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| - To my west sider friends, congratulations! You are now in the presence of greatness (and no, I'm not talking about me). You my friends are now among those privileged enough to call Pomo Pizzeria your own. This is my favorite pizza in the entire state of Arizona. And its not just me. If you look up the top ten restaurants in the Phoenix metro area on Yelp, you will find Pomo's Downtown Phoenix location consistently ranked in the top 10 day in and day out. With good reason. This is a pizzeria that puts a premium on quality ingredients, great service, and authentic old world Italian traditions. Their Downtown Phoenix location has never let me down and today I took in their latest gem in Glendale.
Located on 59th Ave just north of Utopia in the Citadelle shopping center, Pomo occupies what used to be Tutti Santi's Glendale location. Not that you'd recognize it as Pomo has completely transformed the space into an expansive pizzeria with an indoor/outdoor bar, and selling a variety of Italian grocery items. For those who have been to Pomo's flagship location in Scottsdale, this location will remind you a lot more of that location than the Downtown Phoenix location. Its much more of a suburban restaurant feel here than the quaint neighborhood joint in Downtown Phoenix. Not that either is bad, since both are cranking out the same delicious pies at both. Today I came here for lunch since I work in the west valley. The place can seat upwards of 100, but was no more than half full for lunch. A coworker who'd been with me to the Downtown Phoenix location decided to come along.
Just so you know, I used to live in the Glendale/Peoria area for 8 years before moving Downtown in 2013. I know the west valley is dominated by the big chain pizzerias like Barros, Papa Johns, Domino's Hungry Howies, and even Pizza Hut. Pomo's pizza is absolutely nothing like those spots. Here the pizza is thin Neapolitan style and a majority of their ingredients are imported direct from Italy. You pay a little more for your pies here as a result, but the difference in the taste is like night and day. Everything from the texture of the tomatoes, to the import cheeses, to the imported olive oils, all the way down to the crust itself is different. As in awesome. Today my coworker and I ordered a couple of our Pomo standbys, the Margherita (basically a cheese pizza) and the Diavola (almost like a pepperoni). The pies are 12 inches in diameter each and can be easily shared or (in our case) devoured by one hungry pizza lover. Everything about the pies tasted just as perfect here as their Downtown location. We also split a Tiramisu for dessert which will blow your mind. Its light and airy, but plenty rich and just the right temperature and the perfect portion size to split.
Our server was super friendly, enthusiastic, and attentive the whole time. In fact one thing that's noticeable about Pomo versus other restaurants is that they almost overstaff each of their restaurants, which means you can pretty much bank on immediate service no matter when you go or where you're sitting. The full bar area at this location is also pretty impressive and would make for a great happy hour spot since it opens up both inside and on the outside patio. So bottom line, get here to Pomo west siders. You won't find a more authentic pizzeria (with the Italian pizzeria certifications to back it up) in the northwest valley. Better than any chain pizzeria, better than La Piazza al Forno, and yes better than Pizzeria Bianco (both in my opinion and in the opinions of hundreds of other loyal Yelpers). This location might be a little hard to find, but its worth the effort. Just look for huge outdoor patio across from Zipps at Citadelle. And prepare yourself, because chances are you never knew pizza could ever taste this good.
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