Topping Other Pizza Delivery ; Garlic Jim's Is Good, but Not Quite Gourmet

Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › March 02, 2009

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The theory behind Garlic Jim's, a new pizza franchise off Powers Boulevard, is this: Gourmet pizza places rarely deliver, and delivery pizza places are rarely gourmet.

In the middle is Garlic Jim's (Motto: "Gourmet, right away!"). Signs in the tiny takeout restaurant (three stools, no tables) tout the pizza's epicurean origins. The sauce, the signs say, is from fresh tomatoes, not tomato paste. The mozzarella is from whole milk, not the partial-skim stuff most chains use because grated bags of the cheese don't clump. And the toppings include roasted garlic, chipotle pesto and cashews. Garlic Jim's also offers gluten-free crust for all those wheat-intolerant folks.

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Topping Other Pizza Delivery ; Garlic Jim's Is Good, but Not Quite Gourmet

I decided to test the place out with two diners at opposite extremes: my friend Megan and me. Megan is one of those people who is willing to eat fewer and fewer types of things al...

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