I admit we went for the hype. Guy Fieri of Food Networks Diners Drive In's and Dives visited the restaurant and the hubby and I were intrigued. We live on the West Side and when hype comes this way we jump. We went on a Saturday - had no problem parking. Walked a little way to the restaurant was seated immediately. We got a seat right next to the kitchen and got to see everything.
The joint itself is tiny. The wood oven only allows one pizza @ a time and the oven as well. The guys and gals behind the counter have this organized choreographed chaos going on. It was busy the night we went they didn't stop for a second. Hustle and bustle. We ordered a capese salad (my fave), the baked spaghetti pie and two different pies. It sounds like a lot but it soooo wasn't. The caprese salad is missing for me a little balsamic vinegar to tie everything together. It was good but not something I have to have when we go back. The spaghetti pie was delish. What makes this thing delish? The star of the whole thing is the bits of mozz cheese. They were hidden. It's like getting the baby out of the king cake. You find a bit of mozz and it was ooey and gooey. BINGO! The pies are ok. We got the white pizza and the Italian Stallion. The stallion is our prized pony here. It was delicious.
We also got dessert. We ordered a piece of cheesecake and a cannoli. The cheesecake was very different. It tasted like a souffle almost. It was that delicate. The cannoli was standard.
Before we left I went to the ladies room and outside of the facilities is a poster board with a bunch of pictures from when the tee vee show visited and the fun that they had. My hubby was standing @ the door with our leftovers and my purse when I exited and told me that someone famous had just entered the restaurant and he couldn't remember his name all he said was they kept on calling him Al. I didn't know what to expect surely my hubby would recognize Al Pacino!?!?!? Turns out it was Al McCoy the voice of the Suns! LOL. He's a big fan and has a regular table. There was a prom that night and his normal table was not available. We gave him ours.