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| - Came here for a going-away gathering. I assumed the only wine I would get is the "house red" or "house white", so I ordered a lite beer immediately ( I am low carb, and haven't had a beer since 2007). After I order, I was impressed by the wine selection there were actually choices, and reasonably priced too!
Reminiscent of the divey bars I went to in grad school in the NJ/NYC area. We were sitting at a long table with benches. However, refreshingly, our waiter was really cool...checked on us enough but definitely didn't hound us to order drinks or food. I was truly impressed, especially when a drunk stranger sat incredibly close to one of our friends...he calmly said to guy, "Hey buddy, your seat is over here." and then the he led the buzzed stranger to a seat near the bar. Very cool, very well played.
Pizza tastes very homemade, I don't mean that in necessarily in a good way, but it really wasn't that bad either. Just like that pre-made unroll and bake dough you get in the grocery store (BTW, I despise square pizza) and topped with premade sauce you get in the grocery store with processed semi-fake pepperoni & sausage (added soy filler), and cheese that is probably the generic big bulk block o'cheese from Costco or something. The last time I ordered the "Naked City" pizza was "To-go" and it did not taste good at all. This time it was perceived as solid "bar" food, and the meat didn't taste sooo mysterious. Maybe it was because I was very hungry...remember I ordered my first beer in 6 years...so I guess this is the beer munchies? Bear in mind, I did not eat the crust, which is a huge component in judging pizza.
While the pizza doesn't necessarily bring me back to this place, a good cold beer with great service does. I'll be back!
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