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| - I have been coming to this place for years and can only rave about how delicious the food is.
Its not uncommon to find the owner sitting at your table for a bit, regaling you with stories of Italy, or boasting about how many of the meats he uses are shipped fresh from Italy. Or how the mozzarella and pasta are made daily by hand.
And oh man, you can tell. The place may not look like much from the outside, but the cozy and comfortable inside makes you almost feel transported to Italy itself. When you're seated, you're enticed with the daily specials; each one sounding more delicious than the last. The pork chop in gorgonzola sauce is by far the best, and its so large you'll have plenty for later!
Their pizza is thin and greasy, with fresh mozzarella and delicious house made sauce full of tomatoes thats clearly been simmered with some type of meat. I'm usually not a fan of any marinara sauce, but this one I could drink. I would buy it by the jar if they sold it lol.
My usual go to is their calzones though, which are gigantic and topped with more delicious cheese, pepperonies (I always get their pepperoni calzone) and a tiny amount of spinach. They're not overtly stuffed which I think is a shame but they're filled with large and small pepperonies and plenty of cheese. They give you the same sauce thats on their pizza, which as I've stated is basically addictive so none goes to waste...though its definitely gone to MY waist...
My one complaint is that when I found this place everything was very moderately priced, even their house specials were less than 15$ a plate. Now they're over 30$ and even the calzones which were less than 10$ are now closer to 13$. I used to order take out so often that they recognized our names and memorized our order but since the price increase we rarely order from here anymore. I would still definitely suggest this place to anyone looking for authentic and delicious Italian food in an intimate yet casual environment.
Plus the calzones are by far the best in town (since 4 brothers closed years ago) and especially the best downtown.
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