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| - First off, it's most likely a bad idea trying to come here without a reservation. And if reserving, note that you typically have to do it a week in advance. The restaurant itself is quite spacious and in the summers there is a large patio. Decor is pleasant and quite trendy and hip, very similar to some other modern pizza places I've been to.
On to the food. The menu offers a small selection of salads, a fair number of appetizers/sides, then the pizzas, either white or red, and finally some dessert. I do find the number of pizza offerings slightly limited; I feel like they could benefit from having another 1 or 2 offerings under each category. There is also a prix fixe offering that comes with a salad, basic pizza (pay an extra $5 to upgrade to any other pizza), and dessert.
I had a chance to sample my friend's arugula salad, and that was quite good. As for the pizza itself, I can say that for the most part it feels pretty consistent compared to other Neopolitan-style pizzas I've had. The crust is about right, along with how it is topped. I suspect that some of the other reviewers who complain about the pizzas have no idea that the soft, floppy thin crust is exactly how the pizza was meant to be.
Having said that, my defense of this place ends there. I found the pizzas to be lacking in flavour compared to other similar pizzas I've had. It just felt like it was missing something, although I can't quite pinpoint it. It just wasn't as satisfying or delicious -- quite underwhelming. I was disappointed really.
Our server was very friendly but her job was marred by what seems to be a terrible kitchen crew. We were here on a weekday with a noon reservation. I understand that this is prime busy time but we arrived a touch earlier and I believe we managed to beat most of the rush by getting our orders in first. It still took 40 minutes for the pizzas to arrive. This is unacceptable for an establishment located in the financial district. There were some other tables that were waiting an hour for their pizza and it looked like it still hadn't arrived! One table sat down shortly after us and ordered some time later (they made the mistake of dragging their feet with ordering), and by the time I was leaving, their orders were delayed TWICE and they had only just started to get half of their pizzas for the table. A table next to us sat down for an hour and couldn't wait any longer. It was as they were getting up that they were finally given their pizzas in takeout boxes! I don't know what is going on here, maybe it was just an off day, but if not there are some serious problems.
Overall this place is mediocre. I was fortunate enough to get my pizza within a livable amount of time, but if I was one of those other customers who waited for over an hour, I'd be livid. But I'll give them the benefit of doubt and come back another time and try one of their white pizzas. We'll see how that turns out.
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