I normally don’t cover frozen pizza because there usually isn’t much to say: it’s generally cheaper ingredients and, well, it’s frozen. There’s a few exceptions that can be found co-ops and speciality markets for premium frozen pizzas but they are generally shipped from other time zones and cost upwards of ten bucks. And sometimes, they are almost worth the price. High-end frozen pizza a strange niche market though: if you really need to serve quality pizza at home you’d either make it yourself or buy one fresh, right?
When I saw that the Seward Co-op recently started making and selling their own organic pizzas in the frozen section (as well as not frozen and fresh for take-away), I was intrigued: the co-op has a fairly good cheese selection and they even make sausage in-house. The pepperoni must be good! I bought two: a cheese pizza ($9.49) and a pepperoni ($11.49).
I tried the cheese first and then shared the pepperoni over a meeting with Heavy Table’s James Norton and Becca Dilley one afternoon. The general consensus was that it was not notable. While the ingredients might be organic and of good quality, there wasn’t much flavor. In fact, we were surprised as to how unnoticeable the pepperoni was. The pepperoni pizza tasted just like the cheese I had days before. The cheese seemed rather plain and the crust, while crunch on the edges was rather dry. James ended up leaving his plate with a bunch of bones from the crust. The sauce was a highlight, mostly because it was more noticeable, not that it was much to write home about.
Comparing to regular grocery store frozen pizza, Seward Co-op’s organic frozen pizzas are on the higher end, but being I’m buying quality ingredients, paying more for a premium pizza, and knowing how good the Seward Co-op deli is, I expected a bit more than what I’d describe as a “decent plain frozen pizza.” Again, it’s not bad and I’d certainly recommend it over a national grocery brand. Sometimes you need a frozen pizza and this certainly fits the bill.
Next time I’m going to buy one fresh and top it with a few other ingredients from the co-op myself and see what happens.
Seward Co-op
2823 Franklin Ave E
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612-338-2465
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My wife and I tried one a few weeks ago. It wasn’t pepperoni, but I couldn’t tell you what it was because it was so bland. Definitely not worth the $9. You’re way better off going to Papa Murphy’s and spending a dollar more.
Posted 01 Nov 2009 at 13:36 ¶I can hook you up with a free Amy’s pizza coupon. I mean, I know Amy’s isn’t LOCAL and is frozen, but hey, free pizza. Let me know!
Posted 02 Nov 2009 at 07:41 ¶You know who makes good pizza, not frozen but made so you take it home and bake it yourself- Home Baked Pizza Co., a small chain that now has 2 locations in the TC, one on Grand Ave, one at the Calhoun Plaza/Market Plaza shopping center where the big Whole Foods is. They had some great samples out that they had baked recently, both on an excellent all whole wheat crust! one had fontinella cheese and shiitakes and thyme, delicious!
Posted 02 Nov 2009 at 13:11 ¶Faith- You know who keeps astroturfing on my blog about HomeMade Pizza Co? Check out out: [link]
Posted 02 Nov 2009 at 13:13 ¶The Seward Co-op refrigerated, bake-at-home cheese pizza was one of the worst pizzas I’ve had. I can’t believe it was almost 10 bucks. There was hardly any sauce, the cheese was super bland, and the crust was like thin cardboard. Yuck.
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