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| - Saturday night around 8:30 we decided to check this place out. The weather was horrible and it was an impromptu decision. We had been here once before, but only for music, wine, and dessert - not an actual dinner. It was packed and hard to grab a seat last time, so we were slightly nervous that we wouldn't be eating for another hour.
Luckily, the wait was only about ten minutes tops. We were able to grab seats on the back patio which is enclosed - this was perfect since it was so rainy.
We ordered the heirloom salad, which was one of the specials for the evening. It's a caprese salad, essentially - and we were shocked that it was $14. (No price listed, and yes, our fault that we didn't ask.) However, the portion seemed worth no more than $9 at most, in my opinion.
The large 18 inch pizza is definitely worth every bit of $20 in terms of size and toppings. And I'd say to always get the large ... because... leftovers, mkay?
We got the Melanzane which has eggplants, sundried tomatoes, feta cheese, garlic cloves, basil, and mushrooms.
In terms of PIZZA... there are a lot of great pizzas in the Cleveland area - I'm hard pressed to find a pizza I like better than Vero, and I felt the same way here. I love thin crust, and this had it - but it had no flavor and it took maximum effort to tear, chew, and cut. There wasn't a defined sauce - the flavors were perceived solely through the toppings, and to me, that was disappointing. Great pizza sauces are worth savoring and if this was one of them, it certainly didn't stick out to me.
I think that's that. I'd give it a 3 1/2, because I'd totally come back for the atmosphere and the close proximity. I just know for me, there's better pizza out there.
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