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smallteam t1_itwptos wrote

Reply to comment by porpoisepuke in What the hell happened to BOP in Fells Point? by TylerFL

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I'm told their really good, and it looks great, but still haven't been able to bring myself to buy a half pie for what, like $25+?

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TheCaptainDamnIt t1_itwqxuq wrote

Hadn't had them recommended yet and decided to check it out, looks like half pies are around $14-$16. Does look really good though!

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moderndukes t1_itx34l8 wrote

It’s super good Detroit pizza, but the prices are just ridiculous and are the tourist tax from their location

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todareistobmore t1_itxu9ym wrote

Underground's prices aren't even that ridiculous? I'd be surprised if I could make a full size Detroit pepperoni pie for less than $10, assuming commercial ingredient prices.

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moderndukes t1_itybn8r wrote

Maybe you're buying some super expensive pepperoni (idk, I'm vegetarian so I've never bought it in my life), but the unit cost for flour, salt, water, oil, cheese, and marinara sauce are pretty damn inexpensive.

I just think $22 for their full cheese or $28 for full pepperoni, along with sides >$10, seems a bit expensive but not super surprising given their being in Power Plant Live (as in, just like BOP's pricing - tourist & drunks inflation). It sucks because I love UPC's pizza.

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todareistobmore t1_iu0077u wrote

Well, chances are they're not in PPL bc tourists, but rather bc there was an already built out pizza kitchen?

And cheese isn't that cheap. Mostly just saying that there's a clearer economic case to be made for a $22 cheese pizza than a $70 whatever it was quoted elsewhere in this thread. No idea what's up with BOP, but the real pizza absence in Fells is Italian Graffiti (especially under first owners). Shoutout to Little Italy on Broadway for the free peel when they were shutting down, though.

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DeezusNubes t1_ity9kab wrote

their pizzas are really good and quite filling. the only downside is the price really & maybe the location

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cdbloosh t1_itzrvts wrote

I had the same thought but ended up finally trying it a few weeks ago after taking our kid to Port Discovery when we were right there. It actually is pretty good and the half pie, while it has kind of a small footprint, is very filling. I'm someone who can eat a ton of pizza and I was good after 2 of the 4 slices.

The pricing really isn't that bad now that I've tried it. Compared to like $18 that most places are charging these days for a 10" thinner crust pizza that I'd finish in one sitting, $25 for good Detroit pizza where I'll have a slice or two leftover really isn't too bad.

The probably is the location is horribly inconvenient to pick up from and if you have it delivered through one of the apps you're paying more like $40. So I probably won't be getting it again for quite a while but not because I didn't enjoy it.

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smallteam t1_itzt6a9 wrote

All these replies to my comment above really have me craving at least 1/2 of a UPC pizza now. Plain cheese to contain costs... and well, considering I really love pesto pizza too, I may have to try that too. I guess y'all can consider me convinced to at least try it.

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