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| - After all the hype surrounding Pizzeria Bianco, what would a visit to Phoenix be without giving it a try.
A Wednesday night we arrived at 4:30 and got on the back of the line. The doors opened promptly at 5pm, when we got to the hostess we were told an hour and 20 minute wait. I hate waiting, I make reservations for everything to avoid waiting, but since we had a delicious late lunch which I'll save that for another review, we didn't mind the wait so much. We headed over to the wine bar and waited with a couple of glasses. After close to 1.5 hours our table was ready.
The place holds about 40 people. After reading all the reviews we had to try the Spiedini which is Italian Fontina wrapped in Prosciutto di Parma, served warm and on a stick. Salty and creamy, it was very yummy. The bread they serve is excellent. Thick crusty crust and tender chewy on the inside. Not that you need bread before pizza, but after all the waiting how could you not have a piece, especially when it smells so good.
Pizza we had to try the Bianco Verde; Fresh Mozzarella, Parmigiano Reggiano, Ricotta, Arugula. I am not a fan of Parmigiano, so it was a bit too much for me, but overall it was a good pizza. We also had the Wiseguy; Wood Roasted Onion, House Smoked Mozzarella, Fennel Sausage. This pizza was more my style. It was delicious, the sweet onions paired with the smokey mozzarella and sausage was almost perfect. The crust on both pies is pretty amazing, it has the same chewiness and spring that the bread had.
Would I call it the best pizza ever? No.
Would I consider it really good with an awesome crust? Yes.
Would I go again? Yes, but maybe I can hire someone to do the waiting for me.
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