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What will become of the Damgoode Pie outlet across the street from the new U S Pizza? Will there be a pizza war?

What a waste of such a potentially cool space.

With ZaZa up the hill and Pizza Cafe down, I can't imagine EVER suffering US Pizza again, shiny new building or not.

I agree with spinsouth. If there was a local 'stuff white people like' blog, U.S. Pizza would be all up on it.

Note to US Pizza and Damn Good in Hillcrest:. Clean up!

I'm sure US Pizza will be a dive two months after it opens.

Seriously, and not just because of the crappy interiors and crappier food, but I don't get how US Pizza stays in business.

But I think that with more than a few "restaurants" here so maybe it's me. Maybe not though.

"Seriously, and not just because of the crappy interiors and crappier food, but I don't get how US Pizza stays in business. " Answer: cheap beer and patio smoking

Nah, a local 'stuff white people like' would be more Boulevard and ZaZa. As a matter a fact, I'll see you at one or the other tomorrow.

YMMV, of course, but living in Conway, where my pizza choices until recently were "this national chain that trucks in sub-par ingredients from parts unknown" or "that national chain that trucks in sub-par ingredients from parts unknown", I like USP. I typically hit the tiny one in Maumelle. Interesting topping choices (artichokes, spinach, garlic) and a nice cold beer on a thin-but-not-too-thin crust plus their salads makes for a happy EY.

I like DamGoode, but if I'm going to spend an hour and a half to two hours at dinner, I'm probably going more upscale than pizza. It's just not always worth the wait and inattentive service.

I know this is a belated comment, but here goes -

US Pizza is just OK. I mean, I've been walking past the new one since I happened to move in down the block just a couple weeks after they did, and it smells really good (wow, I had to resist writing damn good). I enjoy the cheap beer and good atmosphere but the food is just so-so in my opinion.

DamGoode however, I've always enjoyed. In my experience, it doesn't take as long as EY mentioned; I've gotten in & out easily in a lunch hour. Granted, I usually go to the Cantrell location because I like the atmosphere better. Plus I usually know a server or two; better service from friends FTW!

Oh, and with the smells of the new US Pizza wafting up & down Kavanaugh, I'm reminded of 6 some odd years ago when the first Damgoode opened and you could smell garlic basil butter all over the place.