Your Pie - Restaurant Review

Have you ever been with a group of people and all of you agreed that you wanted pizza but you couldn't agree on what you wanted on it? Everyone has that friend that only likes cheese and pepperoni and isn't willing to even pick things off of the pizza. Been there! But here's a place that can eliminate that problem and help you keep your friends a bit longer.

 

Beau and I went to Your Pie for dinner Sunday night. Btw, this is Beau. Your Pie is located on Savannah Hwy (Hwy 17) in the same shopping center as the Coburg cow. It's a fairly new joint that is easy to spot from the road. This was my second time and each visit has been a rather short wait. You walk in and form a line to what would be similar in Subway or Moe's. They have lists of ingredients that fall under the categories of Crust, Sauce, Cheese, Toppings, Extra Toppings and you can make any of these ingredients into your own pizza, panini, calzone or salad. And like other restaurants with the same "make your own" idea, they have suggestions for flavors and combinations, but you are in no way limited by these.

 

My first visit to Your Pie I made up my own pizza with sun-dried tomato sauce on a whole wheat crust with chicken, mushrooms, fresh mozzarella and onion. And this last time I chose one of their suggestions-The Lineage. This came with a whole wheat crust (that I chose), a normal pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, italian sausage ( which is thinly shaved btw), baby portabells mushrooms, thinly sliced onion and green and black olives (which I substituted for more mushroms and onions). Both were very, very good and the crust is made thin. This is what allows your pizza to come out in 5 minutes. Yes, that's right. I only had time to get my drink (Coke products) and go to the bathroom before my pizza was there at the table ready for my to dive into!

 

The pizza is crisp and light and very flavorful and you could come back over and over before you would have to eat anything twice. I wouldn't call it some amazing New York style pizza (or Chicago-style for you deep dish folks) but it's very good and you can't beat $8 for a 10" pizza that you can choose and eat for yourself and a drink. And for a couple bucks more you can try some gelato. They give you 10 choices in flavors randing from Butterfinger to Mint Chocolate Chip and Tiramisu. And btw, don't worry about cleaning off your table when you're finished, they do that for you!

 

On my next visit I'm going to try the Thai pizza. We all know how this girl loves some Asian flavors!

 

 

 

 

Happenings

So it's been quite a while since I've posted to my beloved blog. And I feel like a lot has happened since then. If I may, I'm just going to do a quick recap realizing that some of it may be repeated...

My sister, Jennifer, and her husband, Alex, had their first child. Little Riley Jade Patterson was born July 27th at 5:30 am weighing in at 8 lbs 7 oz. and 21 inches in length. She looks just like her father with her big lips and almond-shaped eyes (no, Alex is not Asian). I saw her this past weekend at four weeks of age and she still looked ever so tiny to me. It's nice to have a new addition to the family.

I changed jobs...again. My old contract expired so I needed to find another one, which meant working with a new company. What I'm finding out is that this is not out of the norm for contractors. It happens a lot and you just roll with it. So I'm rolling. I work for a great company and I'm happy where I am. I like my new customer and I like the path that I seem to be headed down with my career.

I have tried out multiple new restaurants in the area (none of which I have written reviews for as we can all tell): Five Loaves in Mt. Pleasant, Red Orchids in North Charleston, Madra Rua in North Charleston, Ali Baba in Daniel Island, Pearlz Oyster Bar in West Ashley, Al Di La in West Ashley, Finz in Mt. Pleasant and Uno Mas in Mt. Pleasant. Real quick I'll give you my faves. At the top of my list cam Five Loaves with the best BLT ever, Ali Baba with some incredible hummus and Al Di La with Tagliatelle pasta and Duck. None of the rest mentioned were bad by any means, but you know, these are my top faves.

I do have many restaurants on my list that I want to try sometime soon (i.e. Cypress, SNOB, Halls Chophouse, Tristan's, Peninsula Grill, Fish, Chai's, Sermet's, Sette, Vickery's, High Cotton, Magnolia's, Anson, Oak, Joseph's, Jim and Nick's, The Fat Hen, Mondo's, Carolina's, Virginia's on King, Circa 1886, Grill 225, Toast, Cru Cafe, Hank's Seafood, Liberty Tap Room, McCrady's, Mercato, Muse, Red Drum, Saffire, Southend Brewery, Wild Olive, etc. There are more, but my gosh this is already a long list!

I have started reading The Economist, which I love.

I'm also studying to take the GMAT this fall in hopes of starting classes towards receiving my Master's degree in the spring. Yikes! What a big commitment! And might I add-I HATE studying. This will not be easy.

And Gruyere, my Subaru Forester, will be departing me in the spring (that is, if he'll last that long) and this girl will be getting a new car. This also is a big decision because spending that much money at one time really gives me anxiety and heartburn. Not looking forward to writing that check.

I've also been taking Carolina Shag lessons with my boyfriend. We're having a blast and we're quite good. (Thanks to my Dad who apparently passed on the dancing genes.)

And I'm going to take scuba lessons with a girlfriend this fall. I'll be ready whenever the time comes that I need to go diving deep!

So some big things have been happening and some small things, but all at one time it adds up to a whole heck of a lot.

Blessings and being thankful

It’s Tuesday and I have a load of work to do. In moments of being tempted to complain because I’m swamped, I stop because it was just this past Friday that I was thinking I was going to be unemployed today. So instead of complaining about the workload, I am so thankful! So just to review (because it’s always good to do) the  blessings in my life…

1.       Salvation in Christ. I am free. There is joy.

2.       I have a job! A good one. Whew!

3.       Mr. Wonderful in my life. BBE you know who you are. J

4.       Cantaloupe. Simple sweetness.

5.       Water. It’s clean.

6.       Sweaters under $10 at Ann Taylor Loft. What a steal!

7.       Flavored coffee. Keeps me guessing each morning.

8.       A great workout partner to keep me going!

9.       Self-motivation and drive.

10.   Dancing skills. Thanks Dad, mom said I got it from you!

11.   A great boss.

12.   A chance to live with my bro and enjoy it. Few can say the same.

13.   Financial security.

14.   My niece, Riley. I hope I can impact her life in a positive way.

15.   My sister, Jenn, what an inspiration.

16.   Two working legs that allow me to play and go as I want.

17.   The ability to cook. So thankful I’m not forced to each frozen meals.

18.   New friends. New activities. New places. New adventures. New plans.

19.   Pandora radio. Helps the day go by without…silence.

20.   Ben & Jerry’s – those men are brilliant!

21.   TJMaxx – a bargain shopper’s heaven

22.   The ability to read and continue learning

23.   Blessings from the Lord, even when I think I don’t deserve them. Gifts from Him are oh so sweet.

24.   Pictures. Digital photography.

 

There are always more. I have a great life!