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| - I went to Pizza Rock on a Saturday night, mainly wanting to try it after hearing about the award winning pizza. Before going, I personally thought "Rock" as a theme for a pizza restaurant marketing world cup pizzas was strange. I suppose one gets used to the typical pizza place filled with brick veneer and recreated vintage signs. Pizza Rock is certainly a representation of the owners personal taste. It is poorly laid out, however. You enter into a relatively dark entrance, that is juxtaposed to an overly bright take-out bar to your right. The host's stand behind wood topped tool chests with iPads hanging from them. You would not know the they were employees if they weren't behind the chests. Guest waited against the walls on chairs. It was loud, like a sports bar, with the roar of the Patriots Colts game.
We were told it would be a 20 minute wait, they took my phone number so they could text me when our table was ready. I thought this was a cool feature, even more cool, our wait may have only been about 5 minutes.
They sat me and my girlfriend at a table for two, it was in a very unappealing space. It kind of felt floating in space, right by the busy restroom hallway, kitchen door, and main path of travel for customers to their tables. Back to how it is poorly laid out, the restaurant is overly long and narrow. I did not walk the entire thing, but the seating felt unorganized with out clear paths of movement that are not distracting to guests. Many times during the meal did new parties moving to their tables walk on all sides of our small for-two table, making us feel consciously swarmed for a brief moment.
Enough about the place, now to the meal and service. We sat down and immediately started reading the menu, their are many many options of unique pizzas complete with the temperature they cook it ATM the prices seemed fair. Our Caesar salad may have been a little overpriced though at $10 - but it was plenty to share.
We were not immediately greeted by a server to take a drink order, probably about 5 minutes passed before we got concerned and happened to make eye contact with someone we thought might work there. Again, not dressed in any uniform or some sort, we simply notice he was talking briefly to our hostess. He asked us if we had been seen and then quickly got our drink order and server.
The server was nice and adequate, he did wear a uniform, but the service was nothing exceptional, about the standard you expect in such an establishment. I will say the food did come quick after ordering it however, and the 10% locals discount is appreciated.
We ordered a Caesar salad to share and the fried green beans appetizer. The Caesar was good, but the dressing was a bit cashier than I prefer. The fried green beans were disappointing because they were not actually fried. I was looking forward to something crunchy, maybe a bit salty but they are actually sautéed I believe. They were still good, just not what we were lead to believe.
OK, the pizza. We ordered the "Cal Italia" (I believe it was called) it was one of the award winning pizzas. It came fast and was delicious. The crust was airy and flaky and the fig sauce drizzled on top gave a perfect sweetness to each bite. The pizza was the perfect size to share for two after an appetizer, at about 6 medium sized slices. However, once again slightly mislead. This was a sauceless pizza, although I am pretty sure the menu said "Vine ripe tomatoes sauce".. maybe this one was a exception for the category it was under and I overlooked this detail.
I give this place 3 out of 5 stars for the whole package. The facility lacking basic design logic to make the experience comfortable and inviting. This isn't a critique on the decor and theme, but the basic layout. The service was pretty standard, I think I expect a bit more from these boutique restaurants, maybe it was an off night. I'd rate the food 4 out of 5, and would like to try more items on their menu, but I'll be in no hurry to go back.
I say try it when taking a night out Downtown or if visiting Vegas. Its a casual place to bring a group of friends or family, watch the game, and get some pizza.
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