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| - I was pretty disappointed in certain aspects of Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza. First, this is a tiny, tiny place, I'm guessing seating for around 50, with perhaps another 14 seats at the bar. The pizza kitchen is out in the open with two coal fired ovens glowing orange. Since one Oven is for pizza only and the other for sandwiches, when there are a lot of pizzas being ordered, it can back up, quickly!
This was the case Sunday when the gang didn't want to go to our usual spot for playoff football (the Rock Bottom) and opted instead for Anthony's. I kept telling them is was too new still, and on a Sunday afternoon would be ridiculously packed, and I was right. A table was a 45 min wait and we opted to sit at the bar, waiting for couples to leave or have their table called. Finally we were all able to sit at the bar, some customers were nice enough to move to other sections of the bar so we could all sit together. There is only one screen behind the bar and we were off to the side. (right by the front door, which made for a very chilly atmosphere, later four seats opened in the middle of the bar where it was much warmer)
First disappointment: only two selections on draft?? Sam Adams and an Italian beer. I chose Sam Adams, no pint glasses here, pilsner glasses only. Extensive wine selection and bottled beer. It was only after I ordered a Sam Adams did I know they had Great Lakes IPA. The bartender never showed us a beer menu.
When you order a soft drink, they go to a giant Coke display case like you'd see at Walmart or GetGo. Really? They bring you a bottle of coke or whatever you ordered and a glass of ice. The place is decorated nicely with really nice wood and brick and you have a Coke refrigerator? Lots of sports memorabilia on the walls and of course a signed Dan Marino jersey. Odd seeing Dolphin's pictures and jerseys in a Pittsburgh establishment.
The guys decided on pizza, they ordered a large, half white pizza with ricotta, mozzerella, and Romano. The other half was the "Dan Marino" basically a white pizza with sauce and breaded, fried, eggplant. A sign on the wall reads "our pizzas are well done" meaning edges are burnt. For vegetarians they have a roasted cauliflower pizza with cheese, breaded cauliflower, garlic and olive oil. Because they were so crowded, our pizza took almost 35 minutes. The white pizza was ok, I added some parm cheese from the shaker and some hot pepper flakes to give it some flavor. The crust was nothing spectacular, its a thin crust with dark hues from the coal ovens. The guys all mentioned how quickly the pizza cooled as it sat on the bar. To be honest, this pizza wasn't that special, I've had better white pizza at Bado's in Mt Lebanon. This leads me to my second and biggest disappointment. If you bill yourself as a PIZZA restaurant, make sure your pizza is something special! This pie was nothing out of the ordinary. I would much rather have stayed home, with a half tray of Beto's pizza and watched the games in comfort and growlers of beer from The Rock Bottom or River Town.
For the sweet thooths, there is only one selection for dessert, and it's cheesecake.
This seems to be the new "in" place for the South Hills. It draws an older crowd and families It's noisy, lots of kids, small, crowded and really? ONLY TWO DRAFT BEER SELECTIONS? Really?
I was seriously disappointed, the only saving grace was seeing the Packers lose on that sacred hallowed ground.
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