Five stars is explained as "Woohoo! As good as it gets!" and there's basically no other way I can explain Pomo.
Pomo has been on our radar for a while; we were heartbroken when we tried to visit the downtown location and they were in that weird "closed for the afternoon" timeframe. (Don't feel bad for us, we ate at Cibo as a consolation.) I heard that they "reopened" their Scottsdale location in this space and we've been on a mission to get here ASAP!
Apparently everyone else has as well. We arrived around 4:30 on Friday for a "woohoo we both got off work early" celebraish and our only options were to sit outside (a little chilly for that, even by the beautiful fire/heaters. Yes, I'm a wimp.) or one of what I could see only two tables inside that didn't already have a "Reserved" sign.
Our server was Marie and she swooped right over, even though we came in the weird "in-between-meals-time" and the front of the house team was clearly having their line-up/pump-up schpeel. She told us about how the massive pizza oven (looked like it was covered in gilded pennies!) and it's owner were imported straight from Italy, recommended some of her favorites, and left us to peruse the menu.
We went with two of her recs: the Romano salad, Pomo's take on the classic Caesar. The dressing is veg-friendly and doesn't include anchovies, but is light and lemony and refreshing. Topped with perfectly crunch croutons and piles of freshly-shaved parm, this was definitely big enough for two to split as an appetizer. I also went with the Regina Margherita, a FRESH take on the classic. The fior di latte, the San Marzanos, the fresh basil...it was everything. My boyfriend went with the Pomo, which had Italian sausage, red bells, sauteed mushrooms and onions. Both pizzas were perfectly wood-fired, and the chili oil offered to drizzle over the top was DIE-vine!!! We were both stuffed after two pieces but both made ourselves eat a third!
Overall--a perfect addition to the hood. So glad it's close so we can visit again and again!