The Boneyard - Mayfield Heights Playground

So its Monday and I remembered that The Boneyard has a $5 pizza special so I thought I would check it out. The Boneyard at 5900 Mayfield in Mayfield Heights is located in an old movie theater and it offers probably the best East Side arcade/bar/restaurant set up. Kind of similar to Dave and Busters, but with a bit different decor. You enter in the back and there are three main choices: there is the extensive game room with plenty of different games ranging from the latest video games to more traditional skee ball and other games for kids to win prizes by collecting tickets; there is the bar area with a big central bar and tables all facing the big screen TVs; and the upstairs dining area which also overlooks the big screens. To go with the Boneyard name, there are plenty of funky scull and skeleton designs around and the atmospere is relaxed and kind of hip. The menu is the same in the bar and the restaurant and offers a good variety of items, including some fairly unique offerings such as pierogis, and an appetizer of a big bowl of Lucky Charms. But I was here to try the pizza; the Monday deal is that after 3:00pm you can get a one item pizza for $5. So I ordered up a mushroom pizza and watched the sports shows while I waited. The pizzas are a 9" thin crust variety, cut into 6 pieces, not a bad buy for $5, but not sensational. The crust is a nice combination of crisp outside and chewy inside, but it does have a tendency to sag in the middle, not much rise on the outer crust. The sauce is a bright slightly sweet classic tomato sauce put on in about the right amount. The cheese gives a good covering and is cooked nicely, a bit on the mild side. The mushrooms were ok, but I was disapointed in how few mushrooms were on the pizza, I really didn't get much flavor off of them. Overall the pizza was pleasant, if a bit bland and for $5 not a bad deal, but not sensational, I won't be heading back for this any time soon. I will of course think of hitting the Boneyard when we need to play the video games and it seems to be one of the more happening bars in the area.