Mother Mary's Pizza

I was lucky enough to receive a $15 gift coupon from Mother Mary's Pizza (which will cover a 6-slice medium pizza, large pizzas are $18-$20, family pizzas are $20-$27). Yes, that is pretty pricey for a pizza, especially in North Fresno where there is a pizza restaurant on every corner and sometimes three or four of them (lets see, on 1st and Nees there are Da Vinci's, YouBee's, Round Table, and Straw Hat). Anyway. The local talk radio station used to play up Mother Mary's quite a bit but that has died down now. Finding the place is a bit of a challenge because it is tucked back into the northeast corner of the intersection of Champlain and Perrin. There are a couple of little tables to eat at, but for the most part this is a take-out restaurant. The pizza is pretty good, I ordered a Vinny's Veggie and was satisfied with it except that if it is allowed to rest for more than 10 minutes, not only will it be cold but soggy as well because of the tomato slic ... more

I was lucky enough to receive a $15 gift coupon from Mother Mary's Pizza (which will cover a 6-slice medium pizza, large pizzas are $18-$20, family pizzas are $20-$27). Yes, that is pretty pricey for a pizza, especially in North Fresno where there is a pizza restaurant on every corner and sometimes three or four of them (lets see, on 1st and Nees there are Da Vinci's, YouBee's, Round Table, and Straw Hat). Anyway. The local talk radio station used to play up Mother Mary's quite a bit but that has died down now. Finding the place is a bit of a challenge because it is tucked back into the northeast corner of the intersection of Champlain and Perrin. There are a couple of little tables to eat at, but for the most part this is a take-out restaurant. The pizza is pretty good, I ordered a Vinny's Veggie and was satisfied with it except that if it is allowed to rest for more than 10 minutes, not only will it be cold but soggy as well because of the tomato slices. This is one pizza that would not be a good choice for breakfast (which I have been known to do). There are pasta and sandwich options as well as pizzas, but they are fairly expensive also. IMHO, Mother Mary's is going to have to fight for customers because of all the competition in the area and lowering their prices would go a long way in accomplishing that. It is good enough pizza, but I probably would choose somewhere else unless another coupon finds its way here, or the local talk show guy serves some up for free. less