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Make your way out to Cain Creek Shopping Center and have some great food!

Isabel’s Pizza is located at 1451 South Boston Road in Danville’s Cain Creek Shopping Center. They’re open Monday – Saturday from 10:30AM to 10PM (until 11PM on Friday & Saturday). They’ve been in business for 14 years but this was the first time I’ve tried them out. I definitely missed out by not eating there before.

The building doesn’t look like much from outside, but inside you’ll find a spacious seating area with the kitchen in full view (bonus points for that). It’s nice to be greeted as you walk into a business, and they had enough employees present to do just that. In fact, when I got to the counter, all of the workers acknowledged me as a customer (more bonus points). I ordered my lunch special and instead of being handed a cup and heading to the drink machine, I was asked what I wanted to drink and one of the employees fixed my drink for me and asked me where I wanted to sit (even more bonus points). My order was delivered to my table instead of a number being called and the waitress/counterperson even asked me if I needed a drink refill during the meal.

Let’s get to the rating criteria…

Service: As you can tell, I was highly impressed. It’s a lot more than I expected from this type of restaurant from first glance. Grade: 98 (A)

Food: I’ll add some more to this section on my next visit, but for today I got two slices of pepperoni pizza for their lunch special. The pizza was excellent with a thin crust and ample pepperoni. The rest of the menu looks good as well. Grade: 93 (A)

Atmosphere: The place was clean and the decor was what one expects in a restaurant like this. Grade: 84 (B)

Intangibles: I was just blown away by the hospitality they showed to a customer that they had never seen before… plus as a pinball master, they had a “No Good Gofers” machine in the back (although it was in bad shape). It’s also an excellent value for the money as well. Grade: 90 (A)

Overall: What was I thinking in never eating there before? Excellent food, excellent service, and excellent prices. Isabel’s Pizza is highly recommended by SouthsideCentral. Overall Grade: 92 (A)