MADD About Broadway! @ Slice Of Broadway

Ummmm… now THAT’S AMOURE!!!
Okay, low down. I had the pleasure of eating here for a Unilocal Event, and this place is da bomb! Yes, I just used the phrase «da bomb». Don’t hate. Crust and sauce were both good. The cheese pizza was nice. I like to base my opinion on pizza places based on their plain cheese. If they f**k up on cheese then they’ll f**k up other ones too. Can say too much about anything else, since this was a special event. But as for the food, it’s great!
And with my check-​in there I got 10% off!!! WOOT!!!

I must have done something right to score an invite as my good friend’s +1! An abundance of food, beer, and wine… what’s not to like?
The staff at Slice of Broadway kept the food coming and provided generous pours of vino. I actually had to cue the server to stop. Salad bar offered a variety of toppings, garlic bread was tasty and the pizza was pretty good. They served different combinations ranging from the standards to unique creations such as the cheeseburger pizza. I especially liked their veggie combos. What stood out for me were their lemon pepper wings… yum!
While everyone ate and mingled, Broadway tunes played over the speakers which created a game of «Guess which show this tune is from.» There was also an adorable performance of Over the Rainbow by a cute little girl. It was a fun event and nice distraction from the busy work week!

Quick and Dirty Review!
People, Costumes, Pizza, Wings, Beer, Wine, Music (DJ), Singing Performance, Photographer, Dancing, Décor, MADD, Charity, Prizes, SOB, and an Awesome CM!
The event was a great gathering for new and veteran Unilocalers!
There wasn’t anything to complain about except that the theme should of been a bikini theme because it was soOooo hot. Maybe it was everyone was having so much fun!
Bottom line: One of the best Unilocal Events to Date
Stars:10 000 Billion !!!
PS: Much props to SOB, DJ, CM, Unilocalers, Unilocalers + 1… etc!

I have to admit, I didn’t have high hopes for this event.
Let’s see Unilocal + Pizza (yeah that sounds good so far) + MADD (huh?) + Broadway theme (double huh??) = WTF?
The Mr. and I headed over with some back-​up plans ready in case we wanted to cut out early. We figured there’s been a string of real kickass Elite Events thrown by Alex so it’s ok if this one isn’t a winner. Well not only did we throw those back-​up plans out the window, we stayed until the employees at Slice of Broadway were quite literally sweeping us out the door!
I don’t know if it was something in the air, if the stars were lined up perfectly, if a unicorn and a fairy were dancing together on the moon but some special something made this event just right. Everyone was having a great time and for the first time I heard no complaints. Not a one. Here’s why:
*Food: Awesome pizza, apps and salad bar
*Drinks: Great selection, loved the Lagunitas!
*Line: There was no waiting. Got there, went in. Wanted drink, got drink.
*Staff: The Slice of Broadway folks were all super welcoming and it seemed like they were really enjoying our goofy group
*Elbow room: The space was big enough but not too big, with a dancefloor that was separate from the socializing area
*Seating: Plenty of bench seating alongside the dancefloor
*Who was there: It was the perfect balance of people you know and people you’ve been wanting to meet
*Music: Fun mix of genres, Broadway musical stuff to start, stuff everyone knows (Journey anyone?) and dance music later on, plus there was a kiddo singing a couple of songs from Broadway musicals
*Prizes: Totally affordable raffle tickets with prizes that people actually really wanted. I won one of the most coveted — a haircut from Karli at Amithyst Boutique Salon!
*Butt-​Punching: Courtesy of Rachel Z
*Kitties: Were out in force
*A go-​go stage: At least that’s what Jefferson and Jason turned it into
*Glittery star decorations: Erm…
If you haven’t been to a Unilocal Elite Event, I highly recommend checking one out as an Elite or as an Elite’s +1. Just don’t take my spot!

Ok, so when I first saw the description for this event I thought how do MADD, a pizza place, and Broadway go together? Well, apparently The Phantom of the Opera solved this riddle by providing all in attendance with a great time. The nice and very efficient Slice of Broadway staff kept the grub coming and and gave us a good sampling of their menu with a variety of pizza pies, wings, and a very nice salad bar. At first I was like «aw, shucks there’s no white wine». But once, I tried their Pinot Noir, I was like Grigio who?! The DJ was doing his thang on the 1’s and 2’s. The tunes were smackin’! That’s what the young kids are still saying for really good music, right? Lol. And Lauren sang her little heart out.; I almost cried for her Argentina. That chick has a future in the singing biz. And you know it’s a good time when someone smacks your bum, like they mean it. Thanks Miss Z! Good times all around.

You know its a damn fine night when you are sweating profusely but you don’t care! There’s no easy way to describe the evening other than calling it a huge hodgepodge of fun: tasty food, great show tunes, a budding singing sensation (Lauren), a Phantom host, cutie kitty chicas, dapper elites and their plus ones, raffle prizes, free flowing beverages of all kinds and I’m almost certain that we were secretly filmed for an homage to Dance Party USA.
The veggie pizza with zucchini and feta was amazing. I love a crispy crust! And the lemon tinged wangs were finger lickin’ good. I’m embarrassed to eat wings in public but I threw caution to the wind and didn’t stop at just one. The SOB staff were amazingly hospitable, friendly, generous and wanting to party as well! This is a great pizza joint and great Unilocal event supporting MADD. Unilocalers are the coolest bunch of folks even in the hottest of settings.

By now, it’s no surprise that our CM can throw a good party. What was perplexing was holding a party with a Broadway theme… at a pizza joint.
Yet, there we were, tapping our feet to show tunes, listening to a future Broadway star sing, all while gobbling pie and guzzling pints.
Huge kudos go to the staff at Slice of Broadway for going above and beyond with refreshments and service. And to Alex (and his helpers) for bringing a bit of the theater district to the common Unilocaler.

Alex «the mad photobomber» L. has done it again! I really don’t see this trend changing anytime soon! Thanks to Lisa S. for hanging out with me. Always great to see you!
George Benson’s songs «On Broadway» and «Gimmie the night» was ringing in my head this night.
This was a great party and a fantastic night. Thanks to the Alex, Diane and Slice of Broadway for putting this on!
The Staff was top notch! The food was awesome! I kept parking my butt next to the pizza line. I was that guy that came hungry but left happy!
I am definitely coming back here again for the pizza!
The party was fun and it was cool to see some new faces of Unilocal and have fun with my regular crew. The singing performance and the dance off were some great highlights of the party. I stayed later and partied with Sunny, Tuyet, and the rest of the crew until they pretty much kicked us out.
I snapped a bunch of pics and had a great time! BTW: Alex photobombed everyone of them which is hilarious every time you look at the pics.
I can’t wait until the next big party! This is why Unilocal is HOT!

Alex has done it again!
Walking into Slice of Broadway, I wasn’t too impressed because it was hot and felt like a middle school dance. As I grabbed some beer and pizza and went over to sit on the side of the wall like everyone else, I couldn’t help but wonder why they didn’t put tables in the empty floor. LITTLE DID I KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
Let me rewind.
First off, the food was phenomenal! The pizzas were so creative and the chicken strips and wings and salad were fresh fresh fresh! Our hosts at Slice of Broadway were nice enough to keep the beer and alcohol coming, even when it was past 10 and the event should have been over. We were all pleasantly surprised by Lauren, the tiny little girl who can belt out showtunes like no big deal. Then came the raffle drawings… ok, might have been rigged but hey, the proceeds all go to support MADD! DJ Rated R did a fantastic job with the music and pretty soon, there was a crazy mix of the macarena, people doing the dougie, and a limbo competition. So THIS is why there was a cleared floor area.
Amazing Unilocalers, venue, food, and music… what more can a girl ask for? Oh, don’t forget Alex urging me to «suck it hard»…so I turn around and he’s holding a balloon filled with helium, a pocketknife ready to puncture it. HAHAHA.

Slice of Broadway is on top of their game!
I arrived with my crew on time and there was already a wide variety of tasty treats out and ready to be devoured. It wasn’t just your basic pepperoni and cheese pizza either. They were serving up pizza with all kinds of different toppings, a variety of wings, chicken strips, mozzarella sticks, bread sticks, and a fully stocked salad bar filled with fresh crisp lettuce and all the fixins (loved it!). The food kept magically appearing all night (Joe K, did you make that happen?), and everything was super delish.
Another plus was the abundance of alcohol! Beer and wine flowed endlessly from the heavens above. No, really. Those chintzy taster sized sippy cups were nowhere to be found. They were serving up full size cups, filled to the brim, with beer and wine without judgment. Each time I went to get a refill I was prepared for the servers to give me the stink eye, however, lucky for me, they were always super nice and eager to pour. This resulted in a pretty wasted Leah B, so if I accidentally called you the wrong name (ah-​hem sorry, Mimi V), offended you with my sexy Beyonce style dance moves (ha, yeah right), talked your ear off about stupid shit, or cut in front of you in the beer line, I sincerely apologize.
So, yeah, the bottom line is that MADD About Broadway wasn’t hosted at the fanciest of venues, but the great food, generosity and friendly service easily make this one of my favorite events on the «get wasted and act completely inappropriate with your drunk ass friends» meter. It’s always nice to switch it up and get down and dirty from time to time.
Taxi!!!

Last night was Unilocaleriffic!!! I had a blast! Actually had a lot more fun at that party than some of the other fun ones we’ve had.
First, I LOVED the music. Nice job Alex L. for rocking the Braodway jams! All my fav hits, Like Fiddler on the Roof, and Guys and Dolls. Must ave gotten there to late for Three Penny Opera… (I am assuming that anyways.). ANd the little girl that sang, what a cutie! At first I was like «why would someone bring their kids to a Unilocal Elite event?». It made sense later.
The pizza was sooo good! Shame on me for not trying it sooner. I feel like a jerk for not having given it a chance. But they came up with some pretty tasty combinations, and I missed the cheeseburger one! :(Bummer. I am excited to go back for the lunch buffet for only $ 7. The lemon pepper wings were finger lickin good! AndI never do that, seriously, I just wash my hands.
At first it was like an 8^th grade dance, with groups of people here and there and a bunch of others sitting against the wall. But after the showtunes jams stopped, DJ Rated R spun some great beats, including this like, hip hop line dance of some sorts. The song had instructions. It was sooo much fun! Thanks to dancing buddies, you know who you are ;)
Thanks Kevin T for my free fro yo coupons!!! You rock and what a great sport you are! Thanks Slice of Broadway for the beer and wine and the venue! Can’t wait to come to you again! ALex and DIane, you guys are awesome. Thanks for the glasses!

What does the «Slice of Broadway» and our CM Alex L. have in common? They BOTH deliver!
It was all you can eat pizza, salad and appetizers throughout the evening. And what delicious food it was! I only wish I was able to try all of their different styles of pizzas! But my stomach could hold only so much!
The staff was very attentive, friendly and seemed to enjoy our presence.
As usual, Alex put on a great performance! This night he portrayed the «Phantom of the Opera». We got to hear show tunes early in the evening Including a talented young girl who sang a couple of Broadway songs, and then transitioned to some partying dance music by a DJ.
A number of raffles were held in an effort to raise money and awareness of MADD, which is a nonprofit organization that helps to support victims of drunk drivers and educate the public about the dangers of drinking and driving.
And even though beer and wine was offered at this event, everyone seemed to drink responsibly and still had a good time. Leave it to our close knit Unilocaling group to enjoy each others company! Another plus of this event was receiving Unilocal sun glasses! I couldn’t stop wearing them!
I’m happy to add this get together to my growing list of «good olé time» Unilocal events!

Ahhhh, I was finally a virgin again in my life. Last night I popped my Unilocal Elite event cherry.
Dressed as a cat from «Cats» (duh I’m a cat lady)… my friend and I arrived to very warm welcomes from all the Unilocalers and the staff.
Can I just say something about the staff here? They are crazy nice and totally went out of their way to make sure we were happy. Even at one point, seeing we were low on our beer and wines, and came to US to give us new ones!
It was quite hot in there, not sure if it was because of the amount of people or what, but it was for sure toasty!
I have had friends eat here, and even reviewed this place on Unilocal.They were all sooooo right. The pizza was fantastic!!! Even the usual boring pepperoni pizza was delicious! Everything in the salad bar was über fresh, and crispy and they had like a gazillion different toppings for your salad too.
I am a sucker for hot wings, and these were pretty damn tasty, and they had tons of finger lickin good sauce on them.
As a fundraiser for MADD I was quite amused that one of the Unilocal trinkets was a keychain bottle opener (don’t mind if I add that to my collection of other ones).
I loved all the little freebies they had for us. TOTALLY love the fingerless Unilocal LIFE gloves. I will be wearing these a ton!
I was amazed (Scared?), at just how many of the Broadway show tunes I actually knew (considering I think I’ve seen like 3 actual plays?)
After the show tunes, was some top 40 that ya’ll were definitely shakin your groove thangs too. It was fun to watch :)
I hate that I bought so many raffle tickets, and then was MIA when they actually did the raffle. Oops! FAIL.
All in all, a damn good time. Thanks Unilocalers!

It’s showtimeeeeeeeeeeeeee! While I was sweating like a suckling pig, a nice refreshing Lagunitas shut me up, cooled me down and opened my drunk floodgates.
Congrats to Alex L for scoring that child genius, little Annie in the making! Let’s milk her for all she’s worth at these Unilocal events. No seriously, she was ammmmazzzzzz.
I particularly enjoyed the pizza. Slice of Broadway, you rock! Not only did you give away tasty pieces of pizza pie, you almost drowned me with free IPA, wine and diet soda! Thanks Patricia, for filling my cup multiple times. Loving you.
And that Raffle Ticket thing was rigged. Big shout-​out to Kevin T, who WON EVERYTHING (Vegas in our future, YES!!!) and was so incredibly awesome to give away his Amithyst winnings to Jackie F and I. Loving you the most.
Sorry to all my Unilocalers who had to see my sweet dance moves. Once I put on those white Unilocal sunglasses, I turned into swing-​dancing, booty shakin’, ass slappin’, crazy person. I should possibly be committed. Jefferson L, you’re quite the dancer. Sorry I embarrassed you with my lack of skills. Whomp whomp.
I’m also sorry I didn’t make it to Pine Cove, double Whomp Whomp. Friggin’ Jefferson and his early mornings. I was way too toasted to drive. Thanks MADD for giving me the needed guilt and constructive reasoning skills to know NOT to drink and drive.
Great event — the heat + the child star + sweet dance moves + Dallas winning game 5 — missing Pine Cove + Unilocal Sunglasses = AWESOME TIMES! Thank you, thank you!

Coming in, this event confused me. Alex, you on glue, bro? MADD, pizza, and Broadway? They might not go together as poorly as orange juice and toothpaste, but I had to wonder about the prospects. I walked in to show tunes, bought raffle tickets, and further questions developed. What is this an 8^th grade dance? Everyone against the wall nervous boys on the left, girls on the right? When is BoyzIIMen coming on? What are those kids doing in the corner? This is somewhat a charity event for MADD, is it weird that I’m drinking a beer? Whatever. Imma eat pizza and chill.
Then lil Lauren changed the game with her sweet voice. That was a cool surprise. It was like someone belting out the national anthem and letting everyone know the game is on.
Then Rated R got things crackin’ even further with the jams. Insta-​dance party. Lotsa booty bumpin’. Huzzah! Wo00oo-​o0oo0o0ooo-​oo000oo **Barbara Streisand**
Slice of B’s staff was super cool keeping hot food coming, offering more beer, and generally making us feel welcome. I loved that veggie pizza with the zuccini and goat cheese. Wings on the buffet? Nice. I liked the lemon pepper wings. I’d order those. When are you guys starting pizza buffet DJ dance party nights? LOL Wo00oo-​o0oo0o0ooo-​oo000oo **Barbara Streisand**
This was a fun event. These are good times, Unilocalers. Wo00oo-​o0oo0o0ooo-​oo000oo **Barbara Streisand**

Another Thursday night… another great Unilocal event! Thanks to our wonderful and endlessly energetic CM Alex for pulling off two great events in a two week period!
The food was awesome! Thank you Slice of Broadway… I know I am going to be coming back here for the $ 7 lunch buffet!
There was great tunes and fabulous raffle prizes! Local businesses like Mr. Pickle’s on 20^th, The Bead Fetish, Amithyst Boutique Salon, Zanzibar Trading Company, Evanegline’s, Yummy Yogurt Café, and Pete’s Brewhouse (please forgive me if I forgot any) were kind enough to donate certificates for the raffle (all proceeds went to MADD.)
There was also some great show tunes=) Looking forward to the next event!!!

Had a great time at the MADD About Broadway Unilocal Event! Seriously — what could be better than free pizza, beer and wine and loads of fellow Unilocalers to share it with???
The venue was cool — and I don’t mean temperature-​wise, the music was show tunes, the vibe was pretty mellow. I liked this event a lot because it gave me the opportunity to talk to some other Eliters that I had not had the opportunity to at past events. The pizza was really good, as were the breaded zucchini sticks! The wine pours were stupidly generous. I really liked the fact that they had lots of veg-​friendly pizza offerings!
I would certainly seek out this establishment for pizza again!

I think I will have a «piece a» pizza. That was good, I think I will have another «piece a» pizza. I think I better have another «piece a» pizza just to make sure I was right about the first two «piece a» pizzas. I better wash that down with a couple of IPA’s.
Who is that cute little girl singing her heart out on a wonderful rendition of a song from Annie?
Who is that guy walking around that looks like the phantom of the opera? Oh, that is Alex our CM that has worked his ass off again to bring us another wonderful elite event.
Who is that guy sitting next to me with the cute little girl friend? It was a pleasure meeting you Newton.
Another super successful event. It was nice seeing everyone as usual.

Hot Musical Numbers! Hot Unilocalers! Hot Hot Pizza!!!
SITREP
This week finds the Unilocal Elite crew @ SLICE OF BROADWAY, a delicious pizza joint in the southern Downtown Hood of Sacramento. And inspired by the street of the same name as the one in New York, the theme was that of Broadway Musicals.
This was all a beautiful way to help sponsor an event as a fundraiser for MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving).
Music numbers ranging from Jesus Christ Superstar, Annie, Phantom of the Opera to Oklahoma and Cats inspired the night as we imbibed in wines, beer and delicious pizza, appetizers and salads.
THE SETUP
It was a standing room crowd for the most part, but with booth seats available all along the perimeter of the room. It was a great time to catch up with friends and fellow-​yelpers, and, in my case, makes wonderful contacts and friends with new Unilocalers.
THE SINGING
As a special treat, besides the soundtracks of a lot of lovely showtunes, we were treated to the beautiful vocal talents of a young 12-​year singing prodigy who sang «Somewhere Over the Rainbow» and «Tomorrow». She was A-​D-​O-​R-​A-​B-​L-​E !!! And awesomely vocally talented!
THE MENU
Free veggie, garlic, cheese and combo pizzas! Add in poppers, chicken wings, breaded-​zucchini sticks, Italian bread sticks, and salad fixens, how can you go wrong?
And then there was ample PBR and BUD on tap, with red wines such as Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Savignon. Mmmmmm. [And I must admit, from the beverage standpoint, this even was light years better than the last one in that we only got one free drink allocated at that event, whereas here, it was literally a bottomless cup!]
Overall, an IMMENSELY good time!
THE LOWDOWN
Even though low key, this was a perfect chill event to herald on the summer heat and fun that will continue to be coming our way!