Over the past few years or so, I've become obsessed with pizza. It used to be that I could take it or leave it. My mom and aunt make some of the best I've ever had and honestly, most pizza joints just can't compare to what I get at home. My expectations may be too high because of my upbringing.
That said, I was expecting a lot more from Molta Bella after hearing good things about them from several people. Even the pictures here make the pizza look delicious.
My parents had some sort of BOGO coupon, so we used it a few days before Christmas when nobody felt like cooking.
We chose the Molta Bella pizza and another with mushroom and onion. The Molta Bella was slightly burnt AND soggy. (When I say "slightly" burnt -- well, it was visible to the eye that the pizza was too dark on the bottom.) I'm not sure how those two things (soggy AND burnt) can occur together in a pizza but they did. It was also mostly flavorless. We were all adding salt to our slices. A bit more garlic may have helped. The mushroom and onion pizza was a bit more flavorful because of the red sauce.
I don't like giving bad reviews -- especially since this was the first try for Molta Bella. I'll try to give them a second chance.... but honestly, I took my kid to Chuck E. Cheese the other day and even their pizza tasted better to me.