Bulldog Ale House - http://www.bulldogalehouse.com/roselle-location
This visit was at:394 Irving park RD. Roselle, IL
Great Pizza Search Overall Rating (5.7)
Pizza Type Size: Large
Crust type: Thin... but not really that thin.
Toppings: Pepperoni, black olive, and onion
In fairness to Bulldog Ale House, this blog is about finding "Great Pizza" and they do not claim to be a pizzeria. Bulldog Ale House is great for craft beer, burgers, fantastic wings, and excellent chips & queso. It's a fun place to hang out with your buddies with a ton of TV's playing various sports events, but it's also an enjoyable place to get together with friends or family. The seating is comfortable and spacious, and even with the music playing you can enjoy it, while still holding a conversation.
As for the pizza... the menu boasts that it's made fresh daily and the dough is made from scratch. While the overall flavor of the pizza was pretty good, the toppings tasted good and the cheese was really stringy, the crust just killed the experience. The crust had way too much uncovered crust on the rim. It was crisp on the very outside rim, but literally soggy in middle six inches of the pizza. If you're not particular about this in a pizza, you would probably enjoy it. Kids would probably enjoy it too. However if you're palate demands a flavorful pizza crust cooked to perfection, crisp throughout but not overcooked, then stick to the burgers and wings when you visit the Bulldog Ale House.
As for our dining experience, this was very unfortunate evening because we like Bulldog and have been there several times. But dirty utensils were the theme for the evening and had to be sent back to the kitchen. One of the napkin wrapped set of utensils even had gum in it, which was pretty gross and is frankly disturbing.
Presentation (Appearance/ Aroma): 5.5
Overall flavor: 5.8
Consistency / Texture: 4.1
Cooked Consistency: 1
Next day reheating of the pizza was really not bad. With a little effort to cover the pizza evenly (less exposed crust) and crisp the center of the pizza, without burning it, pizza from Bulldog would be much better.
