You know what they say about pizza and sex

Even when it's bad - it's good.

But I didn't have to fall back on the maxim after dining on Giuseppe's Pizza in Monroe.
We ordered a medium pizza - which they said was large anywhere else - with cheese, tomatoes and basil. When we asked if the basil was fresh, they said yes, but what we got was little flecks of dried. While it's probably true it was fresh - it was no fresh, green leafy basil. Maybe that's just too much to ask for in this neck o' the woods.

That aside, the sauce was perfect - not too sweet, nice and tomato-y, but also well flavored. The cheese was not some weird cheese conglomerate that some pizza places (ahem, dominoes) tries to pass off as cheese. It was a mix of Italian cheeses, melted nicely and bubbling in some spots. The crust, oh my, it was perfect. Crunchy, but not burnt or overbrowned. The crusts were chewy with a little crisp and tasted like good bread.

We also ordered a pizza with olives and ham, nice and briny and salty. Again, the sauce was nice, the cheese not too gooey and the crust, ah the crust. When we bit in it made the word crust an Onomatopeia (I have no idea how to spell that, but it means a word that is spelled and spoken exactly how the action sounds like caw or buzz or thwap.)

The spicy chicken wings were delicious. They were a nice size - but not that scary big size where you wonder what kind of chicken could have possible possessed them. Instead of describing the flavor I will tell you this: Chefy had eaten almost all of them by the time we pulled into the driveway and was upset when I told him to save at least two for me. I generally don't go for chicken wings, but loved these.

This is the best pizza I have had in the Monroe area thus far. It's a good thing we're outside of their delivery area.

Summary:
Flavor: Deliciouso! Good ratio of sauce to cheese to topping. Tasty buffalo wings.
Prices: I don't understand why pizza is so expensive. Anyway, pretty reasonable. In and out for $20-25 for two people with tons of leftovers.
Ambiance/service: Clean, guys behind a counter, friendly owner guy. Not a dine-in place.
Location: 14731 S. Telelgraph Rd. in Monroe.
Website: http://www.giuseppe-pizza.com