Review: Uncle Bong's Pizza in Suisun City, California

I am a pizza elitist. I'll admit it. There are some places that I can stomach, but for the most part I hadn't found any pizza around town good enough to make me want to come back. And then I went to Uncle Bong's.

It happened late one night after some evening classes. I was tired, I was hungry, and the closest open place I could find (that wasn't fast food) was a pizza joint. Uncle Bong's was all I had.

Unfortunately I got there a little late and didn't think I could wait for a whole pizza to cook, so I ordered some wings instead. Wings are another one of my picky foods, but they cook quickly and can always be covered with more hot sauce.

These wings, however, needed no help. They were delicious. Tender, juicy, flavorful for a mild version...wow. Each wing seemed to taste like they were fried in their own oil and given a spa treatment in herbs. "I'm definitely coming back for the pizza", I told the owners. And so I did on the following Sunday, with family in tow.

Formerly Pacifica Pizza, Uncle Bong's is located in the downtown waterfront area of Suisun on 203 Main Street. It sits adjacent to the train station. Uncle Bong's Pizza has outdoor seating available with plenty of constantly-clean seating inside. Uncle Bong's is decorated in local sports memorabilia and features NFL games during the season. At night, Karaoke and comedy dominate the entertainment. Karaoke (with an excellent song selection!) is done on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights, with sketch comedy by Rats In The Alley done on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Overall, it's more than pizza goin' on at Uncle Bong's.

But back to the food. We ordered a El Kabong that featured 100% whole milk mozzarella cheese, something you don't see on every pizza menu but should always be there. We got about 12 large slices for $18 on a pizza with six different toppings and a sweet tomato sauce to die for. We hoped and prayed that the pizza was as good as the wings. My prayers were answered.

Part of being a pizza elitist is measuring each bite and element as the slice passes over your tongue. Is there too much cheese? Are the vegetables still crispy, fresh, and not tasting like they were fried in meat grease? Is there enough sweet tomato sauce to balance out the salty meat toppings? Is the crust actually edible, or do you have to chew it for days in order to stomach it?

Uncle Bong's hit all the marks. I could differentiate the onions from the green peppers. I didn't chew crust all day. The mozzarella was very sticky but not overbearing. The sauce balanced out everything. I hadn't had a pizza this quality since Andolini's in Charleston, South Carolina! For quality assurance, we returned the next Sunday and ordered a half Big Kahuna, half traditional Hawaiian pizza. It was the same thing. There was just no hole to be found in Uncle Bong's Pizza. On another night I returned, there was a rowdy customer that was obviously causing a ruckus in an otherwise peaceful domain. Right before he was escorted out of the building, he made a point to tell the cook, "Sorry for all the trouble, but your pizza is delicious!" If you can please a troublemaker, you can please anyone.