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| - Myself and a few friends went to WOP on Father's Day a couple of weeks ago. Occupying the space where Nectar Desserts used to be, this contemporary-looking pizzeria is located in the trendy Inglewood area, and has a cool loft-apartment thing going for it.
Because it was Father's Day, the place was pretty busy, and there appeared to be only one server working all the tables. This obviously slowed things down a little, so we ended up waiting a long time for our pizzas. However they were playing old recordings of live Roy Orbison and Elvis concerts on the walls via a digital projector, so we had some form of entertainment while we were waiting.
I ordered the mixed mushroom pizza; a delicious combination of various mushrooms, arugula, truffle oil and garlic on a thin crust. The mushroom flavor was earthy and prominent, and the truffle oil gave the whole thing a rich, intense flavor, but in all the right ways. There might have been a touch too much of the oil, but ultimately it was delicious (albeit pungent).
I ordered an Italian import beer to go with my pizza, but the server did not deliver my bottle with a glass (and unless I am drinking crappy beer, I'd really prefer to drink it out of a glass, especially when I am at a restaurant vs a bar). My boyfriend and I both waited for an extremely long time for the server to check on us, so by the time we were able to ask for a glass, our beers had gotten a little on the warm side. And to make matters worse, when we did get glasses, they were straight out of the washer, and were super hot... so pouring a luke-warm beer into them wasn't super appealing. It wasn't really the servers fault, she was getting slammed serving the whole place pretty much on her own, but it seemed strange they were so understaffed, especially on Father's Day.
My other grievance with WOP is their pricing. If you average out all of the pizza choices on the menu, the average price per pizza is $20. That's a lot for a thin crust pizza! But I have to say, the toppings are delicious, and you can tell things are fresh and of good quality. Still though, $20 for a pizza you could probably eat in one sitting is pushing it for me.
A good place to try for people who like quality ingredients and take their pizza seriously. I'll definitely be back (once I get my next paycheck).
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