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| - Yes, I think the 3.5 stars for the food is the right rating, rounded up to 4 *s for the great service.
The pizza at Libretto is comparable to Terroni's, but I prefer Terroni's because the pizza crust at Libretto's arrives a bit too soggy. The problem with thin crust pizza is that unless the crust and the sauce is perfect, the center of the crust will get soggy really quickly. I really love thin crust pizza, so I'm willing to work with this, but if texture is really important to you, then this will throw you off.
Except for the very center, the rest of the pizza was just fine. I ordered the hot peppers and sausage pizza. The hot peppers added just a bit of kick to the pizza (I still added chili oil because well, I looove spicy food).
The restaurant is really cute and warm. It reminded me of the great little restaurants you would find in the East Village or Alphabet City in NY. The space is narrow and tight, but everything is still very refined. I think the best table in the house is the one by the bay windows. The table is up higher than your average table (with appropriately sized chairs), so it feels more like you're at the bar.
The service here is really good; I can't complain about that. Definitely a notch above Terroni. I loved that they gave us water in the reusable glass carafes (a la Alice Waters's Chez Panisse), but I wish the water was cold instead of lukewarm. On one of the hottest nights of the summer, you want a long cool drink. Tepid won't do.
It's a great restaurant and addition to this Ossington neighborhood. A really good and solid date place.
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