screamin' mimis

last month i took a trip to Savannah, GA for a wedding. i was only there for 2 days, so i did not have a lot of time to poke around sampling eats. doing my pre-visit burger research, i was a little bummed that they didn't seem to have much of a fierce burger game. their "best burger in Savannah" was reviewed as pretty "meh" from Serious Eats. kinda shocking when even Albany has a few solid (more than solid) contenders. 

what was SHOCKING is that Savannah apparently is known for having really good pizza. like... top 10 best city in USA for pizza. typically i wouldn't plan to touch a pizza or Italian food in the south with a 10 foot pole (no offense south), but i was intrigued. Screamin Mimi's and Vinnie Van Go Go's seemed like the top 2 picks, though Screaming Mimi's is where we ended up based on "it's very convenient location down town" (i was travelling with my parents :) ) 

the pizza is thin-crust NJ-style... and... it was really good. if i was in NYC and had a slice of this, i would not be disappointed. it would be exactly what i expected. i think what puts it on the map for Savannah and Savannah on the map at all is that it's NOT expected. in NYC, it wouldn't stand out (which is no insult - having a standout pizza in NYC the land of amazing pizza is a feat). here tho, delicious wonderfest. one complaint was that my slice of sausage pizza was too fennely. very weird sausage. plain slice was the winner of the 2 i had, straight up cheese and saucy mouth party.