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| - I stopped into Ephesus tonight with CM and two good friends before attending the PSO's concert at the Three Rivers Arts Festival. We were planning to get take out and have a picnic at the concert, but alas, rainy weather struck (surprise, surprise!), so we ended up having dinner here before heading over to Heinz Hall, where the concert had been relocated due to the weather.
CM and I ordered a medium Moroccan spiced chicken and plum pizza to share ($14.99), and our friends each ordered pide, with one ordering the Ephesus, and the other ordering the soujcuk ($9.49 each). Both CM and I enjoyed the complex medley of flavors and textures comprising the chicken/plum pizza, which was complemented by a cup of seemingly homemade ranch sauce served with the pizza. The plums were dried, and weren't overwhelmingly sweet or fleshy, and lent the perfect hint of sweetness to the savoriness of the chicken and the spicy kick of the sauce. The sliced nuts (almonds, I believe) were also a nice touch, and the size was more than enough for the two of us. My only major criticism was that the myriad of toppings made the pizza a bit unwieldy to eat, and often fell off as we ate it.
The pide were rather long and thin in profile, and were each topped by a pepper. I didn't try the Ephesus version, which is topped with ground beef, due to my aversion for that meat. I did try a slice of the sojcuk pide, however, which is topped with cheese and Turkish pepperoni. While the pepperoni were different in flavor than traditional pepperoni, the overall effect was reminiscent of eating traditional pizza that just happens to be long and thin. I didn't try the greens that came with the pide, but they seemed similar to those used to top the chicken/plum pizza, and our friends weren't fans of the sauce, which they found rather oily and flavorless. However, I did try the tzatziki sauce served with their pide, which was thick and had a great cucumber-yogurt zip.
One important thing to note is that Ephesus seems to have relocated since several of the previous reviews were written--they are now located at street level on 4th Ave., and the space is actually rather nicely decorated for a pizza parlor. Having said that, judging from the amount of phone calls and runs of the delivery guy, the majority of their business still seems to consist of delivery. Overall, we were pleased with our experience, and would return to try some of their other offerings.
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