Review from 2010:
Yup, that's right, Mr. Spiced Justin was there to "Spice Up" the Pizza Summer. He even had his own testing method, which included mushrooms instead of pepperoni. Gotta respect a man and his methods. He summed his pizza up as "damn solid." My pizza was pretty damn solid as well.
Michaelangelo's is in the heart of "Pizza Alley" or as the other 619,768 Davidson County residents know it, Elliston Place. Their immediate competitors are New York Cafe and Obie's which will be visited as part of "Elliston Week" in the coming days. Jet's and Roma are also along the strip but of course will be avoided until after Labor Day. Michaelangelo's is a tiny little place located on 22nd Ave N directly behind the Corner Bar. It's an order at the counter and get your own fountain drink type place which I actually enjoy. Most of the staff there could seem to care less whether or not you're there. They were all very quiet and not really friendly, but who I'm assuming was the owner was really nice when he waited on a table behind us. On the Titans memorabilia wall, he was the one pictured w/ Steve McNair and he seemed to be the oldest dude in the place and also the nicest one, so that would leave me to believe he's the head dude. But anyways, the pizza! The "service" is at least quick. Our medium 12" pizza was silently delivered to our table in a very timely manner. Over all I do think the pizza was pretty "solid" as Mr. Spiced would put it. The crust was flavorful, soft, somewhat thick and not dry at all. The sauce, cheese and pepperoni all tasted a bit sweet. There wasn't a particular flavor that really stood out that I could describe. The pizza wasn't overly greasy either. The slices were average size, bigger than Venito's but smaller than the other places visited so far. I wouldn't really say this pizza stood out as amazing, but I did really like it and it's definitely on par with what I've visited so far. It may be tied with Venito's at the moment, though one person at the table ranked it lower. This was the first pizza of the summer to be completely finished before leaving the restaurant, though so keep that in mind. The total for a 12" pepperoni and 2 fountain drinks was just over $14.
Michaelangelo's is located at 205 22nd Avenue North, just behind the Corner Bar on Elliston. They're open 'til 3:00AM Monday through Saturday and 'til Midnight on Sundays. They had a buffet stand in the middle of the dining room so I guess they have a lunch buffet during the week but I didn't see any info on that while I was there.
This week is ELLISTON WEEK on Nashville by the Slice. We kicked it off last night at Michaelangelo's and will be hitting up Obie's and New York Cafe this week. Exact dates and times will be posted shortly.
(Spiced Up) Pizza Summer!
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