Hawthorne's is really tough to pin down.\n\nOn one hand you have the food. I actually quite like the pizza at this location (I've also been to another location and wasn't impressed). The crust is crisp on the outside while the inside is light and chewy. Nice. The sauce is tasty and the toppings mingle nicely. We did go for carnivorous pizza, however, so I can't really speak to veggie options.\n\nThe meat, however, didn't have a bunch of flavor - I'd suggest something like The Crew pizza, where you get meat and banana peppers. The flavors really blended well together. Just getting meat didn't really bring out the flavors as well, however.\n\nAtmosphere in the place is nice, and much better than the cramped interior of the 7th/Monroe/Hawthorne location. I'd also concur that they can get packed at times - especially nights. Definitely be aware that this place is tough to find if you don't know where you are going, or if you are trying to give people directions. Signage is almost non-existent. For that reason, GPS may come in handy.\n\nStaff is very helpful, and at least when we were there, kept glasses full (however, we were their only table!).\n\nI would also agree that they can get pricey. Their personal pizza is a good size for one person, but at $9, it doesn't really seem like that great of a value. If you go to Big Guy's down the street, you can get a single slice that is about that size for half the price, or you can go to Little Caesar's and get an entire pizza that is larger for just more than half the price. Is either as good? Probably not. But if you're feeding the kids and want to keep the price down, it might be important.\n\nSweet Tea Report: Not too sweet, but very drinkable. I personally prefer a bit more sweetness (okay, syrup-like would be good). But this goes down really easily, so it's a good match with their pie. Very high up on the list.
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