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| - First off, the hostesses need to appreciate the fact that the waiting ritual here is a bit unique to first timers even when you know about the wait. Our scenario:
Hostess: It'll be about 2 hours.
Us: Ok, no problem.
(Walk around downtown, go to Fate for appetizers, come back 2 hours later)
Us: What's the ETA?
Hostess: You left?! (Weird shuffling and glancing at reservation list, no feedback)
Us: ...Uh yeah (thinking that it was 2 hours to kill).
Hostess: Keep waiting.
Despite 3 hours, this turned out to be a good spot for entertaining my out-of-town friend (especially since she loves pizza and is highly susceptible to hype). If it's not a hot night and you have a few downtown bars in your repertoire, you can make a good time of walking, talking, and relaxing during your wait.
Personally, the pizza was too thin for my style (On one piece, it felt like my ingredients were touching me through the crust). However, my friend raved about how it was the best she'd ever had. Since I was entertaining her, I was really happy with the place. There are a lot of little quirks about Pizzeria Bianco, but there's something about the whole package that works into a really memorable experience and I think this is what the high profile reviews tap into.
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