I've been to 800 Degrees over in LA and I was pretty impressed. This time around, I came because my friends and I were looking for food before our race and because we got 10% off for running the Rock and Roll Half Marathon. The restaurant is located to the left if you are coming in through the front doors. The place was pretty empty but then again we came around 2pm on a Sunday. i saw the words arugula and truffle and immediately knew I wanted the Tartufo. I asked for half roasted garlic and half minced garlic. The pizza was decent. Nothing too special. I liked the garlic flavor with the whole cloves of garlic but it was still pretty plain. The other pie we got was the Zucca because I saw the words butternut squash. Unfortunately, they ran out of squash so the server allowed us to substitute corn. Not a one for one substitution but it was pretty good. The pizza was sweet and savory with the corn and bacon. I say it was better than the Tartufo because of the combination of flavors.
The place is good for a quick meal but nothing too impressive. The pizzas are also pretty expensive when you think of the other fast food, build your own pizza places that are off the strip. Also, you have to pay for extra toppings. 800 Degrees is more high class than the other pizza shops but I don't the $1.50 per additional topping justifies the cost. Would be back but I might just head over to Umami instead...