Friday, May 02, 2008

Conan's Pizza: A review

Actually, I won't be reviewing the pizza. I will be reviewing the best salad of all time: the Conan's Salad.Just look at it!! The mound of cheese, the black olives, the Club crackers. The only thing that is missing are the pepperoncini peppers and the anchovies, available on request. From their website:
"The original, a mix of Romaine, Leaf and Iceberg Lettuce with black olives, onions and green bell peppers, topped with shredded mozzarella cheese."
I've ordered this salad at least half a dozen times and nary an onion or bell pepper has made its acquaintance. That's o.k..you don't need them, especially if you add the peppers and the anchovies. I also recommend you get either the Bleu Cheese or Caesar dressings. Both are great and very creamy.
I usually get two salads and that is more than enough for a meal. As you can see by the picture, the salad is overflowing the bowl so we usually dump the salad onto the plate. It's a little bit more manageable.
Conan's itself is an interesting restaurant. I've been to all three locations and I have to say the one up north is the nicest. The south location is o.k...just small-ish. And the booth seat was weird. The central location has barely any seating and lacks in the decor part in a major way.
The decor...what can you say??? The decor is comprised of mostly fantasy themed posters, keeping in line with the Conan the Barbarian tradition. I have noticed that the ladies bathroom always has the same dolphin posters...not sure what is up with that.
Bottom line: go try this salad!! You could also get the pizza...I don't even remember it so that's not saying much. But since I get the salad every time I go, it's easy to see why I would forget the pizza.
Tip: you can make this salad at home. Just procure all the ingredients (I got deli-slice mild peppers). I bought Newman's Own Creamy Dressing and it was pretty good. The only complaint: incredibly salty. The whole salad is incredibly salty. But worth it...so very worth it...

1 comment:

Theresa said...

I love the pizza and the salads! And the frosty cold beer! This is definitely my favorite pizza place in Austin.