I was on the road for work and I called in an order to a pizzeria I’ve never been to. It had great reviews so my plan was to pick up two pies and bring them home for dinner.

It looked like a thin cracker crust, I ordered a margarita made with vodka sauce, and a sausage with cherry peppers.

When I got there, the price was $45. I thought that seemed like a lot of money, but figured they were going to be a decent size.

When the girl came out with the two boxes, I thought it was a joke. I didn’t say anything, got in the car, opened the box and was so disappointed. The pie was about 8 inches in diameter, it came with eight of the slices you see in the photo.

Being in New York, and having so many good pizzerias to choose from, I was a little appalled that they can charge this kind of money for it. It wasn’t even a Neapolitan style with some expensive toppings that I can argue the quality was worth the price.

For some context, I’m in the wholesale food business and have a pretty good understanding of what restaurants pay for products and labor costs. I would say one of my biggest personal expenditures is restaurants. I love food and have no problem paying for great quality but $45 for two pizzas that I could eat by myself was wild. Looking back at some old yelp photos they have raised the pricing on pizza 35% in 18 months.