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| - I was planning on going in to check the place out a few weeks ago - with friends that spent the day moving. (Pizza is the universal moving food, right?) I checked out the website - and seeing the photos and menu, it didn't seem "Casual" as the sign outside indicated. At least not casual enough for people who smelled like they'd spent the day moving. In August. In Phoenix. So, we went somewhere else.
I forgot all about it until I spoke with my friend Kim T (See first review) today.
Next thing I know, I am hungry. My friend who lives close has to go to work, leaving her husband loaded on pain pills for a bad back and two children at home. Happy hour seems perfect...LoopyMan doesn't have to consider how to do feed himself and the squatlings - and the kids get pizza. Perfect!
We walk in, and Maria (the co-owner) immediately thinks she recognizes me and I have been in before. I assured her it must have been my evil twin, and we ask about happy hour. The food special is $3.00 of all pizzas, and several drink specials. (I didn't pay much attention to drink specials - as my limit was one. I was driving and responsible for getting children home safely...call it my one bow to responsibility.) We are told happy hour can be at the bar or at the pizza bar. We opt for the pizza bar.
While all one room, the place has three distinct areas. Bar, dining room, pizza bar. All are immaculate. Had it been regular happy hour with adults, I would have opted for the bar. Had it been a real sit down dinner, definitely the dining room. For our purpose - the pizza bar was perfect - and of course, meant we could watch the pizza being made.
Kim T was not exaggerating at all! The kids were treated SO well. The happy man (Gasper himself!) was making the pizzas, and friendly as could be. He offered the kids pizza dough to play with! It was amazing! For all intents and purposes, it's play dough - and they were quite wrapped up creating animals and objects to entertain us with. Better than an activity placemat and blue crayon any day!
I asked LoopyMan what the kids liked on their pizza - pepperoni, of course. Gasper's does not have pepperoni. The closest option was the Vesuvio Pizza with Italian Hot Salami and Italian Hot Capicolla. I asked Gasper how spicy it was...these are children after all. He gave them each a piece to try, and it was thumbs up across the board. I judge pizza at it's most basic, so we also ordered the Margherita.
Both were fantastic...and it's been decided when I make pizza at home, fresh salami and capicolla will permanently replace pepperoni. It was AMAZING!
Our waitress (Josephine, a real gem!) came by to suggest dessert - which we were going to pass on. Then Maria approached and started telling us about the cream puff. She personally makes them (the pride shows!), told me how wonderful they are, and assured me once I try her cream puff, I will never miss a canolli again. It was also supposedly large enough to share. How can I resist at that point?
Well, she was correct across the board. Huge and delicious!
Breakdown -
3 soft drinks, 1 well cocktail, 2 pizzas, 1 dessert big enough to share - under $40.00. (A $6 dollar savings on the happy hour pizzas)
Great food, lovely setting, spectacular service and made to feel like welcome family members - priceless!
Two children that were entertained and fed and happy - we will absolutely be back!
Can't wait to try it again for dinner - checking out the menu, there's a LOT I want to try...and based on Kim's review of the osso bucco, I will be in sooner rather than later!
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