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| - The pizza here is perfect. That's the best I can come up with here. Perfection. This is the difference in stopping at "Neapolitan Style" and actually being VPN certified. Pizza e Pazzi is certified and it shows in every detail. The sauce is essentially a spread of the best tomatoes you can imagine, like the real San Marzano tomatoes required for VPN certification. They are perfectly balanced between tangy and naturally sweet and burst with the flavor of vine ripening and sunshine. The cheese is exactly what you expect from fresh mozzarella. It's like melted, stretchy fresh cream. A previous reviewer complained that there wasn't much basil. No, but there was, however, just the right amount. A leaf per slice and it was able to give each one that little nudge of basil goodness without overpowering. Balance is everything in crafting pizza. As for the crust, the closest comparison I could think of is if you were to somehow be able to compose a pizza crust out of that soft, stretchy middle part of a baguette straight out of the oven and combine that with fresh naan. Yeah, it's that good. The scattering of charred blisters from the wood oven add a nice complexity to the flavor.
I was nearly tempted to order a second pizza, but instead got dessert and ordered some tiramisu. The presentation was fantastic as it was served in a brandy snifter and scattered with a few berries and dabs of something. I don't love fruit, so I didn't bother to see what it was. The tiramisu was as well done as the pizza. I could taste hints of fresh egg in the custardy part without it having an "eggy" taste if that makes any sense. The dusting of cocoa blended nicely with the rest of the dessert and created a nice balance and extra layer of flavor.
Some people focus a lot on service, so I will say that the waiter was perfectly friendly and prompt without being bothersome. If you expect a stand up routine or a foot rub while he/she ignores other tables, then stop writing reviews of your server and focus on the food.
Another reviewer complained about a server laughing at a request for gluten free pasta. Good. That's worth another five stars. Should have left their gluten-free, miserable self at home.
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