Brandon M.
Yelp
I yelp searched Blackbird Woodfire, and was impressed with the 4 stars it had received. Because of this, I set off in search for this establishment, and eventually found it. Because of the road construction that is currently ongoing on the street in front of the restaurant, it took some navigational work.
When you enter the establishment, you are greeted with a rustic style seating area. When you sit down, the menu explains how the decor is termed "Dakota-Cana" where the rustic brick and reclaimed wood is implemented with the Great Plains art and decor. I also admired that the owner utilizes local producers/co-ops for their menus items.
The Wedge Salad was Romaine hearts, smoked bacon, crumbled gorgonzola, roasted tomatoes, walnuts, & house made gorgonzola dill dressing..with a balsamic reduction drizzle. For $5, This was amazing! I definitely recommend it.
The marinated olives were a plate of House marinated Mediterranian olives with garlic and herbs, and side of warm flatbread and Lavash crackers. I loved it for $6.
My main course was the Specialty, Asparagus pizza with a Béchamel sauce, red onions, nuts/seeds, shallots, and lemon. Admittedly, I was disappointed in my choice. I ordered this pizza, excited for the ingredients to come together (as explained) as it combined with the Béchamel and wood fired crust. However, when I bit into my first bite, everything was drowned out by the overwhelming bitter and sour lemon. I did not attempt another slice.
The Blue crush pizza was outstanding. The Garlic infused olive oil, parmesan and gorgonzola cheese, red onion, walnuts, roasted grapes & fresh rosemary came together in every bite. First you get the aromatic rosemary, pungent Gorgonzola , hearty onions and garlic, all has a great kick, while the sweetness of the roasted grapes tones it down to a pleasureful bite. I did enjoy this more than my lemon specialty pizza.
I gave blackbird Woodfire 3 stars, but it definitely has great options. I am open to 4 stars, if my next visit isn't soured by my first pizza bite.