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| - 3 Palms is one of those restaurants I would never go out of my way to go to, but I'm still satisfied with. The pizza is very comparable to other wood fire oven pizzas that are in vogue right now, although I do think the prices overall are a tad bit on the high side. For example, we were charged $6 for a bottle of plain San Pellegrino. The interior is upscale, but not fancy. It definitely has an intimate, cozy feel which is heightened by the general lack of space. We ended up sitting at the bar because there was a long wait for a table and the service was great. We had two bartenders taking care of us, which is usually a disaster, but they actually did a great job checking in without being overbearing.
Foodwise I have to mention that the traditional meatball with traditional marinara sauce was to die for; I don't even really like meatballs that much but this was delicious. Again, a little pricey at $8 for a single meatball, but my boyfriend and I split it as an appetizer and weren't disappointed. We also split one of their pizzas. Depending on your appetite, some people might order their own pizza, but we were fine with splitting one and left very full. The menu is almost identical to every other wood fire oven pizza place I've been to, in both variety and price. The flavor of the pie was really good though. I didn't feel that they skimped at all on the toppings, and there was a good proportion of meat, toppings and cheese. They had plenty of dessert options such as a gelato cooler up front as well as some bakery items but we were too fall to take advantage of these on this trip.
Overall I enjoyed it here much more than I expected I would and would definitely return, but only if I was in the general area. Again, because there are so many similar restaurants to this around Cleveland, it's hard for me to justify going out of my way to come here, but I don't think you'd be disappointed if you did.
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