The Pelican Club - Darien

Seriously?! Why did I even waste my time. I should have listened when EVERYONE said don 't do it. Things started off so promising. Easy ordering from a simple yet intriguing, online menu. We chose the smoked wings; 6 buffalo and 6 lemon pepper. For pizza we got 2 large; the first was the Smokey and the Bandit and the second was the Crab Rangoon. The employee took my name and said it would be ready in 25 minutes. Super fast...interesting. We got there and it was ready, waiting on top of the oven. Great! They asked if we wanted a sauce for the wings and I chose blue cheese. Went to pay....I knew what I ordered and what the 15% tip was but I guess seeing it on the screen, ouch. The total was over $86 for 12 wings and two large pizzas. Honestly, no worries. Everything was easy, fast and I was really excited to try the specialty pizzas, mixing different and yummy ingredients. When we got in the house, I opened the wings. They were supposed to be two flavors but there was no separation between the two. The worst part, none tasted like buffalo or lemon pepper. They were absolutely soaked in butter! My husband said smoked nastiness and they drowned the dry things in butter trying to bring them back from the dead . I concur, dry and they only flavor was the smokiness. Now the pizza, ohhhhhh the PIZZA! This Chuck E Cheese trash. No wait, that 's an insult to Chuck E Cheese. These things were perfectly round like I took it straight from the freezer and out of the Tony 's box before cooking it in the oven for 13 minutes. Two totally different pizzas that tasted the exact same!!!! Like cheese!! The Crab Rangoon had burnt crumbs of wonton and really couldn 't taste anything else. The other had a hint of peach chutney, just weird. Otherwise, we got over priced cheese, frozen pizzas. Please note, I did call about the wings and they assured me half were one flavor and half the other (please see the picture). No buffalo, none. I said thank you and hung up. I did try. Overall...I CAN 'T STRESS ENOUGH, DO NOT NOT NOT NOT GO HERE OR ORDER FROM HERE. Ever. They will never receive my business or anyone else 's I know. I would not subject anyone I care about to this bastardized, fake excuse for pizza. In fact, my husband saw the look on my face and immediately handed me his card to order Pizza Hut. $27 later, and I 'm happy girl. Bye Pelican and bring in a real restaurant.

Stopped by to order pizza and they said they could not make any more pizzas. They were out of mozzarella cheese? Said all they had was wings but I wanted Pelican Pizza not Pelican Wings. Guess we'll never know what the pizza is like.

This little place is a jewel. We were traveling and didn't want fast food. It was a great find! It was on the back side (left of a Friendly's station. You could see the marsh and smell salt water sitting outside in the shade. They had pizzas, subs and salads all fresh ingredients and in some very tasty combination. Five of us ordered 5 different 10 inch pizza with salads and a drink for 60.00. Servers were polite and we were served surprisingly quickly after ordering. Pizzas were so large we could've ordered three. Go there if you get the chance.

Cute tiny hole in the wall. It's in the back of a friendly express but once inside and enjoying the food you wouldn't even know it. Simple with an industrial feel makes the small space have an edgy energy. Completely perfect for small causal groups that love food. The food is worth 5 stars! Pizza leans toward a Chicago style, with a thin and chewy crust. Toppings are not scarce, with the menu filled with classic topping to local seafood faves. Subs are great sizes with garlic buttered bread and wings that are full of flavor. This is a safe place for foodie adventures and will keep you coming back to try every adventure that's offered.

First the positives: The crust here is really good regardless of what you get. If you are getting a full pizza you are certainly getting a good and full experience. There are also several unique flavor combinations for their specialties. The negatives: pizza by the slice here is reheated from a base cheese pizza. It is only $6 for two regular size slices, but the reheating process obliterates a lot of the flavor of the base crust, cheese, and sauce. In my experience, you also don 't always get what is advertised either. In getting their Longboard slice oyster sauce, a key component that the menu says is on the specialty pizza, was missing. In asking for a custom slice akin to a margarita with just cheese, sauce, and dried basil (they didn 't have fresh) they added fresh tomato on top for some reason without saying anything. And in general anything with added cheese on a slice just looks a little sorry. That said, overall I would easily recommend this place to basically anyone who likes pizza, but I would tell them to be careful how you order. When it 's good it 's great and the crust carries any pie a long way. Stick to full pies instead of slices if you can because that 's where the flavor is... and maybe also feel the need to clarify exactly what is going to be on said pie.