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The cons:
I went for lunch with my family, some of whom have gluten allergies, so I was happy to see that they offer gluten free pasta. Unfortunately though, no gluten free pizzas; it would be great if they added that in the future! Since I am all about the gluten though, I ordered a lunch combo of a small pizza and a salad. Our food took a while to come out, like 40 minutes long, but hey since it was their 1st day, I'll let that one go. When they brought out the salads, I was confused because the combo I ordered included a salad, but I didn't get one. Our server told me it would come out with my pizza. So I patiently sat and watched everyone else eat their salads.
Then our entrees arrived, including my 'salad' which consisted of roughly 4 pieces of lettuce drenched in dressing with 2 anchovie slices on top. And because it was on the same plate as my pizza that was just out of the oven, the salad was weirdly warm. So I skipped over that and headed to my pizza, which was a decent size for only being half of a combo. I chose the chicken pizza, which included a fried egg on top. I know that eggs on pizza are really trendy right now, but I've learned my lesson that I just plain don't like it. I cut my pizza and ended up with runny egg yolk all over my pizza, all over my plate, and all over my lukewarm salad... The pizza itself was decent, I appreciate the stone firing and the crust was good, but it was incredibly salty. Not sure if it was a salt/spice mix they put on the pizza or if someone accidentally dumped some salt on it in the kitchen, but something was not totally right.
The pros:
This restaurant is BEAUTIFUL. A majority of the fixtures are hand made by the glass blowing studio next door and everything is very natural, similar to Burntwood, lots of wood and concrete. The bar wraps around to the outdoor patio where there is additional seating, and I can say with certainty I know this will be the hot spot in Chagrin this coming summer. Also a great idea for a date night :)
It's a local business and I really appreciate how much time and money they have put into the area recently. With several Burntwood locations, and 2 more restaurants rumored to be popping up in Solon soon, they are expanding quickly. We met the owner on opening day and he was a very genuine guy who loves what he does. I'm excited to see what the next few years will bring for this company!
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