"6"^^ . "2"^^ . . "2012-07-31T00:00:00"^^ . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . . "Pizzeria Bianco in my opinion is a classic living lesson in social psychology.\n\nThe sum of the elements in this restaurant (most average at best) have combined to create a reputation that far exceeds the actual product. The menu is quite limited, even more so for lunch. Your choices are pizza or a salad. But be warned, the salad (at least during lunch) is simply a pile of chopped romaine lettuce with red onions. Ah, but the pizza... Is it a New York style, maybe a touch of Chicago style? Big beautiful slices of pizza loaded with fresh toppings? Not quite. Picture Martha Stewart on a diet tasked with making a pizza only with the ingredients from her back yard. Sure, you get this nice looking crust made right before your eyes, then a very modest sprinkinling of toppings and any sauce. Very modest. Essentially for $16.00 you get pizza crust with some \"wood roasted onion\", a few slivers of fennel sausage, and a hint of mozarella....just a hint mind you. No sauce, nothing else. The crust is fine, average, much better crust at Upper Crust or Grimaldis. The toppings are sparce, is it how he prepares the \"wood roasted onion?\" Why do people line up for hours for this? \n\nMuch has to do with people wanting to seem more cultured or sophisticated than they really are and Chris Bianco has really catered to this. Small restaurant with maybe 10 tables at best, no reservations...this creates lines and people tend to believe where a line ends is \"the\" place to be. Must make the menu seem to appeal to the sophisticated pallet...check. Small servings at a high price...check. Parade around the kitchen so your customers can shower you with praise for making such incredible wood roasted onions.....check. \n\nIf you find yourself in the mood to eat a big piece of over priced pizza crust with a few items from Martha Stewart's garden tossed on there, you may want to give this place a shot. The lines are wonderful there and just being seen at this establishment will make you more hip. Or you can save your money and time, go to the store, get a boboli crust and throw on an onion, rosemary, and pine nuts. Voila, you have a Bianco pizza. Add a side salad, go buy the bagged romaine and dump it on the plate, boom, Bianco salad! Impress your neighbors with your level of sophistication when you tell them its Bianco. \n\nWill be trying his new \"Italian Restaurant\" next, will offer a full report after."^^ . .