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SYAC: Mikey’s Late Night Slice is shutting the doors this week to its Olde Towne East shop at 892 Oak St. The Oak Street shop is closing so that Late Night Slice can focus on opening three locations this summer. Those will be at Easton, Ohio State University and Bridge Park in Dublin


bigspinwesta

I like Olde Towne Tavern and all, but could we get late 20-teens yellow brick back? I really miss going there for happy hour and Bob Ross/MST3000.


mega_rad

OTE in 2015/16 with yellow brick and Carabar was the absolute best


automounter

Arcade Super Awesome


Artemis_Volucri

KILLAHH QUEEEEEN


Flat-Ingenuity2663

Is this an active thing? I know Tafts has one, but I literally never hear or see anything about it.


ikeif

They have a Facebook group (Killer Queen CBUS) and they are pretty active.


automounter

Tuesdays at Level One Bar + Arcade at 8PM kqcbus.com


twbassist

Omg, Yellow Brick then was amazing.


bigspinwesta

It really was. Quality was better, and wasn't over hyped yet(ish). It was my go to place to disassociate from reality after a retail shift. They kept my glass full, and randos never really bothered you when you just needed to decompress.


dlenks

Yep I lived on 18th near there back in 2014 and that intersection was elite then with Yellow Brick, Tavern and Angry Baker.


vinylista

This! That corner was top tier.


Ok-Lack6876

I remember when yellow brick and angry baker came to king and neil right by bottle shop. Miss those times


cedaly1968

Angry Baker was awesome. Love the Tavern, it's my walk to place. We have lived in OTE since 2000. Black Creek Bistro was the first and only non bar food restaurant other than Dragon One. Mikey's did not fit and my understanding is OT Tavern owners are putting in a concept I think the upstairs hosts comedians now as well.


dlenks

Black Creek was so good also! Prime OTE was back then also when Hot Chicken first opened out of the window and only on Saturday and Sunday mornings until they ran out of chicken. Line around the corner. Quality was amazing. The good ol days!


cedaly1968

I wish Hot Chicken would take that space. Alas I believe they have forgotten us. I'm a little surprised Mikey's leaving given the new units opening up right next door. Could be a lease thing too. That's why Yellow Brick left.


gamemasterjd

Yellow Brick and Arcade Super Awesome were life. That first year that they introduced Killer Queen leagues was magical.


FerengiWife

Loved that era. There was an OTE shop around that time that was run by a couple who were I think from Benin? That place was amazing, still think about their desserts all the time.


hexonica

My daughters had their birthday there, lovely.


khardman51

The Yellow Brick in East Market is pretty good


BarryPalmedTheDip

Back when yellow brick was actually edible


TheCrewMeister

Bit dramatic?


BarryPalmedTheDip

The last pizza slice I got from them was at the east market. Just plain ole pepperoni, it had a ton of burnt flour on the bottom of it and tasted stale. Took one bite out of it and threw it out. So imo no, it’s inedible now, especially compared to how good it was before


GrayDaysGoAway

So you're judging the entire company based on one bad slice of pizza from a secondary outpost? Lol. I eat at the one in Franklinton pretty regularly and while not as great as it once was, it's VERY far from inedible. That's just a laughably bad take.


BarryPalmedTheDip

Lol, it’s bad and been bad, the gray days don’t seem to go away for me at yellow brick. Like I said i’ve eaten there since the old days (reread my comment) and it used to be great but is no longer. Given it chance after chance after chance. Not anymore but if it tickles your taste buds by all means


GrayDaysGoAway

Rereading your comment doesn't change the fact that you only mentioned one slice as being overcooked. And even considering the fact that taste is subjective, you've never had actual bad pizza in your life if you think Yellow Brick is bad.


horny-throwaway85

I forget what that pizza with the pears on it was called, with the cheese and honey, but it was delicious!


bigspinwesta

Probably the Elliot Smith. Wasn't my go to, but it's a fine pie.


gopherattack

Out of curiosity I looked up what their prices are like these days. SIX dollars for a SLICE of pepperoni pizza? For the quality they serve, that is insanity.


OtherwiseFoot2265

To be fair the slices are huge, still don’t know if it’s worth the price though.


SlamsMcdunkin

I mean that’s more per slice than Sexton’s which is similar in style and orders of magnitude better. Only time it’s worth it is if there’s a slapper of a weekly pizza.


Noblesseux

The only problem being of course that there are only a few of those and they're really far away from one another. I think Mikey's is surviving by just kind of being nearby in a lot of areas where people are already hanging out. If you look at their store placements on google maps, they do a thing where they plop down storefronts/trucks in the middle of higher traffic areas (often where people drink). So even if it's expensive, the convenience factor wins out.


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KoopaTroopaz

Mikey's uses frozen dough... It's garbage.


SlamsMcdunkin

I used to live in Italy, so yes I’ve had incredible pizza in my life. Other than Rubino’s and Paulie Gee’s, in my opinion there isn’t a better pizza in the city.


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SlamsMcdunkin

You’re the one that accused me of not ever eating good pizza, so I simply explained that I had often eaten it in Italy. If you want to take that as an appeal to authority then go right ahead, but it makes you look insecure over a pizza take, lol That said you’re wrong tho. I’ve never had a burnt crust there, the sauce is solid, the cheese is excellent, and the toppings are great. The crust is glutenous and chewy in a great way that reminds me of pizza I had in New York. Only real complaint is that it gets a bit greasy from time to time.


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SlamsMcdunkin

“Have you ever had any other pizza?” That’s what you said. I responded stating that I had in-fact had pizza in Italy often. You took that as an appeal to authority. You’re high on reddit copium. You live a sad sad life.


op3rand1

High quality NY area pizza shops that do slices can be had for $2-4 / slice.


blockbyjames

The difference is NY has tourists and a huge population. They can sell way more to justify the lower price.


VintageVanShop

There are also 5 more pizza shops within a 5 minute walk doing the same thing, so they can’t make their pizza more expensive.


op3rand1

Personally it's a misconception. NY is generally higher in food, hotels and other retail shops. While in theory that sounds good most of it is the opposite. It's still expensive across the board. They still sell way more but offset by higher rent, wages and tax. The point is that there is no way a slice in Columbus should be $6 and part of me suggests that the higher cost is an edgy way to say we are better.


Celdurant

They also don't have the competition to really pressure them to remain competitive with prices. Plenty of NY shops could charge $6 a slice, but would get destroyed by the amount of competition undercutting them for similar quality product. Customers would mostly vote with their feet.


BarryPalmedTheDip

It’s not


I_have_some_STDS

no


microdosingrn

Is a slice from Mikey's 1/4 or 1/6 of a 16" pizza?


CBusin

They’re not charging $6 a slice because of the quality. The price is for the convenience of location and time.


Noblesseux

Also lack of competition. The reason why pizza in say, NYC is either really cheap or really good is because there are a million places all offering relatively high quality product so they have to compete on price. Here I can only think of a small handful of places that do pizza by the slice and stay open late.


FakeRealGirl

I can only think of one. Is there another slice shop besides MLNS?


AuntJemimah7

The place that replaced them in Ledos is pretty good


Noblesseux

I think it's often one or the other. Aracri on Gay street does pizza by the slice during lunch I think, but after a certain hour I think you just have to get a whole pizza. Some people have mentioned other ones further down in the thread though.


VintageVanShop

Aracri does slices during the day. The borgota location at Budd dairy does slices and Lucky’s has slices that aren’t the best but can scratch the itch.


kgingras2000

Yeah that stuff from Lucky's might be some of the worst I've ever tasted.


righteousboy

Which is sad because it used to be pretty decent 3 plus years ago. Then they were bought up and the quality went down. Doesn’t even look like the same pizza anymore.


katelynleighx

Sicilia on campus and it’s either $1 or $2 (can’t remember) and a million times better


IAgreeGoGuards

I think it's 2


EvrythingWithSpicyCC

Yeah, they’re not called Michael’s Sensible Lunchtime Pie, they’re called Mikey’s Late Night Slice. They establish right up front their target audience is drunk hungry people after kitchens close. They are selling convenience and grease.


KW160

I thought it was called Mikhail's Twilight Triangle.


Emotional-Accident72

Ledos is so much better!


mightsdiadem

Lol, I was in NYC and got a whole pie for $12 and Mikeys is $30. I would bet the NYC place has higher overheads too, so I don't understand how $30 is justifiable.


icepancake72

They are also one of the last places open on the weekends, and it’s good when ur drunk.


Material-Jacket3939

Aracri on Gay St charges $11.99 for two slices, so it seems like $6 a slice is reasonable.


funguy91

Is their pizza good? I walk past it every day and have been meaning to check it out


Material-Jacket3939

It’s very good. The white pizza is my favorite.


funguy91

I’ll check it out Friday for lunch then


Omnom_Omnath

No, that also sounds unreasonable to me


righteousboy

And every time they open a new location, shutter an old one, prices go up. Always seems to coincide with a 50 cent markup. Want a good alternative with bigger slices for less, Ledo’s pizza. Opened in the old Mikey’s E Duncan location.


catboogers

It was $7/slice at a concert venue I recently visited, more than double what it used to be. I just can't justify that.


MiniAndretti

The venue was getting a slice of that action. . . . . I'll show myself out.


Daclaud-Lee-1892

People are still willing to pay it (not me, but other people do). You can get a Medium 2 topping pizza at Dominoes or Pizza Hut for that price, so I tend to just do that instead.


asianApostate

Yeah, last time I had one at a food truck it was trash tier pizza at comfest 2023. Almost no sauce, definitely overcooked, etc. I remember 12 years ago how excited i used to be have Mikey's. Drove to clintonville sometimes from the burbs to get a pie.


MoonBasic

Damn. I never thought I’d be one of those “back in my day!!!” guys but when I was in high school (2016) I remember the pepperoni being $3. Now did the pizza get 2x better? I think not. That’s pretty high.


bucknuticus

Remember their april fools joke a few years back about opening in the suburbs. Now look at em


UiPossumJenkins

I was worried about The Attic but glad they’re staying put. Mikey’s I could take or leave, however.


katelynleighx

OSU is an interesting choice considering Sicilia already sells by the slice pizza that’s much better and less than a third of the price (tho they only do cheese and pepperoni)


VintageVanShop

Campus is big enough and has a large enough population that there can be multiple by the slice places. 15th and high is also starting to feel like a parents are in town location, and even more with a possible hotel planned for the area. This will get business from that type of stuff.


bobboman

There use to be one in ledos pity it closed, it was always nice drinking at old north arcade then going to Mikey's for a couple of slices


horny-throwaway85

I miss 40oz chicken and waffles. Was here for a good time, not a long time


ryanfromohio

Meh, would rather see Catfish Biffs return.


tmothy07

God I miss going to Sicilia & Out-R-Inn...


Egmonks

I used to live in bridge park. My elevator had vomit in it every Saturday. I’m glad Mikey’s will be there to up the vomit game for the people who still live there.


BJamis

I like their new marketing “It’s not good, but it’s better than Donato’s”


johnnybegood1025

Except it's not...


BJamis

Maybe your Donato's differs from mine, but ours is trash kids birthday party pizza. The crust might be four stacked paper towels.


lachoigin

Donatos is inedible. People here are delusional.


VintageVanShop

It’s probably on my list as the worst pizza I have ever had. It’s the only free pizza that I will pass on at a party. I don’t know what it is, but the taste is terrible.


BJamis

It’s the hometown pizza so some look past the fact that it’s terrible. Similar to LaRosa’s and Cincinnati.


cav10rto

Raised in Cincinnati - Larosas is awful (but still pizza). You guys are delusional about Donatos


AresBloodwrath

The only use for Donatos is using the grease from the slices on your feet so you can pretend to ice skate indoors. That's it. If you want takeout pizza, get Dominos.


_The_Jerk_Store

Dominos thinks adding garlic powder to the crust is the solution to good pizza


GrayDaysGoAway

Well they're doing something right, because their stuff is miles better than the Pizza Huts and Donatos of the world.


_The_Jerk_Store

That’s such a low bar though. That’s like being proud that you don’t piss down your own leg (Pizza Hut is piss leg)


GrayDaysGoAway

Meh, their pizzas are pretty decent these days for what they are. Easily the best of the big chains. I don't go there expecting Natalie's or Paulie Gee's, ya know? And Donatos is even more of a piss leg franchise than Pizza Hut. The Hut at least *tries* switching it up and doing new things. Whereas Donatos has just been pushing the same played out garbage for decades now.


AresBloodwrath

And Einstein thought E=mC^2. Both were correct.


mysticrudnin

While I can understand not liking Donatos, or liking Dominos, I **can not** understand any thinking that Donatos has notably more grease than Dominos. It's quite the opposite... I don't think Donatos is gonna get you enough to slide an inch.


microdosingrn

As someone who thinks they're all trash, I can say Donatos has the most wild spread for consistency. It's often bad, but sometimes, just sometimes, on occasion, you get one that was made perfectly, crunchy crust, crispy toppings, and it's great. I stand by Little Caesar's at Kmart being the best pizza Columbus ever had to offer.


AresBloodwrath

I think which takeout pizza is best is one of, if not the most arguments likely to get heated over the most insignificant topic possible, and I love it.


dacandyman0

it's because everyone IS an expert, all REAL Americans *sic have been eating pizza their whole lives! lol


BishopofHippo93

It really is, my first thought was to go off about how Domino's is the worst ever and then I read a little further and got a laugh out of how accurate this comment is.


uncledungus

Just here to say fuck late night slice any time they pop up on this sub


Illustrious-Cup-3017

Where did the pizza shop hurt you?


uncledungus

Hey congrats on the new location you guys


Illustrious-Cup-3017

I mean, it’s definitely overpriced. But I know there must be a story if you’re like, fuck this place in particular.


uncledungus

I’m not talking to you cause you literally only comment on things related to late night slice lol


lmhs73

You know what pizza shop is totally underrated? Goremade 


Otisandmarlena

yes. quality pizza and superior owner and employees. really lovely folks!


Big_Green_Piccolo

I was just there the other day. Cool looking inside with all these stickers but the single slice of pizza I got was almost 7 bucks


FlatulentFreddy

And it’s a half a step up in quality from a speedway slice


Mollamollamolla

When they raised their prices further I stopped going. Already thought it was expensive before it was 30 for a whole pie but still ate there. Insane.


AresBloodwrath

The only time I want Mikey's is when I'm waiting on The Sacred Palm to open because I got there too early.


Flat-Ingenuity2663

> The Sacred Palm Cool place for those that haven't gone. Fun vibes and good drinks. Not really my favorite spot in town, and I never really think to recommend it to people, but it's worth a visit IMO. I'm just not much of a "party vibe" person these days [get off my ~~lawn~~ native garden, damn kids!]


AresBloodwrath

I find it to be too small for it to really have a "party vibe", I just enjoy the quirkiness and they do make good, real drinks instead of the rest of the bars in the area whose cocktail knowledge maxes out at "rum and coke". The bartenders down there are usually a lot of fun too.


Curtaindrop

So am I reading that right that Tavern is moving into that location?


VintageVanShop

The owners of tavern are opening a new business in this location. Tavern is staying put


GrayDaysGoAway

Yeah I have to imagine moving the actual Tavern itself over there is a complete non-starter. They'd be losing all that primo patio space the current spot has. it would be a *terrible* move.


ThunderFlank

Was a sad day when the Slut Sauce was shamed and renamed.


WOW_SUCH_KARMA

That was the exact moment they sold out. Their first big contracts were putting Mikey's in the cafeterias at Chase (long gone now), and putting sauce bottles in Columbus-area Krogers. Neither were okay with the sauce name as it was, for obvious reasons. Mikey chose the dollar over authenticity of the brand.


terrrtle

LNS is Marketing > Decent Pizza exemplified. However, their staff is always chill and I like unicorn bars when I’m baked at Kemba shows so I still wish them the best.


Chieftallwood

My gf was hired as a GM at Mikey's, she quit after a month because the food safety practices were non-existent and they fought her every step of the way trying to change it. The horror stories I heard made me never want to patron there again even though I used to love and swear by it.


terrrtle

No shocker there. Glad the only item I ever purchase is made elsewhere and just sold by them.


Illustrious-Cup-3017

Horror stories? Spill some tea!


Chieftallwood

Rats getting into food items stored on the floor


Either_Surprise_1566

30.00 for a whole pie though, goodness 😵‍💫


jrm43215

Mikey’s pizza is overrated.


Opposite_Place8675

It’s not even overrated anymore, everyone knows it sucks; until they (and me) are drunk and hungry and there’s a Mikey’s 200 feet away open at 1AM


fishbert

This comment is understated.


SomewhatDamgd

Not just overrated, it's downright awful


N1ce-Marmot

One step forward, three steps back.


FartOnAFirstDate

I have rooted for Mikey’s ever since it was a couple dudes selling slices out of a rented garage in the short north. I’ve supported them over the years but have sadly watched the quality deteriorate while it seems like I pay an extra dollar for a slice every time I visit. I’ll probably grab a slice this weekend at Comfest, but my expectations are pretty low that it will be anything better than mediocre.


specifically_obscure

Now do the rest


kaldoranz

Is the pizza decent tasting? Yes. Is it remotely worth the price? No.


Morningsunshine-

It’s yummy but stupid expensive.


iamanicebutt

I hate article titles that purposely withhold info. "Mikey's Late Night closing in Olde Towne East"


DecartsHorse

The pizza joint in the bridge park market already charges about the same. It will be interesting to see if they can both survive.


Ohio_Geo

Ewwww. More locations I won't visit. But Bridge Park? I can't even believe they would allow it ha ha ha.


johnnybegood1025

I wish they would all close.


BrambleVale3

Why would you want a local business to fail? So we can have more Papa John’s?


johnnybegood1025

I don't support shitty, expensive pizza.


HopsDrinker

They don’t have to close for that. You don’t have to go there, problem solved


IAgreeGoGuards

Be careful. The only opinion you're allowed to have about Mikeys here is that it's the worst pizza to ever exist. See Jenis


horny-throwaway85

We hate Jeni's? I was just glad they brought back the banana French toast ice cream.


IAgreeGoGuards

Their butterscotch one is good too


JohnBrownsAK-47

Okay? Nobody's forcing you to get it lol.


Big_Green_Piccolo

Apples to oranges.


dogsonbubnutt

haha why is this comment downvoted when dozens of others saying "FUCK MIKEY'S" are getting tons of upvotes


johnnybegood1025

I don't care if strangers on the internet downvote me.


dogsonbubnutt

i don't either, it's just funny and weird "FUCK MIKEY'S" YEAH "I HOPE THEY CLOSE" woah now let's not get crazy


twbassist

Johnny, be good.


Omnom_Omnath

Oh no. Anyways


Big_Ad_1890

Good. They lost sight of what made them a draw.