Truly Pizza

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"Ask chef Chris Decker if he needs another type of pizza on the menu, and he’ll respond with, “Of course,” which might’ve been the genesis of this cracker-thin pizza Romana that isn’t on the menu yet at his Dana Point restaurant, Truly Pizza. Worried that this might fill us up too early, Decker said the pie only has five ounces of dough and is stretched super-thin, giving it an almost lahmajune-like shape. What makes Truly Pizza shine is the deeply sweet tomato sauce it uses, dusted with feather-like curls of pecorino cheese and a gentle perfume of dried oregano. The crust is crispy underneath but remains a bit pliable, with smudges of blistering on its outer edges. Though this is just my second visit to Truly Pizza, I am more convinced than ever that it might be the single most remarkable pizzeria in Southern California. — Matthew Kang, correspondent, Eater" - Matthew Kang