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| - I have to say that this is one of the best Tuscan style pizza that I've tasted. The crust is just the right thickness and crustiness with the perfect soft chewy texture to it. I had the Hutch which was topped with Spicy cacciatore salami, spicy calabrese salami, sauteed pepperonata, mozzarella, fiore di latte, tomato sauce while my companion had Pollo Pesto (Roasted free-range chicken, provolone, marinated tomatoes, pesto). I preferred the Pollo Pesto, the Hutch just needed something to complete the spiciness and saltiness from the various salamis. Service was not the best, our waitress showed us to our table and then left us for a good 10 minutes without even an offer of a drink and no menus. The restaurant had only 3 other tables occupied. The wait staff seemed to be preoccupied with each other and then she returned with a fairly wrinkled menu and apologized as they were short on menus. (They are photocopied 11x17 B&W menus... hardly a challenge to whip up in the office with any functional photocopier). We asked for ice with the water, she returned with a barely cold bottle and 2 glasses no ice). Ice seemed to be a scarce commodity as a 2nd request for some ice brought us barely half a glassful. I guess with the heatwave the laws of supply and demand truly kicked in and since we weren't paying for the ice it was doled out like gold. Other than that the food makes the place worth going to because once you get your pizza you really don't need the wait staff for anything. Given that it was Stampede old clips of Johnny Cash, (he looked like he was in his 30's) were projected on the wall as he sang tunes from days of old. Once the place started filling up the noise level was fairly loud and it was hard to carry on a conversation. Tables are placed fairly close together so if you want a sense of privacy, this is not the place. You get to hear all about the neighbouring table's occupants' latest shopping spree and fight with the hair stylist. Prices are reasonable, the pizza were 10" pizzas averaging $18/pizza, there is also a selection of appetizers but from the descriptions it didn't seem like they were too eager for you to order them (e.g. meat and cheese plate). Can't comment on the rest of the food, we just had pizza but I really liked the pizza.
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