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| - Basis for my starred ratings (which skews heavily to the food or drink):
1 star: Never again.
2 stars: Poor food, poor experience, extraordinary measures in order for me to come back.
3 stars: Average, nothing really special, nothing particularly bad.
4 stars: Very good, would definitely return.
5 stars: A favorite, one of the best.
This really is one of the finest pizza places in the country for a Neopolitan-style pizza. Full disclosure, I've already mentioned in another review that my wife and I are disciples of the Chris Bianco school of cooking (see review for Tratto): simple food prepared well, letting natural flavors speak for themselves through excellent ingredients, local sourcing, etc.
My wife would kill, KILL a person, to get the bread service with olive oil. I wouldn't go that far, it is good, but this is her favorite part of the meal.
We've tried everything on the menu. 4 stars for everything not a pizza. The pizza bumps it up to 5.
The following, in my opinion, are the best pizzas from best to weakest:
Margherita
Rosa
Sonny Boy
Biancoverde
Wiseguy
Marinara
A pizza doesn't have to have meat to make it a superior pizza. Balance between the crust and the toppings to the sauce (if there is one), along with flavor of the individual toppings themselves. The interplay between cheese and crust, I'm salivating already.
His sauce is well-balanced, the cheese has nice drag and chew. The blistered crust.
Yes, the wait could be long. Just grab a drink next door and stop complaining. You should be happier coming in buzzed and hungry rather than just hungry.
Reservations are taken for parties of 6 or more.
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