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"Neapolitan pizza, or pizza Napolatena, is a type of pizza that originated in Naples, Italy. Neapolitan pizza is made from simple and fresh ingredients: a basic dough, raw tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, and olive oil--no fancy toppings here. One of its defining characteristics is that there is often more sauce than cheese, leaving the middle of the pie wet or soggy and not conducive to being served by the slice".
The pizza we had from QMP:
Basic dough? Check
Raw tomatoes? Well, not quite. They didnt taste fresh or alternatively cooked down enough to bring out the flavour.
Fresh mozzarella cheese, fresh basil and olive oil? Check
Wet and soggy pie middle? Check and check!
What I'm wondering is why with the ingredients all there, did my Margherita pizza taste so bland? I've had Napolitana pizza, in Naples and it was mind blowing with more of a bruschetta taste with bright flavours and it came to the outside cafe piping hot! Our QMP pizza was near room temp forcing me to eat quickly because I dislike cold pizza unless it's leftover from a decent takeout and even then I'll tear it up and make it into a savoury bread pudding with eggs and extra cheese baked in extra large muffin cups the next morning.
What I'm also wondering is why this place is getting a consistent overall 4 star rating. Were we there on an off day? Was someone new in the kitchen? Friday is THE pizza night almost anywhere in the city so it should have been "game on!"
Wait staff was pleasant enough but didn't hesitate to inform us that they needed our table cleared before 7:15. We arrived at 5:50, pizzas were served to us in a scant 10 minutes and we were out the door at 6:20. It was weird but we left with a profound sense of sadness and bewilderment.
P.S. This review was drafted over 3 months ago so things may have improved.
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