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| - Ok so I have been here 3 times now in the past 5 weeks. Just moved to the neighborhood recently and I want to LOVE this place so BAD, because we can easily walk there in a little under 10 minutes. Sadly though, its iffy at best. I almost gave 3 stars, based on the ONE good dish I had, but cannot in good conscience and here is why. This is a PIZZA place according to the name. BUT....first time we did order the pizza. They are thin crust pizzas, and yet the crust was soggy and soft on the bottom, very clear that they put everything on the pizza BEFORE putting it in the oven. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BAKE JUST THE CRUST ONLY on its own for a few minutes so it crispens, that way you can add sauce, a GOOD amount, then toppings, and cook it all together longer, and it will turn out fine. That was the other problem too....hardly any sauce or toppings. Worst pizza I ever had, nothing to it, and little flavor. Disappointed. BUT, on visit 2, we ordered pasta and a sandwich. BOTH were really good, my hubby's sandwich a solid 8, to 8.5, meatball sub with tasty peppers added. I got linguine with red clam sauce. I also rate this an 8 for flavor, and a good portion. Not the best I've ever had, but very good and surprising after the pizza experience. And also on that visit, another guest ordered a pizza that was made by someone different than who had made ours, and THEIR pizza looked AWESOME compared to what we got. Appeared to be MUCH more toppings and possibly crispier but that is hard to tell just by looking. So we thought, hmmm, maybe he is the one who has gotten most of the good reviews about the pizza. On visit 3, hubby ordered the sandwich again since it was so good. I ordered a SPECIAL, I find MUCH more often than not, specials are usually tasty at places, but this one was meh. Was supposed to be Cajun shrimp pasta, I guess because it had a little bit of what I am almost certain was paprika, sprinkled on top, it makes it Cajun? Lol, other than that just a bland, non spicy cream sauce (vodka sauce). It tasted, fine, a few of the noodles were still too crunchy. I rate it a 6. Cant say I hated it, just expected more flavor, and I kind of thought it would have more to it, a few more ingredients, than JUST the sauce, shrimp, noodles, and paprika. Also, I ordered wine with this last meal, and my waiter forgot to get it for me, but here is the other thing. This time, like the other 2 times, we were one of the only couples here! So if you aren't busy at all, and you even personally hand me the wine list yourself and I order, along with just 2 other entrees, Im not sure how that slips your mind lol. Anyhoo.....and none of the times we were there did we receive AMAZING service or anything, just basic. Nothing to complain about, but nothing to tip high about either. So lesson learned. Its only ok. BUT, I might come back for that sandwich for lunch occasionally. But not planning to dine here as a couple for dinner again, unless we see a turn around in the reviews. So far, I suspect either all the good reviews were for the staff we saw there on our second visit, which was a SAT, and that particular pizza chef, OR, they are friends of the owner. I responsibly visit a place more than once before reviewing for a reason, I am fair.
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