Aldo's Pizza Pies - Midtown Memphis

Ate here for the first time. Service was quick and we seated. Parking is small but the resturant size correlates to that. The building also has a roof top but it was sadly raining. They offer a good range of pizza but I'm a meat eater so I decided to build my own 12 in pizza. It was really tasty. If I had to describe it, I would say it's an upgraded pizza hut on taste alone. 😋 Overall, nice place to go with friends (work or personal) for some good pie.

Aldo's is a local favorite, and as a former Memphian I was interested in trying it. It's a nondescript building in the famed Cooper-Young district. The pizza was pretty good, with a great crust and a thick layer of chewy cheese. It's tasty enough, and a filling choice if you're searching for pizza. We ate there on a Sunday afternoon and it wasn't busy at all. The cardinal sin for me is for servers and employees to show indifference to customers. While I'm willing to believe they could have had an off day, it's increasingly the norm to behave as if customer service is a low priority. That was the case today. There was a seemingly long gap between being seated and being served. Plenty of service people, including our waitress, in plain view not giving any urgency to taking care of us once we were given a table. That says to me that either the employees don't care about me or they don't care about their product. There is an automatic 20% gratuity for all dine-in orders, so I don't see a lot of trust on the part of this business for customers to reward good service and good food. I'd love to feel more respected since there are a lot of other choices for dining in this neighborhood. Maybe returning at a different time or with a different crew would result in a more enjoyable experience. Overall it wasn't terrible, it was just meh.