Stopped by Hawthorne's for lunch today. We've been a handful of times before, and usually have better success when we go in and eat then when we order takeout (over cooked pizza twice).
Today we ordered the mozzarella sticks for an appetizer. They were very bland, but the dipping sauce was hot and flavorful and made up for it. For the pizza we ordered the Classic New Yorker with Pepperoni. We thought it tasted different, but when we asked they said they haven't changed their sauce. It was also lacking in cheese. It was a pretty average NY Pizza. The service, however, was excellent & the restaurant environment was great. The manager was attentive and checked in to make sure everything was going well.
Overall, I would give it 3 stars on taste of the pizza and mozzarella sticks and 5 stars on the environment and staff.