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| - Pizza Brutta normally rates four or five stars in my book, depending on the day. For two or three years, their consistency was marvelous. But cracks developed in that consistency and the Brutta experience has become more variable. Last night I tried two new pizzas: the caponata, which was delicious, and the market pizza, which was very disappointing. The market featured olive oil, Parmesan, heirloom cherry tomatoes, basil and buffala mozzarella. The problem: four little tomatoes sliced in half for the whole pizza. Three slices had no tomato or basil so the taste was overwhelmingly of thin focaccia. Market pizzas from other local pizza establishments offering it are way better. No contest. Lesson learned. I will not be ordering market pizza at Brutta again.
Whoa! Last night I did what I thought I would not do and tried the market pizza a second time many weeks after the first mediocre experience. This one--mozzarella, olive oil, Neuske's smoked bacon, roasted brussel sprouts, and small red peppers--was 180 degrees from the previous market pizza disappointment. Deliciousness abounded in a pie filled with flavor and appeal! I hope this means consistency has returned and have changed the number of stars from three to five.
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