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| - I have yet to experience a fantastic pizza place in Scottsdale or Phoenix, although my stepdaughter claims it is definitely Spinato's. Either way, it certainly was not Pomo Pizzeria Napoletana, which was "average" in my book.
We arrived at the restaurant on a Tuesday evening for a 7:00 p.m. reservation. We started with a cocktail, and my bellini was pleasant, but nothing out of the ordinary. My husband and I split a Caprese salad as an appetizer, and it neither looked nor tasted any differently than the ones we put together at home. There were four slices of mozzarella, four slices of tomato, and a four large basil leaves spread across the plate. It tasted fine, but again, it was not anything special.
I ordered the porcini pizza, and found it lacked flavor. The porcini was pleasant, the cheese was as you would expect. The crust was not particularly rich or buttery. The pizza itself seemed to need some fresh herbs or spices to lift it a bit - perhaps even porcini powder would have helped bring out some of the mushroom flavor, which was sparse.
The waitstaff was friendly and helpful, so no complaints there.
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