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| - Finding good pizza in Cleveland has proven to be something of a challenge. I moved here from NYC, my boyfriend moved from Chicago, so we have a pretty high standard of what pizza should taste like.
Disclaimer: We only tried the traditional pizza with traditional sauce; we have yet to try to deep dish.
We started with side salads, me grilled chicken pecan with balsamic vinaigrette and he with ceasar salad. His was okay, traditional caesar sald and dressing. My salad was incredible! It is made with: Spinach-Romaine Mix, Grilled Chicken, Sweet Glazed Pecans, Red Onion, Roma Tomato. Let me first start by saying they did not skimp out on any of the toppings. It almost felt like a full salad rather than a side dish. The candied pecans were amazing and so many of them too.
After the salads we shared a large pepperoni pizza. The crust was a perfect thinness with a enough crunch on the outside but still had a soft chewy center. The only issue I had with the crust was that I think when you hold up a slice of pizza and eat it with one hand (especially one as small as these pieces were) it should be able to stay up. However, with this pizza crust, as it went toward the center of the pie it got very greasy and droopy. I can only guess they must cook it on the pan that it's served in rather than placing directly on the oven surface.
When you are choosing your pizza you have the option to select between several types of sauce and toppings. We chose a simple traditional sauce and pepperoni. The sauce was very good and there was an ample amount of pepperoni, enough for every slice.
My biggest issues with the pizza was the droop factor and the size of the pizza. We ordered a large since it has 8 slices thinking there would be plenty to eat later that night after going out. But the pie was more like a small than a large. The 8 slices were still there, just very small slices.
Overall, this is definitely one of the better pizza places I have experienced in Cleveland and will definitely be back here again.
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