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| - Truly good pizzerias are like fine dining experiences for me. I will gladly pay good money for the full experience of a marked up bottle of wine, an appetizer, a pizza pie, and if my server isn't trying bum rush me for camping out at their table, I will even order dessert and coffee. And that is just what I did the other night in the company of my Vegas dining buddy/fellow foodie, my mom.
She's a regular here whereas I was a virgin. I had heard about this place a year ago when President Obama was in town doing his campaigning bit. Not only did the Element at 215 and Town Center get a shout out, but Dom DeMarco got some publicity since the prez ordered 12 pizzas plus a bunch of cannolis. I wanted to check it out immediately. But, our usual Friday night pizza is limited to Little Caesars thanks in part to my young children, who have underdeveloped taste buds and young tummies to withstand the heaping gas those $5 pizzas create. Anytime I wanted to go outside of the Little Caesar spectrum, I got attitude. That and Dom DeMarcos isn't exactly in my neighborhood, so out of sight, out of mind. I would eventually get around to trying out Dom De Marco and I finally did. I went crazy, out of my usual routine of Friday night pizza by having pizza on a Tuesday! Ooh! I was living dangerously and it was worth it!
We started off with the calamari. It was breaded to perfection and tasty. My only complaint is that shortly after we were noshing on the app, we got our main events. It's a true pet peeve of my husband's and I can see why. However, we did order everything at the same time and didn't specify space between courses. I let it slide, despite the fact our 2 seat high-top ran out of room. Somehow, the affable server and his runner made it work, piling up our food on the table. Yes, all of that food was for just us two: my mom ordered linguine and clams AND a half Di Fara Special for me to try and I ordered the half Artichoke thin crust. Let the games begin.
The Di Fara Special is their signature square cut thick crust pizza, topped with small, hand cut pepperoni, mozzarella, basil and extra virgin olive oil. I personally don't care for thick crust pizza, but I absolutely LOVED the taste of this crust. It wasn't too doughy or dense. The crust was golden crisp and just the right amount of thickness. The toppings were cooked to perfection and simple. Quite often I find that simple is best.
I dug into my thin crust artichoke delight and it too did not disappoint. I love a good New York thin crust pizza and this one was perfect in terms of the crust and toppings which were basic red sauce, mozza, basil, grana pandano, EVOO and of course, a generous helping of artichoke hearts. But not too generous as to overwhelm or weigh down the crust or drench it. There is nothing worse than a thin crust drenched, leaving it soggy. The crust was the perfect texture and gave me a good crisp once I bit into it. With my pinot noir and my mom with her malbec, we enjoyed each bite of our food.
Having boxed up the remaining slices of our respective pies split two ways (she took some of my pizza, I took some of hers), mom and I decided to dare go there with dessert and coffee. We each had a cup of the hyped "Best Coffee in LA" (still don't understand what that meant, even after I asked our sweet energetic server) and split a piece of the 7-layer carrot cake. The carrot cake was topped with white chocolate shavings and decorated with pecans. I need not say anything more except one word: OUTSTANDING. Even the "LA coffee" didn't disappoint - smooth and dark and completely complimented our dessert.
To wrap up: Dom De Marco is a hit in my book and a new favorite. I will definitely be back, bringing my husband for a date night and/or bringing some girlfriends for a girls night when we're all feeling the need for good pizza and vino. Oh I will be back for sure.
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