Despite my recent "vegan kick," I just can't seem to "quit" cheese. I don't use cheese or most other dairy products in my own cooking, but sometimes when I'm out and about or when I get takeout, I'll eat a little bit of cheese. Which is a great improvement over my eating habits from years past. As a kid, I watched my dad eat blocks of cheddar cheese. Yes, blocks. I, myself could eat an entire bag of shredded cheese in a sitting. (Hello, extra cheesy and burned microwave quesadillas.) If I ever find a good non-dairy cheese substitute, I may become an addict again.
But what does this have to do with Pizzazz Pizza in Mayfield Village, you ask?
I consider Pizzazz Pizza to be one of the best places to indulge in cheesy gluttony. Second only to Melt. If you order a salad, you might need to ask for extra lettuce if you want anything besides three pounds of cheese and a half gallon of dressing. Calzones? You could stretch the cheese from one gooey slice across the restaurant I think. Which is why I occassionally indulge in the aforementioned items. (although I do ask for less cheese - do you know how long it rakes to "run off" that much cheese?)
Recently, I had a not so great day and decided to get a take out order From Pizzazz. I anticipated biting into a mushroom, cheese, spinach and fresh garlic calzone for hours before I picked up my order. But when I got home and opened the pizza box, ready to devour the entire calzone, I discovered that it was overflowing with chicken. As a vegetarian, this was clearly a problem. So I called the restaurant to let them know I received the wrong meal. Having dealth with many unsympathetic restaurants in the past ("just pick it off"), I didn't have high hopes for anything besides hunger and frustration. But shame on me for thinking that way. When I called, the manager immediately got on the phone and was totally, sincerely apologetic. She said that they'd make my "right" order ASAP and that they'd deliver it to my house - an incredible feat from a restaurant that doesn't offer delivery. In less than 15 minutes, a Pizzazz Pizza worker was at my door with my delicious calzone and a coupon that said "we're sorry for our mistake - please take $8 off your next meal." Pretty awesome right? I would have been happy to just get the correct food. Even if I had to go get it myself. But for the manager to go the extra mile and send someone to my house with my food with a coupon in hand? I'm a customer for life. Really. This is the way a restaurant should handle a mistake. I mean, we all know that mistakes are bound to happen, but it's how a restaurant deals with an issue that defines the service level and my willingness to go back.
Have you ever encountered any great "fixes" after a food snafu after a restaurant?
Hooray for Pizzazz and hooray for a change in your eating habits. I can almost smell the burned microwaved quesadilla.
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