on making some of the largest pizza pies in the area," said Schianos waitress, Gina. If you're looking for a deal in both quantity and quality you should definitely take a trip to Schianos.