The hype was worth it. I've been coming to Phoenix for 10 years and always wanted to go but didn't want to have to wait. Finally my family decided to take the plunge and it was worth it. My biggest fear was that the pizza was hyped because most people traditionally do not have pizza cooked in a wood burning oven. After waiting for an hour and half I was beginning to think that the hype was bigger than the restaurant itself. Wow, was I wrong. I had the Sonny Boy pizza with fresh cured salami and olives. The flavor was incredible. Mix it with the flavor of the crust and it was like a party in my mouth. My family had the margherita pizza and the sauce was simply spectacular. Best sauce ever! Alton Brown once said that great pizza comes from the crust and Chris Bianco's recipe proves it. The flavor of the burning oak is easily imparted to it. Even though Chris is no longer handling day to day cooking chores I'm glad to see that his recipes are still being cooked the way he expects them to.