Mo's Says Westbank

Before heading out for lunch today, I asked Brain, "What place says Westbank to you like no other place?" Without hesitation, "Mo's." Which is exactly what occurred to me before asking Brain the question.

Mo's it was.

And with Mo's, the first trick is finding the place. Since I live uptown and the Brain in Slidell, although we've both been there on multiple occasions, neither of us had traveled without a westbanker (or wanker) as a guide. After fumbling around on Google Maps for a couple of minutes, it was located, on the second Avenue H between the building at the cliff off the end of the world, otherwise known as Bridge City.

The trick at Mo's is knowing how little to order. Because a single slice of pizza there is so large, they actually have to cut it into two smaller slices to make it small enough as to be fit for human consumption. The Brain made the mistake of ordering two slices. Which, of course, meant four. Which, of course, meant two came back to the office in a box the size of a normal takeout pizza box, just large enough to contain his leftovers.

While bigger isn't always better, there can be a case made for Mo's absurdly large pizzas. The crust is nearly perfect-- thin, barely charred, crunchy and a little chewy at the same time. The cheese isn't obnoxiously overloaded, and the pepperoni on mine tasted, well, like decent pepperoni. The only real problem I have, and have always had at Mo's is the pizza sauce is a little too much on the sweet side for me. Like it was developed for the palate of a teenager, or, since we're eating on the wank, the palate of your run of the mill wanker who refuses to believe there is life on the other side of the CCC.

So, is it the best pizza on the westbank? Yes. Does it even compete with the best pizza on the developed side of the muddy creek? Sadly, no. Cafe Nino knocks them out of the park, and don't even get me started on Domenica and Ancora.

But if you're stuck in an office in Harvey and have a hankering for a slice of pizza, you can do a whole lot worse than Mo's. Just remember you're not pregnant and there's no reason to order for two.