We drove past Verso quite a few times before we remembered to go there last night. The restaurant is small but spacious; the walls are covered in an odd selection of photos of famous musicians in almost an ode to the Rock Hall. Most surprising is the four flat screen TVs for the relatively small space.
We started with the Verso Loaded Chips: house made potato chips with provolone, bacon, green onion and garlic ranch sauce for dipping. I am a sucker for house made potato chips and these were delicious. They had reached that perfect balance of crunchy/chewy toothsomeness. There was a generous amount of cheese and nice hunks of bacon and green onion garnishing the top. The garlic ranch dipping sauce ended up being a very pleasant surprise; it blended the slightly sweet, cool, creamy ranch with the robust tang of the garlic. It was really delicious!
I had a small P.P.G. pizza. The small is a good size for a single person with left overs or for two people to share. P.P.G. stands for Potato, Prosciutto and Garlic. It had a lot of garlic. A lot. I am still tasting the garlic a day later. The crust was good, as was the prosciutto and small cubed potatoes, but the minced garlic really ruled the dish. I like garlic, so I didn't mind, but this is really a Must LOVE Garlic pizza.
My fiance had the chicken parmesan sandwich. It came with a side of the house made chips, although I did hear another table substitute their chips for a salad. It was a nice sized sandwich on thick ciabatta bread; the main thing that we both agreed on is that the breading needed more salt or seasoning in general. It was a little flat, but still tasty.
Overall, I would definitely go back. The timing was really perfect and we had a nice, leisurely, casual Italian dinner. I would go back to try out some of their other specialty pizzas.