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| - I like Pomo because it's casual, close to my home, the food is really good, and it's a lively atmosphere. It's a neighborhood restaurant.
I feel comfy sitting at the bar by myself (not a pick up joint), or in the dining room. I recently brought my friend Nancy here for her birthday because she loves the minestrone soup and the eggplant parm. That is her standard order for Pomo. I don't know why I've never tried either because they both look really good - the minestrone is full of chunky veggies. It looks very savory.
I always order the Strozzapreti (not sure if I spelled that correctly.) This dish is alll about comfort food. I really don't like eating pig, but this dish is made with ground sausage. But it doesn't taste like sausage! It tastes more like ground beef because I don't taste heavy seasoning and spices that would otherwise be expected from sausage. The noodles are a bit chewy - very al dente, which I LOVE. And the sauce is a nice red gravy. They garnish with a tiny sprig of rosemary, which really takes the flavor over-the-top. As I say, it's comfort food - I even order it in the summer, when you'd anticipate it being too heavy and hot.
This last visit, I ordered a craft cocktail - the Italian Mojo. I love mules and mojitos, and this was a cross between the two. It had a very minty flavor to it, yet refreshing. The portion was nice too - I really liked the flavor. I'm glad it's offered year-round, because I also saw the seasonal cocktail list, which also looked excellent.
I give their Service a "c" rating not because the personalities of the waitstaff are negative or off-putting, but because they seem short-staffed. The wait to get water is long. The wait to place a drink order is long. The wait to place your food selection is long. And then there's the long wait until you receive your dish. I assume the wait for the food is long because each dish is created anew, but still - it's always a long wait to get a drink, pay or otherwise be attended to. Again, the personalities are great - they just need more waitstaff.
The volume is loud in this restaurant because it's open and airy, without drapes or carpet or any other sound buffering fabric. This is not a place to go to the bar and sit with a book as you eat. This is a place where you go to the bar, sit and watch the tv while you eat.
I've only ordered the pizza once here. Upon placing my order, I was asked if I wanted my pizza "wet". I had no idea what that meant, and honestly, calling a pizza wet is unsavory. Basically it means it's a little undercooked so the cheese and dough aren't burnt - no black on the crust. I honestly like hand-tossed pizza elsewhere (see my other reviews), but I wouldn't say Pomo's Pizza tasted bad at all.
There have only been a couple times when it's so busy at Pomo that there was a wait, so now, even on slow nights, I make reservations.
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