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I have been anxiously awaiting the opening of this spot, since I frequent the other spots on the same corner. I had some pretty high hopes that this might end up rivaling Postino's or Bomberos... or well... something other than a drive-thru.
I ordered the daily flatbread pizza. It was a Chicken Teriyaki with prosciutto, pineapple and red jalapenos. The ingredients didn't seem to be of the best quality. The chicken was a little gristly (sliced breast meat would have been nice), and the cheese was unspeakable. It was straight-from-a-bag mozzarella... which was congealed into a huge mass of grease. The pizza was so wet with sauce and grease and heavy from too many toppings, that I couldn't even identify the crust... it was disintegrating before my eyes. The prosciutto was all in one large clump, instead of being sprinkled throughout. So disappointing. My friend's caprese salad was mainly a plate of tomatoes with a garnish of cheese and a sprig of basil. I love a good caprese - and especially enjoy when there is a fairly equal amount of all ingredients. Helps balance out each bite, you know? No such luck with this one!
Our service was fine. Helpful enough in the beginning, but I think once she sensed we weren't thrilled with our food, she just tried to get away with a minimal amount of interaction. The waitress never asked me how my meal was... even though I was clearly picking at it, and only ate half of it. She offered to clear it away - not box it - so, she must have realized I didn't enjoy it.
I will definitely wait a while for a return visit. Since it is close and has a great layout/atmosphere, I am hoping that they work out these rather large kinks and become the kind of place that I would like to revisit.
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