Wow.
Disappointed that we missed this business in its heyday. Word generally indicates that when it opened, this place made serious pizza. By the time we got to it, all that was left of the glory days was the higher price.
Edible, but not for the price their asking. NO way. I can go to Sunnyside market, buy better ingredients, and still make a pizza better and less expensive than Avatara. I'm guessing the popularity of the place led the owners to decide to cut corners so they could taste some easy cash/profit. I could be TOTALLY wrong -- maybe it's new staff, miscommunication, et cetera. These optional reasons are why the place gets better than one star. Good ingredients are fine, as long as they're not destroyed in the process.
I have heard so many good things about this place that I'll try it again this December, and update. Just in case that night was a poor exception...