Precious Pizza

Salem, rejoice: we finally have good pizza. Precious Pizza is slinging grandma-slash-Detroit style pies that are so good, you’ll start questioning why you ever pretended to like the other “meh” options around town. The dough? Light and crusty, like your favorite aunt who tells it like it is. The edges are caramelized and crispy enough to make you wonder if you should just order a whole pie made entirely of crust. The weekly specials are always changing, always delicious, and somehow never feel like the kitchen just threw random stuff on top and called it “artisan.” Honestly, it’s a dangerous kind of good. You come in thinking, “I’ll just grab a slice,” and suddenly you’re three pies deep, rethinking your life choices, and Googling if eating pizza three days in a row counts as a Mediterra

I just moved here from Chicago and I was thrilled to find a Detroit Style “Grandma Pie” pizza place in Salem. What a Treat! These guys don’t disappoint with their product either. Salem people need to try this style if you haven’t already. The restaurant had a great old school dive bar atmosphere as well. Can’t wait to visit again.

The pizza is average at best! The atmosphere takes you back to the 80's and for me, that was cool. My son in law had 2 pieces of pizza and a drink. He threw up all night. I am not saying it was the pizza, however, it was the only change in our work routine. The salad with ranch tasted weirdly sweet. Did not take like the side of ranch that is $1 and very tasty. They premix the dressing on the salad. I do not like that. I like to control how much or little dressing is on my salad. I believe the reason why they do this is so you dont get a "free" side of ranch. Also, because it's not the same ranch. This is only my opinion of course. I didn't care for it.

I was introduced to this pizza place by a friend, and thank goodness for that!!! The first time I came, I tried just cheese to be safe, but later regretted that choice after seeing my friend order a blanka pizza with chips on top. After finishing my cheese pizza, I went back and ordered 3 more slices of other flavors, to enjoy later with my spouse. We revisited today and the pizza was just as impressive as the first time!! Oh and DO NOT SKIP THE RANCH!!!

A 4 star for the pizza because it was good, not $5 bux a slice good, but good. Atmosphere is only saved because I know the history of that space and how old it is. The one thing that was disappointing and may cause me to never go back was the service, I walked in and no one seemed to care - no hello or hi - ordered the pizza and a drink, the guy taking the order could have cared less - ate the food and no thanks for coming in, see ya again, how was the food...nothing. Do restaurants not realize how important a friendly person at the register or a friendly person taking the order is? A decent nice human to greet people and make them feel welcome? A shame really cause again the pizza was good, but lack of friendliness and being over priced will be this places downfall. Next.