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| - Tonight I went to Pizza Rustica for dinner with my cousin as I had purchased a deal via Teamsave (spend $19 get $40).
We arrived at about 815pm on a Saturday night, with no reservation. The restaurant was half full and we were seated promptly.
I went with the caesar salad ($7) to start, and ordered the Americano (green peppers, mushrooms, pepperoni, spicy salami) pizza ($14) for my main. My cousin ordered the BBQ Chicken pizza ($14) and had a beer on tap to drink (specific brand name is escaping me at the moment).
The caesar salad was excellent. It was served in a large bowl, with crisp romaine lettuce, creamy garlic dressing and herbed croutons (a slice of garlic toast was served on the side). It was a fair sized portion, definitely large enough to share.
The pizza is served on a thin crust and comes in one size (must have been approx 10 inches (the equivalent to a small domino's pizza). It's definitely large enough for the average person (I could have shared mine and still had enough). Both myself and my cousin did not finish ours and took a portion of our pizza's home in a doggy bag.
I asked for my pizza to be made without the spicy salami and the waitress obliged my request. I was hoping that she might have made a suggestion like adding another topping, but no suggestion was made. My personal preference when it comes to pizza is for there to be a lot of toppings. I'd rather have more than less. This is not the style of pizza that one will find at Pizza Rustica. That being said, I am not going to penalize the restaurant because my tastes differ from how it is made.
This was not my first visit to Pizza Rustica, but was the first visit in quite a long time. I had a sample of my cousin's choice, the BBQ Chicken, and it was exactly as I remember. The sauce that is used is quite tangy and works quite well with the chicken and asiago cheese.
Our total bill came to $47 (excl. tip). We were in and out in a little more than an hour.
A few minor criticisms:
- while the service was prompt and friendly, it was noted that they delivered our pizzas before I was finished eating my salad. This didn't faze me, however it is something that should be mentioned as some people are very picky about something like that.
- when the bill arrived, both myself and my cousin presented $20 bills and asked the waitress if she could provide change for both of us. The waitress responded that they did not have enough change in the restaurant and that we would have to go to the corner store next door to get change. What restaurant can't change two $20s?!?
I know that some prior reviews have commented on it not being quite as good as Pizza Libretto or Terroni. I don't think it's appropriate to compare Pizza Rustica with the other two. The only time I've dined at Pizza Libretto, I had to wait over an hour for a table, and the pizza was marginally better. Terroni in my opinion is more of a higher end Italian restaurant that serves items like Osso Bucco or Veal Parmigana.
Conclusion: I would probably give a rating of 3.5 out of 5, but since Yelp doesn't allow for half stars, I'll be generous and give it a 4 out of 5.
That being said, I'm not sure how quickly I'll return. That's more a result of there being so many other choices in the city and the fact that it's not the cheapest of places (the main reason that I went was because of the Teamsave coupon) to dine.
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