In summary: It's good...but suffering from the Highland Hypes.
So I've heard people rave about this place been wanting to try it for awhile. After testing some golf clubs at Golf Galaxy Crostatas seemed like the perfect place to wrap up our big suburban adventure.....
What better way to wind down the evening than starting with a mommy's little helper? The wine list was passable. So I passed and went straight for the good stuff. Crostatas has two types of whiskey: Dewars & Crown. I don't Do-wars, so I ordered a Crown & Coke. The pleasant waitress brought me the following items. Separately:
1) A 8 oz glass filled with ice;
2) A black pint glass sized straw;
3) A 10 oz bottle of Coke;
4) A 1 oz shot glass filled with Crown.
So I poured #4 into #1 splashed in some #3 and stirred with #2. The upside of this was that if you wanted another you only needed to reorder #4.
This do-it-yourself mixology was like the fondue of drinking. Like the Melting Pot it was kinda fun. In a weird, I'm making my own drink at the table of a suburban pizza joint way. (Please note, the very nice waitstaff repeatedly noted that they were not bartenders; So this is coming from the loving place.).
The pizza? (Full disclosure, I'm a Geraci's kinda gal) Crostata's pizza was pretty good. Mind-blowingly-life-altering-amazing pizza? No.
Our table ordered the Salsiccia (basically sausage) and a Margherita (basically cheese). I tried both and the crust was far and away the standout of both pizzas. Wood fired pizza ovens do magical things. This is a proven fact. I read it on Wikipedia. The sauce was not too bold, but was flavorful and was a nice pairing with the rustic style crust. The toppings were clearly quality, but, for my money, the sausage at Geraci's is better.
So after trying Crostata's I understand why people are raving. I'm just not one of them. And that's OK. I also think The Beatles are overrated.