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| - Puck knows Pizza. I've heard a lot of good things about Wolfgang Puck Pizza Bar but the stars haven't lined up until today. The wife and I stopped in for lunch before hitting Whole Foods for some serious grocery shopping. I expected a crowd, but less than half the tables were occupied at a little after noon. I'll start with the obvious, this place has great pizza. My wife is from Connecticut and spent a lot of time in NYC, the Tigris and Euphrates of great pizza, and I have only ever had Charlotte pizza. I say this is the best pizza I have ever eaten. The wife won't go that far but says it's really really good.
Crust is king with these pies. The waiter said it takes 9 days to make the crust and all that waiting and fermenting sure pays off. This crust is ethereal. Light, crisp, flavorful, substantial and airy, all at the same time. Topping choices are myriad and, from what I've heard, all good. I had the red sauce pizza with pepperoni and sausage. The pepperoni was salty and good with a touch of spice and that classic, dry cured, Italian picante flavor. The sausage was sweet, salty and spicy with just the right amount of fennel. My wife got the white sauce pizza with lamb sausage and mushrooms. The sausage was fantastic and the mushrooms had more flavor than the law should allow.
Dessert choices sounded good, if limited but my blood sugar wouldn't allow me to indulge. The wife had coffee, which was fresh and good, and I had an espresso which was stellar.
Service was impeccable. Attentive but not overbearing, just right. A little pricey, but not a place we will go every day. Come to think of it, I just may go back tomorrow.
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