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| - Tried Bella Gusto tonight for the first time. The food was excellent, as was the nifty Neapolitan brick pizza oven. We had succulent calamari as an appetizer which was done perfectly, but should have come out with a small side of marinara. So, we had to stop our waitress to bring us some of this zesty red sauce. (There was a small amount under the calamari, and it gave it a beautiful look, but not enough sauce for three people to share.) Our waitress was fast and efficient, but there was no sweetener, sugar, salt, or pepper on any of the tables, so she was forced to keep running around for various items.
My daughter had the Sicilian meaty pizza while I had the Prosciutto Arugula* pizza. Both were delicious and there was no skimping on the shaved Parmesan or arugula. Hubby had pasta and meatballs and some of our pizzas. He was unimpressed with his pasta, but this is a PIZZA restaurant, after all. Dessert was wonderful--daughter and I split the Affagoto, a perfect blend of Espresso shot, chocolate / coffee brownie with coffee gelato. Multo Benne!!!
I would like to give this great addition to the East Valley food scene a 5/5, if not for the missing condiments on the table, overly loud music--not even Italian-- and the 2 huge big screen sports TVs, and the unruly, loud table with the 2 boys (not toddlers)
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