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Full disclosure: this slice was doomed from the first time I decided to try it. Many years ago, IKEA's snack counter at the front of the store used to serve pizza pockets. They were greasy with great ratios of ingredients - perfect sized, like little handheld calzones. I thought about them often (probably embarrassingly often, even for me.) There were a few years where I didn't visit an IKEA, and when I finally returned, I happily trotted over to the counter to grab a pre-shop (super healthy) snack of the pocket and a cinnamon roll, only to discover that they didn't have the pizza pocket. Ever since then, I've had it out for this pizza, and I don't think I'd ever even tried it until my last pilgrimage to the Swedish wonderland.
I bitterly walked over to the snack counter and skeptically ordered a slice. The pie sitting under the heat lamp looked like it could have potential with visible seasoning and mostly adequate cheese. A few slices had some egregious air bubbles - my least favorite part of any pizza and sure enough, I got the piece with most of the bulges.
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It wasn't remarkable, but it wasn't as terrible as I'd expected either. The crust was chewy but overall well seasoned, and the toppings were messy, but it was about average for a retail pizza. Next time I'll opt for the cinnamon roll instead.
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Rating: 4/10 Slices