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| - I have been to La Bocca a few times now, but my most recent visit down to this Mill Ave pizzeria warranted a good review.
Buying "groupons" is something that Georgeann G's do best. At the early stages of her groupon binge she scored a deal at LBUP+WB. We finally were able to put it to good use, choosing "The Mouth" as the location of our Saturday night.
We were greeted by a couple lovelies, and escorted to a little table in the back by the bar. The surroundings are warm and upbeat, with things that us gangsters refer to as "wood-grain interior" and "killer beats". I happened to notice that they have a movie projector, which in my case was running the ultra hip "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" with John Barrymore.
Our server promptly arrived to take drink orders and greet us. Dulea, I believe, was very helpful and had great suggestions (I tried to remember her name so she could get credit). We decided not to drink so we could enjoy as many dishes and flavors as possible for a good price. However, I am one who can chug some Arnold Palmer and our server kept them coming (servers tell me not to apologize, but around the fifth I think they regret it).
We started with the brushetta "plank" which offers four of many different combination of unique ingredients. Results were amazing, but my favorites were the salmon-caper and the tomato-pesto (the latter a suggestion). Our main course was a combination of two, splitting a pizza and sandwich. Now the pizza could be better, but I like greasy ass Domino's the best so I won't jump into that can of tomato paste. All the ingredients tasted very fresh, the outer crust was just WAY too big. The sandwich was great, especially with the suggestion of their house bread instead of the usual bread. Ending with a flight of artisan ice cream may have been the proverbial seal on the deal. I highly recommend trying these out. The mint chocolate chip unbelievably tastes exactly like chewing an actual mint leaf, instead of the usual neon green store bought treat.
It's easy to see why this urban pizzeria plus wine bar has survived the dwindling economy on Mill Ave. I'm sure La Bocca will greatly help rebuild a strong market, setting a high bar for service and quality.
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