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| - We walked into this restaurant thinking to get a take-out order of pizza on a Friday evening. And boy, were we ever surprised! We have lived in the area for more than 5 years and drive by this pizzeria every other day, never thinking that its an honest to goodness sit-down type of place. Nevertheless, take-out night turned into an impromptu date night, as we wanted to check out the ambiance and the food, given that it was just down the street from the house.
Although there was a bit of a line-up, we were greeted promptly by the host, and as there were only 2 of us, were seated within a couple of minutes (although the place looked packed on a Friday evening). The server was a bit busy, but we were noticed just in time. Hubby ordered a beer (bottles only, no draft) and I ordered a glass of red. We didn't bother with apps (although I would have liked to try the calamari or mussels next time) and went straight to our pizzas. I had the Popeye's and hubs had the Original (or deluxe, can't remember what it's called). Pizza was quite good. Not as good as my fave in the city- Terroni, but very acceptable. And definitely top notch, not just relative to the area (in which case it's #1), but to other pizza places around the city as well.
Atmosphere was busy that evening. Tables were a bit close to each other, but IMHO, just close enough to give a diner the feeling of being in a popular restaurant, but not so close that its claustorphobic. The noise level was just acceptable. Just noisy enough to keep your own conversations private, but not so much that you cannot hear your companion.
The host/owner/manager checked up on us midway through the meal. Which is always a plus. The only "negatives" I would say would be the lack of bread service, the olive oil was nothing special (just the same brand you get from the normal store), and I was surprised to not have been offered freshly ground pepper and parmesean when my pizza came. Perhaps I have just come to expect those at most Italian places...Nothing to lose sleep over. But those would have brought this restaurant up a notch in my books.
Bottom line: We would definitely go back. This is the type of place we like where we feel like we can still bring our kids and at the same time also feel like we're treating ourselves. The parents who read this review knows exactly what I'm talking about, otherwise, they wouldn't bother checking out Yelp :)
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