The reviews on this place concerning their popularity are correct especially for dinner at La Piazza al Forno so we opted for lunch and were seated immediately. This is a smaller restaurant with a very "homey feel". No frills but a really cool Italian/"Mom's kinda place" atmosphere and they have great service.
There were so many things we wanted to try, one of which was pizza cooked in their wood-fueled-brick-oven. We tried the La Pizza Bianco ~ it has a mildly chewy somewhat thin crust, blistered and charred in spots. It was a bit chewier than what I expected so we had to eat it with a fork, but still very tasty. It had fresh mozzarella, ricotta, lots of basil and garlic, and their garlic butter sauce. This pie was delicious and it could possibly be good at repelling vampires but not a good choice for a first date with someone you're going to kiss afterwards...
They have a wide variety of pastas and salads to choose from as well. On our second visit we tried their linguine with red clam sauce which was also very good. The clams were cooked well, tender not over done like at most places and their marinara sauce was on point! We also order just a slice of pizza and side salad. This was somewhat disappointing because the slice of pizza tasted somewhat old and of course reheated. It did not have the same "wow" tasting factor as did our pizza on our prior visit. We shared this with our server and she stated it was how they serve their slices and did not offer a new slice...
We ordered some New York Cheese Cake for desert and it was delish as well! Another person had a slice of pizza
This is a great place to go if you're looking for good Italian food and fantastic pizza! Our only concern was ordering just a slice that was old and reheating it is usually fine but not in this case, this slice was too old. Next visit ~ don't take a chance and just order just a slice, order a whole pizza instead! It's well worth it.