Michael C.
Yelp
Let me start by saying, the service here was excellent. Our waitress last night was a younger black haired woman, who was a delight. I could not have asked for better service.
That being said, let's talk about the food, first, the garlic knots *chefs kiss* but the pizza... Ok, how do I put this.... So, I have this thing called the try hard theory, meaning if a restaurant has mediocre food, they will Gorden Ramsey the place up, to try and make it more appealing. In the case of a Try Hard restaurant you get crazy food that doesn't make sense.
In this specific case, " wild hand picked mushrooms" for instance.... Or house made sausage that adds $8.00 to your pizza. As a chef, and someone who has worked, managed and owned businesses in the food industry. Let me explain to you about food, it doesn't need to try hard, if it's good. Extra toppings on your pizza shouldn't be carrots and squash for 4 dollars each, and imported Greek olives, and hand picked wild forged mushrooms. Pizza is good. It speaks for itself. You have a great advantage just by your wood fired oven, you have a great crust, you even have a reasonable sauce. You have the basics down! You could literally slap a craft American singles on top and it would be ok pizza. But when you try hard. Telling me about the farm down the street that supplies the specific basil leaf you use... We don't care! It's awesome that you're doing that, but it translates into more dollars spent and less satisfaction. Seriously, if I could have just said supreme, or ham and pineapple, and not have to learn that the pig the bacon is harvested from was named Doris, that would be cool.
All I am saying is, you forgot where you came from dude. go back to the basics. pizza speaks for itself, your wait staff speaks for themselves, the atmosphere is a whole vibe. This is a DOPE place. Get good ingredients, sure, but we don't need imported onions from the French region of Monteblu... Long story short, It would have gotten 2 more stars if it stopped trying hard, and started being what it is, A wood fired pizza with great service, and hip vibe