The new ownership has done what most people who visited when it was the Battery Park Wine Bar hoped would happen - they moved the bar (by the lakeside windows!), they expanded the kitchen to provide food up to the standards of the drinks (!) AND -- they installed high quality pizza ovens!!
There are hits and misses on the menu and with the service. Some outstanding, some mediocre - but when they hit it, they hit it out of the park.
I attribute the mediocre stuff to growing pains and expect the servers who don't bring plates/utensils/water and kind of bland wagon wheel mac & cheese will disappear - leaving just the fresh salads, perfect pizzas and tasty bites that are getting better with every visit.
The meat lover's pizza is a total winner. Their crust has great flavor and just the right amount of crunchy cornmeal on the bottom ... this Jersey girl has to have pizza I can fold - and Cha gets it right.
The dining room seems a little hectic right now -- there's a lot of wait staff dodging edges of tables -- so the traffic flow may need some refining. But there are definitely some great servers here and the owner is committed to being our go-to place in the neighborhood. Which makes for a really upbeat atmosphere and warm welcome. Pair that with some good wine and a great pizza - and Cha is quickly becoming a favorite.
Plus - they offer delivery - and can deliver wine with your pie!!