Home of the Fatty

The PhoodAddict Worldwide Headquarters recently received a take out menu that intrigued the entire staff. Pizzi Pizza recently opened at 6th and Oregon. Most of the menu is pretty standard stuff -- pizza, hoagies, cheesesteaks, etc...but the back cover declares Pizzi Pizza as Home of the Fatty and offers a variety of super-gluttonous sandwiches only a true Phood Addict could love. (Check out their website for the complete menu)

After perusing the options, we eventually settled on the Fat Jamie (Chicken or beef cheesesteak with mozzarella, meatballs, mozzarella sticks, tater tots & marinara sauce) and the Fat Reese (Chicken or beef cheese steak with mozzarella sticks, fries & marinara sauce) as our inaugural selections. Everything is chopped up and stuffed in one moderately large sandwich.

My initial impressions: First, the sandwich looks a bit like it was regurgitated. Everything is chopped up and mashed together, which is not what I was expecting. From a practical standpoint, this probably makes it much easier to eat than if all the ingredients were separate, but still, the pre-chewed look might not be for everyone.

Second, the roll was a little stale, but overall the taste was good. Definitely a good option when you're hungover and just want to sit on your couch in your boxers, stuff your face with greasy food, and watch a House marathon on USA...not that I do anything like that.

Third, it's a filling sandwich but not overly so, at least not enough to deserve the Fatty moniker. One PhoodAddict associate, let's call him "Murph," declared that he could easily eat two in one sitting. I don't know that I could do the same, but if you're going to call your sandwich a Fatty, it should be more difficult to finish. Still, $6.25 is a pretty good price for what you get.

One more thing, the website offers the Fatty Challenge: a discounted price of $15 gets you 3 Fattys of your choice. You then have 20 minutes to consume all 3 fatty sandwiches. If you succeed, you will receive:

• 2 Free Large Cheese Pizzas
• One of our own "Home of the Fatty" T-Shirts
• If you choose, your name will be listed on this website

Even Murph didn't think he could do this. Twenty minutes is just not a very long time.