OC Food Diva: New Oven-Roasted Wings at Mountain Mike’s Pizza

The food in this post were provided by Mountain Mike’s Pizza but the opinions expressed here are my own.

Earlier this summer I had the opportunity to try Mountain Mike’s Pizza for the first time. My pizza-geek friend, Charmaine, had tempted me with tales of this fantastic pizza place years ago when she lived up in NorCal. Now, there are 9 locations in SoCal for us to enjoy. There are many ways to enjoy your meal at Mountain Mike’s Pizza.

If it is your first time, I would suggest the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet. Not because it is all-you-can-eat, but it is a great way to try different pizzas and get some salad veggies too. Plus, at $7.99 for lunch and $8.99 for dinner, it’s a bargain! Kids, 10 and under, are only $5.99! Watch the video above to see what is on the buffet. Next time you want pizza, you’ll know what to order.

Have a group that just can’t decide on one pizza? Mountain Mike’s can make a half and half. We ordered Chicken Club (creamy garlic white sauce, chicken, bacon, diced tomatoes, and green onion) on one side and on the other, Garlic Tuscan (traditional red sauce, Louisiana hot sausage, salami, black olives, garlic, green onion, and sundried tomatoes). I just love pizzas with white sauce! Tomatoes can cause problems for me, so I try to avoid it as much as I can (as a food writer, it’s hard). The white sauce is creamy and garlicky (I could handle more). The pizza really resembles the flavor of a chicken club sandwich with the chunks of chicken and smoky, salty bacon. The green onions add a nice refreshing zing. The Garlic Tuscan is the hubby’s favorite (not just because he’s part Italian)! He just loves meaty pizzas. The slightly spicy sausage, salami, and olives exude savory flavors while the green onion refreshes the palate and the sundried tomatoes add a bit of sweetness.

Snowy Alps is my favorite pizza! It starts with creamy garlic white sauce topped with pepperoni, mushrooms, black olives, sausage, green onions, and diced tomatoes. It combines my love of the garlic sauce with a meaty pizza. I didn’t mention it before, but I also love their traditional crust. I don’t like it too thin and I need to be in the mood for a thick crust (because it just fills you up). Mountain Mike’s has perfected the thickness compared to the ratio of toppings.

If you read the headline, Mountain Mike’s has new and improved bone-in chicken wings, the perfect complement to their pizzas and just in time for football season! You can choose from 4-piece, 12-piece, and 24-piece orders. You can also choose from four new sauces: Frank’s RedHot^® Buffalo, Frank’s Stingin’ Honey Garlic, Frank’s RedHot Sweet Chili™, and KC Masterpiece^®Original Barbecue.

My favorite is the Frank’s Stingin’ Honey Garlic! It is sweet, garlicky, and balances well with the chicken wings. The sweetness also balances with a savory pizza like the Snowy Alps!

Frank’s RedHot Sweet Chili tastes exactly like the sweet chili sauce you would get with lumpia or eggrolls. The outer crispiness of the chicken wings matches perfectly with it.

Frank’s RedHot Buffalo is exactly how a buffalo wing should taste like. The initial inhale of vinegary aroma and the spiciness of the sauce is the perfect experience.

KC Masterpiece Original Barbecue is an old faithful favorite because everyone loves barbecue! It has a nice balance of smoky and sweetness.

Craving dessert? Chocolate Chip Pizza Cookie is the way to go. It reminds me of the Tollhouse Cookie Bars my mom used to make when I was little. Tastes like homemade with the buttery richness, brown sugar sweetness, and warm, gooey chocolate chips.