A night with Galactic Pizza's Justice League delivery squad

I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to deliver to the regular Galactic customer who orders after dark, then runs out into the yard dressed as a supervillain and snatches the pizza out of the superhero's hands. New employees aren't warned, and Awesome says the first time it happened to him, he stood there, dumbfounded, until the supervillain's friend came out and paid him. But I was glad not to have been with Awesome when he recently delivered to the home of two semi-intoxicated middle-aged women. One wrote out a check while her friend, holding a glass of wine in one hand, used the other to grab Awesome's crotch. The easygoing superhero took it in stride. He busted out laughing and said, "Thanks."

Near the end of the evening, Awesome mentions that he was mugged once while making a delivery, though he doesn't seem too bothered by the incident. He helped police catch two of the criminals, but the third got away with a peanut-sauce-topped Thailander with carrots and bean sprouts and a Paul Bunyan with vegan cheese. "I wish I could have seen that guy's face when he opened those boxes," Awesome says. Or at least I think that's what he said. I'm going to blame any misquotes in this article on my helmet.

Rachel Hutton

Using pizza for good, instead of evil: Captain Awesome

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Galactic Pizza

2917 Lyndale Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55408

Category: Restaurant > Health

Region: Uptown/ Eat Street

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GALACTIC PIZZA
2917 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis
612.824.9100, Web site
appetizers $4-$7; entrées $8-$20

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Awesome lets me take the lead on the night's final delivery, so I ring the doorbell with anticipation, hoping that I won't be attacked by a dog or a supervillain, or solicited for marijuana. Fortunately, the woman who answers the door is perfectly polite. After I hand over the pizza and collect the cash, she thanks me and tells us that we look great. I don't know if I'd say it was "awesome," but it was a lot more fun than a cubicle job.