Anyone in their mid 30s and up might have memories of going to Mother's Pizza back in the day.
Good old Wikipedia... Info on the "new" Mother's and the original...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Pizza
I have very fond memories of the original Mother's Pizza. However, I also remember the late 1980s and how they had started to lose the plot to when they went to take out and the quality and product was barely recognizable from what was the norm in the 1970s.
So, how does the "new" Mother's stack up to the original?
Like a Phoenix rising from ashes the new Mother's has its start in Hamilton and I went to their new location in Kitchener. From inside it is not the Mother's I remember from the 1970s. However, that is not itself a bad thing. It is like the old Mother's reinvented with a modern take on the decor. So, almost like the chain never went away and it just went through a natural progression.
Yup, Tiffany lamps... Check!
Menu has what you would expect. Pizza, lasagna etc...
So... what was my experience like? I think it is still early days for the company. The pizza was phenomenal. The sauce was super, good amount of cheese, ingredients were fresh. In short, the pizza was excellent.
This was the "Mrs. Maloneys"
The Caesar Salad had an in-house dressing. It needs more garlic in it and initially they did not put enough dressing on our salad. Once they added more you can see they are going in the right direction. Real garlic in the salad, in-house dressing, fresh lettuce etc... They still have floats and other things I remember from back in the day.
They have an interesting regular promotion in their menu where you can buy a pizza to take out (if you are already dining in) for half price. Why not?! Meet the "Grandmothers":
I hope they succeed. They need to not let the quality lapse. This is what killed the original Mother's. After Mother's and Frank Vetere's went the way of the Dodo Bird there was really nothing left. I hope they slowly grow, slowly add to the menu.
Good old Wikipedia... Info on the "new" Mother's and the original...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Pizza
I have very fond memories of the original Mother's Pizza. However, I also remember the late 1980s and how they had started to lose the plot to when they went to take out and the quality and product was barely recognizable from what was the norm in the 1970s.
So, how does the "new" Mother's stack up to the original?
Like a Phoenix rising from ashes the new Mother's has its start in Hamilton and I went to their new location in Kitchener. From inside it is not the Mother's I remember from the 1970s. However, that is not itself a bad thing. It is like the old Mother's reinvented with a modern take on the decor. So, almost like the chain never went away and it just went through a natural progression.
Yup, Tiffany lamps... Check!
Menu has what you would expect. Pizza, lasagna etc...
So... what was my experience like? I think it is still early days for the company. The pizza was phenomenal. The sauce was super, good amount of cheese, ingredients were fresh. In short, the pizza was excellent.
This was the "Mrs. Maloneys"
The Caesar Salad had an in-house dressing. It needs more garlic in it and initially they did not put enough dressing on our salad. Once they added more you can see they are going in the right direction. Real garlic in the salad, in-house dressing, fresh lettuce etc... They still have floats and other things I remember from back in the day.
They have an interesting regular promotion in their menu where you can buy a pizza to take out (if you are already dining in) for half price. Why not?! Meet the "Grandmothers":
I hope they succeed. They need to not let the quality lapse. This is what killed the original Mother's. After Mother's and Frank Vetere's went the way of the Dodo Bird there was really nothing left. I hope they slowly grow, slowly add to the menu.
