Food For Thought

Saw's Soul Kitchen I’m assuming Saw is the owner of both of these places. The OG restaurant for both of these is Saw’s BBQ, which I haven’t been to because it closes at 8 and football games run late when I’m hungry. A place that knows their meat, Saw’s Establishments create some of the best burgers, pulled pork, and wings I’ve ever experienced. Atmosphere: These restaurants don’t put a huge emphasis on lights, which is a little bit of a letdown cause the food looks delicious! Soul Kitchen has large windows to let in light to the ~6 tables packed just tightly enough to allow room for a line to form out the door. SK has a counter for ordering, then you sit somewhere until someone comes out of the kitchen yelling your order. If the line stretches out the door and you stand in the threshold while keeping the door open, a very sassy black woman cashier yells at you. The wall decor is old license plates, with street signs and flying pigs (little metal piggies with wingies) on the...

\/\/ Editor's Note below \/\/ Panera Bread had a child with California Pizza Kitchen, and his name is Brixx. He lives near both of his parents like a good child should, and serves personal but filling pizzas in a dimly lit, open-air kitchen. Atmosphere: I’ve only ever gone at night so I’ve only ever looked at it when the sun isn’t watching. Regardless, this place is dark. There is a glass storefront but no holes in the roof for sun. There are plenty of lights, but even the kitchen is dimly lit. The pizza fire is brighter than everything else. Speaking of the pizza fire, it adds a nice background motion. Those cooks are COOKIN', it is unmistakable. Other places conceal their cooking in a well-lit background area with swinging doors, but Brixx shows you there is FIRE there is RAW pizza and out comes your order, which the nice staff brings over to you. Places to seat your seat are brown for the most part. The booths are set into the walls, and there are some higher ...

Situated in a strip mall that contains a vape store beside a laundromat, Tortuga’s is a niche pizza shop with all kinds of sports paraphernalia on every wall. Perfect for dates, whether friendly or romantic, their wait times and staff are facilitative of a great night out. Atmosphere: On any night the place is bound to be full of people. On the outside, Tortuga’s has an open, inviting atmosphere that is exposed to the moon and cool night wind. There are a few tables outside, as well as two additional sections of the restaurant inside. The lights are yellowed and warm, and the air inside is warm and windy, carrying the smell of pizza being baked by people who might also baked. I have heard that people working in a restaurant become disgusted by the smell of their food due to long-term exposure, but I doubt this for truly delicious food like pizza, or odorless but still delicious food like sushi. Their red, cushiony booth’s backs were low, preventing us from feeling trap...