Tisi Pizza & Pasta

Like most people, my memory is the second thing to go after I’ve had a few beers. My bladder control is the first, but that’s not really relevant here.
So yeah, my memory gets a bit spotty, so when I was convinced that the pizza joint on Avenue A that I ate at was called Ray’s pizza, I was confused when I couldn’t find any record of it anywhere in internet land. I mean… I wasn’t THAT drunk… and I was pretty damn certain.
Ah! But this case had a paper trail, because I remembered distinctly that the guy behind the counter convinced me that I should get another slice so I meet the credit card minimum. What would my online bank account statement have to say about the name of this establishment.
Tisi? Really?
No way in hell. I could have SWORN it was Rays.
Bare with me, because this story IS (sort of) going somewhere. So I google this mysterious «Tisi» and low and behold there is a listing for it, right where I could have sworn Rays was. But right above the listing was an interesting legal document detailing a legal fight between Famous Original Rays (or whatever order that’s supposed to be in) and Tisi Pizza over their abuse of someone else’s intellectual property.
Since I was going to be the first review of this place, I wrestled as to which name I should use. I mean, the sign clearly says Rays (I was right dammit!), but the listings and my credit card receipt say Tisi. I settled on the later because either they’ll have to change their name soon, or the legal battle will put them under, and Rays can open up yet another location where it stands. Or maybe we’ll get a Vito’s. Or Luigi’s.
So that was long and fairly irrelevant when it comes to the important question here — screw legal and naming shenanigans… how was it?
Well, the pizza was fine. Not great, not bad. But the service? Jeez. My friends and I rolled in around 11, and we were supposed to be the drunk and disorganized ones. Not the counter staff.
There was one dude waiting ahead of us for his food, and its a good thing he was there, because he realized we were being double charged for drinks, and that they hadn’t actually put our order in after we ordered it.
When the food came out, there was some weird confusion as to who got what, which was weird since the place was pretty much empty.
Between the lawsuit and a staff like that, this place isn’t long for the world. So check it out now, while you still can.
Or don’t. There’s apparently a better pizza place across the street anyway.