CONA pizza @ Ebisu review

Let me see how long I can keep this marathon :)

my friends were raving about this place, so I decided to give it a try (with my friends).

the menu

The reason this place is popular is that their pizzas are all ¥500 each!!!

drink menu

I was a bit upset that they force everyone in the group to buy a drink and food item... in addition to a table charge of ¥300 per head (that is quite expensive...). All prices do not include taxes.

drinks we were forced to get

 The Mimosa was a bit flat...

the otoshi... which was a rip off

For a table of 8... they gave us this tiny thing which enables them to charge us ¥300 /head... the sweet potato was SO DRY... it literally crumbled.

Avocado and Tomato pizza

I liked the avocado and tomato combination... but felt the tomatoes could have been more "cooked".

Carbonara pizza

This was strange... it was like eating pasta and pizza at the same time... nonetheless we were surprised they provided an onsen egg to go with it.

Carbonara pizza egg split

The egg was more for show than the practicality. The pizza and carbonara sauce was quite flavourful so the egg's taste was barely there.

Garlic and cheese pizza

 This was one of the better pizzas! Really enjoyed it. But then again... how can garlic ever go wrong? (except for garlic breathe XD)

Basil and seafood pizza

 This was also quite good... I was impressed with the generous amount of seafood they had. The Basil/pesto sauce was really well made too!

Hawaiian pizza

 Like other Hawaiian pizzas (bacon and pineapple). I also learned an interesting fact from one of my friends.  Hawaiian pizza was invented in Canada.

Okonomiyaki pizza

Literally tasted like Okonomiyaki お好み焼き のピザ. I have no words to this... other than it was just strange. The Okonomiyaki sauce was not a good match with the pizza crust >___<. Interesting to try... but not to eat or enjoy.

Mushroom and bacon pizza

This is very straightforward... so nothing much to say about this one XD

Gorgonzola cheese with maple syrup

This was quite a surprise... the Gorgonzola cheese was very strong... and flavourful... and the maple syrup made it into a different taste. Reactions were quite mixed... half of us liked it and the other half kind of hated it.

verdict and takeaways

• the pizzas were super thin so it made sense they were only ¥500 each.
• the serve was a hit or miss... sometimes they felt nice but sometimes they felt very cold
• they were nice enough to cut up the pizzas into 8 slices (for 8 of us to share)
• they didn't give us extra water or ever attended to our needs
• they made the pizzas in front of us, everything was made to order
• the pizzas were cooked in a stone oven
• there were only counter seats... cozy but not a fan
• I didn't like the hidden fees

good to know

not all CONA locations serve so many different kinds of pizza. FYI: I went to the one in Ebisu.

score: 7/10

website: http://cona-pizza.com/

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