July Seventh: Big Mario's Pizza on Pike

Well, I'm a little behind on the posting. But, I can give a big hoot to Big Mario's Pizza on Capital Hill. The destination and chosen neighborhood was a tip of the hat to Viju who since has left the West Coast for some (I'm assuming) excellent pizza. We embraced the urban-ness, the hipster-itude and provide Viju an appropriate send-off with 'authentic' NY style pizza. This will provide appropriate ammunition for future disparaging comments about how Seattle can't do 'NY style' pizza appropriately.

It was a sunny day. I arrived earlier than the rest of the crew but was surprised to see that there was only one table left! It's a small dark joint that probably makes a nice stiff drink...and the beer's good too.

This bike to pizza earned some good points for the bike ride to the pizza place. Katie received the yellow jersey, and Malaika the polka-dot. I believe they were the only ones that rode on two wheels without a motor. The rest of the results were mixed. Tasty pizza? Most thought so. Bike home? Pretty positive.

Ambiance: Most loved the ambiance of this place due in part to the nice bar tender, and the old school red candle holders. However, to be fair, one reviewer commented that: "The combo of the darkness and the parmesan cheese-stealer took this one down a couple of notches for me..."

One thing is for sure: the company was fantastic.

July First: The inaugural ride. Flying Squirrel

Folks, let's be real. The sun was out on Friday and the latest and greatest participants in Bike to Pizza gathered together and biked to Flying Squirrel Pizza in Mt. Baker. The bike ride made me feel like I was in seventh grade again, racing and laughing and stopping to check on rattly bolts. We even got one spandex clad passer-by to lower his shades as we cruised by. Pictures below, survey results to come.