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| - This was our very first time at Novanta, and didn't really know what to expect... We arrived at 10:59 AM on a Saturday morning... The sign said "Closed" but we decided to pull in to get a closer look... They opened at 11:00 and Nicole met me at the door with a bright smile, as she was flipping the sign to "Open" And welcomed us in as their first customers of the Day. The restaurant itself is very bright and clean and the food displayed in the cases and the fresh pizza ingredients all looked fresh and recently stocked. The menus are very easy to read, and the choices, while simple, were still overwhelming as EVERYTHING looked and sounded Delicious. The next person we met was Nick* who also welcomed us to Novanta introduced himself, and was extremely friendly, down to earth and very helpful.
We told him this was our first time at the Novanta, and he welcomed us, introduced us to the rest of the staff, and asked if we would like a personal run down of their menu items, and a walk through of their process... We gladly accepted his offer, and were treated with a very detailed overview of the products, and the history behind the store and the fresh and house made as well as imported products, and ingredients they offer, Nick is someone who exudes passion for what he does. That alone would have made this a fire star experience...
But then we ordered and received our food...
I ordered the Vegetariana pizza, and my wife ordered the Clasico Panini both featured their House Mozzarella and fresh local ingredients... Before I could finish pulling up Yelp on my phone, and started to Check in, our food was being delivered to our table. NOT FAST FOOD... Fresh Food Served Fast...
You can watch them build your pizza from scratch, by hand, and follow it into the European Brick oven for a quick "Novanta" (90) Second bake in the 900 degree Wood Fired Oven. The end result is a beautifully, slightly charred chewy crisp crust topped with a perfect blend of ingredients.
The Panini selections can be viewed from the counter, many examples are assembled, and ready to be pressed into perfection in the Panini maker... Here too, you can see the selection of available ingredients, and watch them hand cut the fine meats to a thin perfection. The Panini came with a side salad of mixed greens and their house olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette.
Both plates arrived hot, and fresh. They were both visually pleasing to look at, and the portions were very well balanced.
Both were excellent in flavor and textures. The Panini golden crisp on the outside, with a perfect blend of flavors from the meat, cheese and tomato center.
The pizza crust was perfection, a few charred (but not too charred) spots on the crust gave a true Neapolitan style pizza flavor... It was also one of the more tender wood fired crusts that I have experienced... Very light, and soft, yet crisp and charred. The perfect blend of flavors and crushed tomatoes (which they do right in the store) It was heaven on a plate! :)
If you go, bring a friend... Each order something different and share it... You wont regret it... and it will help you to get through the menu a little faster the next time around... Cause you will be back!
* We found out later that Nick was one of the owners of the establishment. His pride, and passion for what he does, really shines through, not only in the food he serves, but also in the staff and atmosphere of the store as well.
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