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| - My bf and I went to Federal Pizza last night for dinner. I'd wanted to try the place since it opened, but I'm not often in the area around dinnertime. We'd been nearby and decided to hit up Federal and give it a try! I'm so glad we did.
Being a Friday night, I expected the wait would be a while, and the hostess quoted us a wait time of about 45 minutes. We went and sat outside, but the wait probably was no more than 25 which was nice. The ambiance inside is quite loud, so be prepared for the loud (but good!) music and the chatter of all the happy diners. I'd tried their grapefruit-ginger wine cooler at this year's Devoured, so I ordered that to drink, and it was as tasty as I remembered. I'd heard great things about the burrata appetizer, so we ordered that as well. At first, I was a tad bit underwhemled with the burrata, but the more I ate, the more it grew on me. The bread was crispy and slightly charred, with a good smokey flavor, and the burrata was super cold and complemented the bread nicely. It was a little salty for my taste, but with some of the fresh basil added to the cheese and bread, it was mighty delicious. I'd order this again in a heartbeat.
Where pizza is concerned, I was deciding between the brussels sprout pizza, the Gemini (with potatoes and goat cheese, I believe) or the Sweet Potato (sweet potatoes, ricotta ,sage). Let me tell you, I ordered the Sweet Potato and that ricotta cheese was the best I'd ever had in my life. I don't know what brand they use, or if it's made in-house, but damn was it good! The bottom crust was a little thin, but my pizza managed to keep it's integrity and didn't get soggy. The crust as a whole had great chew, was light as air, and had a great char from the wood-fired oven,
My bf went the simple route and ordered a pizza with pepperoni and sausage. The sausage was the best part because it came from Schreiner's, and come on, nothing from Schreiner's is bad. Great flavor! I added a piece of sausage to my sweet potato pizza and the flavors worked really well together.
No room for dessert this time around, but next time I'm definitely ordering the bombolini! My only gripe is that the prices seemed a bit steep for what you get, but I guess it's all their high-quality ingredients.
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