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| - I hear Abruzzo has been around since the beginning of time, yet I only got to try it for a late lunch last Friday afternoon. I went with a former Torontonian now living in LA who once vowed that Dante's was the best. I actually don't agree with that and it seems neither does the majority of Yelpers.
I expected an old-school pizzeria with no frills, and that's pretty much what Abruzzo's is. It's a low-key kinda place with excellent pizzeria/trattoria fare at semi-decent prices. It's not that the food is expensive but for an $11 lasagne, a small salad or some bread (I'm not talking about a bread basket--it's just not that kind of place) would have been nice.
We were there around 5-ish, which made for a very late lunch, but nevertheless, it was almost a full house in both dining areas. As I had a dinner to attend later that evening, I tried to resist pigging out and we ordered the baked panzerotto with mushrooms, sausage, and black olives (which were missing), along with a meat lasagne, washing it all down with our aranciata sodas. Both items were really good and filling. If the baked panzerotto was that tasty, I can only imagine what the deep fried one would have been like! The lasagne was of the typical, homemade variety--no complaints there.
I ordered a mushroom & pepperoni panerotto (again, baked) to go just because it was so tasty and noticed that the one consistency is that they are quite scantily clad. There is not a lot of filling in them so it's mostly bread (but damn good bread!). When I was ordering the take-out panzo, I mentioned that they forgot our black olives and they offered not to charge us for any toppings which was not necessary, but sweet. Thing is, they did charge us for them! I didn't see a reason to complain about it since I did order the stuff, so why not pay for it, right??
The only reason this place doesn't get the full five is that they're too skimpy with the panzo fillings. I don't know if it's the same with their pizzas, but judging from the photos and real-life pizzas that other diners were having that day, it didn't look like it. The place is kind of out of the way (for me), though it's not their fault and no, that is not a reason to deduct points. (I figured I'd just throw that in there while the momentum of whining was still going.)
If you're looking for Terroni, Libretto, or any of these Neapolitan pizzerias, this isn't it. But if you enjoy a homey, filling, and simply tasty meal, check out Abruzzo as I am sure you will like it. They also deliver (to where, I'm not sure), and this is obviously a popular service as they have quite a few delivery cars that were constantly coming and going the whole time!
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