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| - This past Friday night found me wanting a way to unwind after a crappy day. A friend suggested pizza, but neither of us were in the mood for the usual. He searched Yelp and came up with The Parlor and its great reviews. we decided to give it a shot.
We showed up around 6:30 to a packed parking lot. There was a long wait for a table inside, but we opted to eat on the patio and were immediately seated (after, of course, a Scottsdale mom and and old dude each cut in front of us). Our waitress was Lisa. She brought us water and made drink recommendations. The drink special of the night was some sort of watermelon/vodka/lime juice concoction, which she highly recommended. I took her up on that while my friend ordered a Blue Moon Hefe (on tap). My drink was AWESOME! I expected some sort of syrupy-sweet watermelon-flavored drink, but what I got was real, pureed watermelon! Really good, really refreshing... and really refreshing at $9! It was worth it.
After mulling over the menu, we decided to split the spicy BBQ chicken pizza, sans green onions. We waited a short while before our pizza was brought out. To my dismay, I noticed green onions all over the pizza. We flagged down our waitress and asked for a new one. True to her word, just five minutes later we had a fresh pie. This pizza was, perhaps, one of the BEST I've ever had. The crust wasn't too thin or too thick, the BBQ sauce was wonderfully flavorful and just enough, and the serrano chiles were really hot. The 12" was a perfect size for the two of us to split. We weren't overstuffed but weren't left hungry, either.
For dessert, we ordered a seasonal fruit crostata, which that day was nectarine. It was served with a small scoop of vanilla gelato. this was a fantastic end to a perfect meal. The fruit was sweet and tart, the crust was flaky and sweet, and the gelato tied it all together.
Altogether, our bill came out to $49 and change, which I felt was a great value for a meal that included three drinks apiece, pizza, and dessert. Oh, and the pizza? We're both still talking about and craving it. I'm looking forward to my next visit!
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