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| - Pizza Brutta is really quite good.
We were initially pretty surprised at how few people were there on a friday night, but they seemed to be doing a brisk takeout business, so I decided to not ruin my meal by worrying about whether this tasty tasty pizza place was going to have to close its doors.
Atmospherically, Pizza Brutta fell a tiny bit short for me. I liked the layout and casual service style (open kitchen, order at the counter from an extremely friendly person), but I thought the dining area should have been classed up just a bit to match the style and quality of the food. The giant coke machine in the middle of the dining room was especially off-putting.
Food was good, though. The salad was simple, composed of high-quality ingredients, and well-dressed. Every leaf of arugula was fresh and the goat cheese was well-chosen. i could have lived without the "flat bread" served with it, but it didn't really HURT the dish. We had 2 pizzas (one bianca, one rosso), which were very good. My only criticisms are that they should have been more generous with the green olives (hint: if you're putting a topping on a pizza, there should be enough that every slice will include some), and that the crust could have been a bit more chewy and flavorful. That said, I've eaten at a lot of very serious pizza places in other cities and this crust was not a disappointment, especially given the limitation of using organic flour, it just wasn't the BEST I've ever had.
All in all, we had delicious 2 pizzas and an entree size salad, which was plenty of food for 2 people, plus 2 beers for just about $40 with no hassle on a friday night. We'll be coming back, probably a lot.
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