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The Restaurants of Lawrence, Kansas

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Shop Or Dine-In If Craving Mediterranean Specialties

Mediterranean Market & Cafe
3300 Bob Billings Pkwy
Lawrence, KS 66049
Phone: (785) 842-9383
Website: mediterraneancafelw.com
Prices: $$$$

A very nice little market with plenty of choices and reasonable prices. Their selection of products from all around the Mediterranean is impressive considering the store is not all that big.

They also serve food for take-out or you can sit at one of the small tables and enjoy your meal. They serve gyros with tzatziki sauce ($5.99), falafel with Tahini ($.5.99), hummus, baba ghannooj, shawarma, and many salads, sides, and traditional entrees such as moussaka and spinach pie.

The service is always efficient and friendly, so drop in if you are looking for a quick meal or a special ingredient for that special Mediterranean dish.


CombatCritic Gives Mediterranean Market & Cafe 8 Bombs Out Of 10 ... More Bombs Are Better!





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Title: Lawrence, KS: Shop Or Dine-In If Craving Mediterranean Specialties

Key Words: Mediterranean Market & Cafe, Mediterranean, market, cafe, 15th, Bob Billings, gyro, pita, falafel, CombatCritic, TravelValue, travel, value, restaurant, menu, review, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Tabelog, Zomato

Translation For You Civilians: "WTFO" - What the F&#@ ... Over!

Average Midwest Pizza ... Enough Said

Rudy’s Pizzeria
704 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: (785) 749-0055
Website: rudyspizzeria.com
Prices: $$$$

Fair at best for the US, they would not last a month in Italy or NYC. But hey, this is Lawrence ... Fugeddaboudit!  Enough said.
The pizza is reasonably priced and they do not skimp on ingredients, but the taste of the sauce put me off a bit. Too sweet and, like most American pizzerias, too much of it. More pizza joints should follow the lead of the people who make pizza the best, the people of Naples (Italy, not Florida), and use only good crushed tomatoes as a sauce. Maybe a touch of salt, oregano, or basil for flavor, but that's it, nothing else. Everybody thinks they need to create a signature sauce for their pizzas and this sauce had too much sugar.

The service was fast and friendly and the place a bit of a dive, but what should we expect from a basement pizza joint? I like dives and I liked Rudy's "OK". I am actually being generous in my rating because I cannot fairly compare Rudy's or most other American pizzerias to the best pizza in the world, so I compare to "Midwest pizza" and in comparison, Rudy's is pretty "average".

CombatCritic Gives Rudy's Pizzeria 5 Bombs Out Of 10 ... More Bombs Are Better!






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Title: Lawrence, KS: Average Midwest Pizza ... Enough Said

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Translation for Civilians: "Charlie-Mike" - Continue Mission; Not Bad, Not Great