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| - Warm Beets ($8.50): Roasted golden and red beets, goat cheese crema, roasted garlic, dill, olive oil, and Marcona almonds. Wonderful antipasti dish! The beets were lovely. I was really pleased with the goat cheese crema as it was a modest amount and didn't dare overpower the beautiful beets. The almonds were a nice touch!
Polpette Napoletane ($14): Neapolitan beef and pork meatballs, covered in Neapolitan tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, and basil. The meatballs were simple and just loaded with meat and practically no filler. It's served with buttered toast that's been tossed into the oven as well; delicious.
Margherita DOC ($14): Crushed tomato, mozzarella di bufala, parmigiano, and basil. This is one of my all-time favorite pizza styles and this is definitely one I'd want again. The dough and all the components created a solid Napoletana pizza. They also have a non-DOC option without buffalo mozzarella for $12.
Pizza Carbonara ($13): Crushed tomato, panchetta, egg, cracked pepper, parmigiano, mozzarella, basil, and olive oil. All of their pizzas start the same way, so it's the same great crust/dough. My disappointment with this pizza was the scarcity of toppings and the cooked yolk - that's definitely not what I was expecting. Since this is atypical for Carbonara, I think it should be disclosed on the menu or as you order.
The restaurant is beautiful and the vibe is classy yet casual. I love that everything cooked is thrown into the blistering-hot brick oven. I also like the non-pizza offerings and look forward to trying several of those as well. There is a happy hour during the week (M-Th 3-6PM, 8-9PM & F 3-6PM, 8:30-10PM) with most selections at $5/each.
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