Lunch of the Week; Lunch of the Weak
Lunch of the Weak: Jo’s Famous Pizza — After years of anticipation and the opening of a metro location, I was able to try Jo’s Famous Pizza, a Purcell institution since 1962.
Lunch started with poppers. Fresh jalapenos sliced in half and filled with mozzarella and a bacon strip. Mozzarella seemed like a fitting choice but doesn’t work nearly as good as cream cheese in this format. Most sadly, the jalapenos had been stripped of all the white membrane where the heat lies and seeds roost. Thus, you end up with a popless popper. A per, I reckon.
As for the pizza, word on the street is get the Canadian baco. I concur, Jo’s chops its Canadian bacon fine, making the texture more like bacon than ham. The other half was mushroom and onion. The mushrooms were canned and the onions nondescript. The sauce was spare, which is ok by me. I’m more interested in the crust. Jo’s had a potentially good, thin crust that was counteracted by its being undercooked. Ouch.
Wasn’t super thrilled with having everything served to me on cardboard rounds, including the appetizer. Seems weird sitting in the old Lottinvilles log cabin on what essentially is rubbish. I guess it’s more green though.
Not dismissing Jo’s, just a little disappointed.
Lunch of the Week: Cafe Nova.
OK, so it was really last week but it is the best lunch I’ve had in 7 business days. Chef Vince Howard whipped up a nice gnocchi for $10, which included a tasty black bean soup. Now that Joey’s Cafe has realized they were undercharging for their Friday fish specials, Cafe Nova is second only to the banh mi vendors for best lunch value in town. Next stop: fish tacos.
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You should try Rodney’s in Purcell for pizza. He is Jo’s nephew and basically ran Jo’s for over 20 years. Rodney has opened his own place in Purcell and business is booming. Try it out for the best Pizza in Oklahoma!