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Restaurant review
Aaron Shakra
Pulse Reporter
I spent my Saturday evening din
ing at the Pizza Research Institute,
located at 1328 Lawrence St. Read
ers may have noticed lately that I’ve
been writing about pizza places
around the community; along with
Gozmic Pizza and Bene!, this pretty
much covers the gourmet pizza loca
tions around Eugene.
The Pizza Research Institute
restaurant itself is quite small. But
with spring finally here, a number of
tables sit outside, so people can eat
in warm weather and open air. In
side, the ambiance is playful and
friendly, even slightly hip. Numerous
power boxes stylishly painted black
decorate the far wall, and the stereo
system (playing reggae during my
visit) is hooked up to an old-school
oscilloscope so customers can see
the sound waves of the music. Origa
mi, crayons, books and games adorn
the shelves. Live flowers are set on
the tightly-spaced tables, and a sign
above where we sat read, “Tomor
row’s Pizza Today.”
I ordered a medium Chefs Choice
pizza, which the menu ambiguously
describes as “always elaborate,
changes based on the availability of
the freshest ingredients.” It’s also
available in a vegan variant, but I
went for the cheese.
When it came time to pay, I made
the mistake of coming without cash
in my wallet. The place doesn’t ac
cept credit or debit cards of any type,
so I ended up having to ride to the
bank to pay for the meal.
There was about a half-hour wait
for our food, and the restaurant
steadily filled with hungry cus
tomers. I drank a homemade honey
lemonade soda, and my friend and I
were able to get in a game of mancala
while we waited.
Then the pizza arrived. I was com
pletely unprepared for the wealth of
ingredients — artichoke hearts, as
paragus, baby com, broccoli, olives,
peaches, portobello mushrooms and
ricotta cheese. I was hesitant to eat
because the meal was clearly so art
fully prepared. However, my stomach
quickly spoke louder than my eyes.
Because there were so many ingredi
ents covering the dough, there was not
much additional crust. A medium piz
za gives you six large slices — more
than enough for two people. In fact, we
couldn’t finish, and ended up giving our
last slice to the people sitting next to us.
The homemade sodas continued to
intrigue me, so I ended up having an
other —at first, I wanted a hemp cola,
but they were all out. I ended up with a
homemade root beer, which was a lit
tle on the flat side, but mosdy good.
The total price of our meal, includ
ing tip, was around $20. The food is a
little spendier than typical pizza fare,
but entirely reasonable — especially
when considering the size of the piz
za, and the quality of ingredients,
which are mostly organic, or as I was
told “as organic as possible,” accord
ing to the season.
And of course, you can eat without
having to go all out: The restaurant
offers soups, salads and pizza by the
slice. The Pizza Research Institute is
open 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. seven
days a week.
Contact the Pulse reporter
at aaronshakra@dailyemerald.com.
Ask Nat
continued from page 5
statement, “in case something bad
happens between Benny and me.”
Maybe you should work on stabilizing
things with Benny, not Evan, because
the tone of your love relationship
sounds insecure. You are afraid of be
ing alone if Benny leaves you, which
worries me about your emotional sta
bility. It’s important to have friends and
family as a support system, but don’t
put all the pressure on Evan. Work on
gaining support from other friends and
family and being independent so you
can rely on yourself as well as a slew of
supporters—not just Benny or Evan.
If you and Benny do break up, I’m sure
Evan or any other friend would be
there with a shoulder to cry on. But it is
best to be strong enough to stand on
your own two feet first so you won’t col
lapse if others decide to bail on you.
Contact the columnist at
natashachilingerian@dailyemerald.com.
Her views do not necessarily represent
those of the Emerald. Send questions
to advice@dailyemerald.com.