I just ate at Cici's Pizza

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QueBert

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I went once, they said if I wanted a pizza that I didn't see, ask and they'd make it. I had them make an Alfredo pizza with Mac & Cheese & Pepperoni on top. It was pretty good, no it wasn't world class pizza, but it was 5 bucks and if I had wanted a mexican pizza with BBQ sauce on it, they would custom make it for me. And even though Alfredo pizza technically isn't a white pizza, I ike it much better than Tomato based pizzas.

I <3 White or Alfredo pizzas.
 

ussfletcher

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I find this thread rather surprising. Apparently ATOT is not very picky about their pizza.
 

Blieb

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Damn I thought it was $3.99!!!

Once I went there after the gym for some major calorie intake, and they ran out of brownies.

lol, this made me think of Tommy Boy!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114694/quotes?qt=qt0402701
[Tommy sees a pretty woman. Richard is watching from his window]
Richard Hayden: Scram Tommy. Don't give her the weight room thing.
[Tommy approaches her acting muscular and buff]
Tommy: Do you know where the weight room is? I'll check it out.
 

TwiceOver

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Dec 20, 2002
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I think their base price is $4.99. Their pizza was so bad that didn't work too well for them here so they dropped down to 3.99 that lasted about 3 months then the place closed.

What a shit hole.
 
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The one I ate at was messy, full of dirty kids and weird people. The pizzas looked like they had been sitting out for hours, even when they were just put out. It was a lot like how most people describe Wal-Mart, although strangely enough it was right next door to a Target.
 

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
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We have a Cici's near us...it has the clientel that aren't allowed into Walmart because they look too trashy.

Seriously, there was a guy in an orange jumpsuit in there the last time. I think he escaped from prison.

Their pizza is along the lines of tomato sauce poured on cardboard cutouts of crust, with plastic cheese on top. The self serve drink fountain is always out of ice, and disgusting because people have to keep reusing the same cup without using a straw. The only good thing there is the apple pizza, which tastes like a hot apple danish. That's about it.

We have a Gino's pizza near us with a MUCH better buffet for the same price. I try to avoid Cici's like syphilis.
 

evident

Lifer
Apr 5, 2005
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I find this thread rather surprising. Apparently ATOT is not very picky about their pizza.

i've come to the conclusion that alot of people on atot like to eat crap food because it's cheap and call the rest of us snobs for paying an extra buck to drink non-shitty beer or eat pizza from a local place.
 

TraumaRN

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I haven't had CiCi's pizza and after reading this thread I definitely won't. Perhaps I'm the pizza snob of this thread but I order from a local place that simply makes some of the best pizza I've ever had. They make their own dough, have FRESH fruits and veggies, very little is from a can. Even the pepperoni they buy whole and slice at the store! Plus if they have the ingredient in the restaurant they'll put it on your pizza if you ask.
Patty melt pizza? Yup.
Alfredo pizza, sure!
Yellow squash, zucchini and chorizo with provolone, parmesan and no sauce? Not a problem.

Only thing they don't have is wood grilled pizza but I've managed to figure out how to do that one at home.
 

zinfamous

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Jul 12, 2006
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wow. it used to be $2.99 for AYCE buffet. Even then, it wasn't worth the shit that they serve you.
 

Saint Nick

Lifer
Jan 21, 2005
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The one I ate at was messy, full of dirty kids and weird people. The pizzas looked like they had been sitting out for hours, even when they were just put out. It was a lot like how most people describe Wal-Mart, although strangely enough it was right next door to a Target.
Was it a Cici's in Omaha?
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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Yeah they were all saying that. I tell you what, the people working there were some of the nicest most friendly people I've ever seen in a restaurant. Seemed genuine too.

weird. the one that we had in the area, when I was in school, was managed by a triumverate of recent southern biz-school frat-douche types; you know: thick necks, soft blue button up shirt with pink tie tucked into khaky Dockers. They were running around short of breath, their work consisted of spitting orders to all the Mexican help: "Grab that plate, Jose!"

seriously. I think everyone was named Jose. Well, it was in the eyes of management at this CiCi's.

We went a few times. cheap food that really does nothing for you but maintains the illusion that you have eaten. ahhhhh, college.
 

Wyndru

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Are they a fairly new chain? I've never heard of them, though apparently there is one right around the corner from me, I've never heard anyone mention it. I'll have to check it out.
 

D1gger

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Oct 3, 2004
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I've been once, (in Las Vegas) and wouldn't go again. I would rather pay a little more for quality than pay less for quantity.
 

Turin39789

Lifer
Nov 21, 2000
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We have a Cici's near us...it has the clientel that aren't allowed into Walmart because they look too trashy.

Seriously, there was a guy in an orange jumpsuit in there the last time. I think he escaped from prison.

Their pizza is along the lines of tomato sauce poured on cardboard cutouts of crust, with plastic cheese on top. The self serve drink fountain is always out of ice, and disgusting because people have to keep reusing the same cup without using a straw. The only good thing there is the apple pizza, which tastes like a hot apple danish. That's about it.

We have a Gino's pizza near us with a MUCH better buffet for the same price. I try to avoid Cici's like syphilis.

From your post, "last time" and general detail it seems like you've been there ate least twice.





















So how many times have you had syphilis again?
 

guyver01

Lifer
Sep 25, 2000
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Their Buffalo Pizza is awesome!

cicis-buffalo-chicken-pizza.jpg
 

Anonemous

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$5 for all you can eat pizza. Went there once and it was decent. The restaurant is very friendly, they 'welcomed' us as I walked in with a friend. It's good to try out once in a while.
 
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$5 for all you can eat pizza. Went there once and it was decent. The restaurant is very friendly, they 'welcomed' us as I walked in with a friend. It's good to try out once in a while.

Sounds like this chain is a mixed bag. You get some that are decent little places, and then you get the ones that are trashy. I wonder if it might have to do with how long its been open (a lot of places start off decent and then turn to crap).
 

chalmers

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That Buffalo chicken pizza was my fav. Anything doused in Frank's Red Hot is a-ok with me.