I was a little conflicted about writing this review, because I love a local pizza joint and admire family business owners... Let me break it down....
Atmosphere: Clean and stylish, indoor/outdoor seating, full bar. 4 stars
Service: Prompt and attentive, there were a handful of diners but they weren't what I would consider busy last night. 4 stars
Appetizer: We had the Toasted AZ Bread, which is drizzled in EVOO. It was very simple but good. $3 - 4 stars
Pizza: I ordered "The Roni" + mushrooms. It looked amazing, but this pizza was not my favorite, for lack of a better word it tasted wet or watery. The crust on the outside was crispy but the crust under the pizza was soggy. I don't mind greasy pizza, like a great NYC slice that you must fold in half, but this wasn't grease.
On top of that the pepperoni was sliced with some of the casing left on it, so there were thin strings of casing I had to pull out of my mouth with each bite, I don't think thing they leave this on intentionally and if so I didn't enjoy it, imagine chewing on bits of dental floss.
It had the potential to be really great, but fell short. My boyfriend got the Margherita and he said I got the bad piece but it was soggy too. Sadly only 2 stars on the pizza.
I wanted to give this place four stars, but I can't when the pizza experience wasn't good and its a pizzeria. I've had worse but I wouldn't go back on my own. I am an equal opportunity pizza eater....NY, Chicago, delivery, Degornio, I don't discriminate but it just wasn't all about the Base for me last night...