I more than agree you you flats is worth a try....great pizza. The parking is fine, with plenty on both Maywood and Park....a 30 second walk isnt all that bad. Have the hours changed? I was there not long ago on a Tues night and they were open, and Ive also been on a few Wed nights. Their hours have been Tues-Sat, open at 5.

here's a link to their website, I am hoping to give them a try soon

http://www.flatsrestaurant.com/

Website says Thursday-Saturday but I am pretty sure they are open Tuesday and Wednesday too.

I was in there last Saturday and confirmed the hours:

Tues-Wed 5-9PM
Thu-Sat 5-230AM

Will they cater to picky vegans? YES THEY WILL. Two thumbs up from me.

While I have had a great initial experience at Flats about a month and a half ago, I gotta say, my wife got take out pizza's from there last night and they were SO greasy that the slices were practically inedible. I had 3 slices (just mushrooms and garlic) and got sick to my stomach even after dabbing each slice with paper towels on the top and bottom. The grease was so bad it leaked through the bottom of the cardboard box, which I have never seen before on any pizza I have ever gotten. We will not be back until we hear things have changed.

The couple times I have had it, it was great. So far so good.

Mixed review in my house on Flats. Generous toppings but heavy, leaden heavy, with an uber chewy crust especially if you need to rewarm it. And what's with the rectangles? They flop under the weight and can't be folded like a triangle can.

Also mixed on Fireside. Not a terrible pizza, Husband loves the meats on the meat one, but nothing at all like a wood fired pizza should be. I had great expectations, but am disappointed. Was hoping for something like we had at Pepe's in New Haven. Would rather have Bertucci's. Also very heavy, your jaw gets a workout.

I hope they both take constructive criticism well, because I like having options!

no matter how good the pizza is I can't eat the same stuff every time. Lately we have been getting Ciao Bella, very delicious, for now.

If I had to choose I'd go thin crust too, New York style I guess. But I don't have to choose, sometimes I crave that doughy crush. I even enjoy a sicilian style or a deep dish every now and then. I know, I'm wild.

I grew up on Sicilian, with my Sicilian family and all. It is the only pizza I make at home and what I prefer. Cracker crust is sort of a novelty for me and can eat it once in a while. The dough might be the most important part for me, though.

Finally made it to Firewood Cafe on Chandler St. last night. They seemed a little surprised to have a group of eight people (birthday party) show up, which is a shame because everything there was fantastic. We paid about $15 for a large meatball/mushroom/spinach; there was plenty of cheese, the meatball slices were nice and thick, and the mushrooms did not look or taste like the generic Sysco crap-from-a-tin-can, but somehow the tasty thin crust did not collapse under all the weight. Their boneless wings were enormous and spicy too. Plus the manager (owner?), out of the blue, gave us a free pizza (buffalo chicken, large) because he said it was too burned to sell to someone as part of the pickup order they had placed. It was barely blackened on the outside edge of the crust. We spent an hour and a half there with nobody rushing to kick us out even though we took up three of the six tables in the place, and the staff thanked us profusely as we were leaving.

I think they might have just stolen my business away from Blue Jeans.

I love Corner Grille, but for the past year or so their pizza has had a slightly burned or over-smokey taste to it. Do they need to degrease their oven or something?

I don't know the details, but they are closed