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I really wanted to absolutely love this place. I recently moved to the Lakeshore area and when I heard there was a real deal pizza place down the road, I was more than ecstatic. It's a beautiful bright space that fits well with the Lakeshore vibe. Cool tables and chairs, as well as friendly staff that kept my friend and I comfortable until we were seated. The menu is straight forward and not incredibly lengthy, which is always a plus. The beer selection is local which is fantastic and it's a welcome change from the typical big name brands. We started off with the polenta appetizer which was fantastic and the portion was more than enough. We then had the polpette (meatballs), which were honestly borderline awful. Five little ping pong sized meatballs literally drowned in a bowl of tomato sauce (watery tomato sauce at that). I can honestly say they were some of the worst meatballs I have ever had. They were so hard and so tough that it was almost like they cooked they to oblivion, or they forgot some sort of soaked bread or breadcrumbs when they made them. The amount of tomato sauce in this bowl was enough for a soup. The bread that came with it was fantastic, but it wasn't the fluffy loaf style bread that would be fantastic for dipping. The waitress noted that they may have been gluten free.... Really? Meatballs are quite possibly one of the easiest things to make and I couldn't believe how bad these were.
The pizzas were quite good. I had the wild boar and rapini pizza. The dough is fantastic and it probably is one of the best doughs I've ever had. However, I really did feel like the combination of wild boar and rapini lacked something extra. Since there was no sauce, etc. , it really needed either some goat cheese to bring it together, or something sharp such as Pecorino (or even some spice). Either way, the dough was great, the combination not so much. The other pizza that my friend had was quite good and had tomatoes and I believe olives.
Overall, It was good. The meatballs need to be fixed and I will return to test them out in a few weeks to see if they've improved.
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