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| - After living 2 blocks away for over a year, i finally took the jump and decided to deal with the long wait to try this place out. Got there at 7:30 on a Tuesday night... 2.5 hour wait. (To be expected, but still pretty ridiculous.)
Went next door to Bar Bianco, ordered a bottle of wine and patiently waited outside. I think that the wait is part of the allure for people. Also, after waiting hungry for 3 hours, the food becomes tastier because you are starving.
Finally get a table at 10:15. Order the caprese salad and another bottle of wine. The ingredients are very fresh. The Mozz is excellent, the tomatoes are very very fresh and tasty and the basil was great as well.
The server didnt make any recommendations on wine or food. A bit odd. Given that the wait is 3 hours and that it's pricy for a pizza joint, you'd think that the service would be excellent. Not at all the case. This guy acts like everyone here is a regular. The reality is that with 3 hour waits for a table, i don't have time to be a regular at this place.
We ordered 2 pizzas to try.... Biancoverde and Wiseguy. They were pretty good, again with good ingredients. I wouldn't say it was the best pizza i've ever had, but very tasty. Asked for some Balsamic to go with the Mozz and Tomatoes... had to ask the server 2 times, finally we snagged a food runner, she got it for us. I shouldnt have to ask for something 3 times. I mean really, this place only has like 6 tables... pay attention to the guests.
I guess the moral here is that trying this place is all about the experience and saying that you've been there. While Bianco is good you can go to Parlor or Cibo and get very good (comparable) pizza without a 3 hour wait.
Is it good, yes.
Is it worth the wait, nope.
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