Gino B.
Yelp
Westport's Pizza Lyfe is way more than just pizza!
Upscale Westport's newest entrant into its frou frou dining scene is the ultra casual, accessibly priced Pizza Lyfe pizzeria. The bustling patio and woodsy yet urban themed dining room is inviting and genuinely unpretentious - considering the ritzy and very picky customer profile that goes with the area.
The service was exceptional and un-intrusive allowing for relaxed conversations on a dining room soundtrack of smooth multi-decade hits that ranged from A-ha and Sade to Rihanna, amongs many Lo-Fi dance twirlers during our lunch visit.
We were dazzled by the first appetizer- which consisted of ten oven roasted chicken wings ($14); they came served in a simple yet elegant oval shaped dish with no shortage of freshly tossed roasted chopped garlic and parmesan.
Next; the three piece Meatball ($12) was perfect for sharing and was equally impressive with its fresh and light tomato sauce base, parmesan and ricotta topping.
For the mains, the grilled lemon chicken sandwich came on a large ten inch sesame baguette, cut in half making it completely shareable for the table. It was loaded with arugula, avocado, grilled red peppers and fresh mozzarella, all grilled to perfection ($13) #yummy!
The traditional Greca salad bowl ($15) Was impressively fresh and appetizing to the eye - to which we added the house's signature lemon grilled chicken ($5). The salad was exceptional both for taste and portion size; Crisp romaine lettuce chunks, vividly red and fresh sliced Roma tomatoes, local cucumbers, red & green pepper and red onions; chopped green olives and - what Greek salad would be called Greca if it didn't have medium-hard, almost melt-in- your-mouth, cubed feta cheese that isn't too salty at all, just right? Yup exactly, it was that good!!!! The whole dish was absolutely refreshing and very filling as a main course.
Finally, our table had the Caesar salad which didn't dissapoint with its crispy-fresh lettuce chunks, house-made garlic croutons and traditional Caesar dressing - and let's not forget the heaping mountain load of freshly shaved and grated Parmesan ($12).
Today's lunch exceeded our expectations and this restaurant is definitely more than just pizza! Its diverse yet short menu is one we will be exploring on our many upcoming return visits when in the neighborhood; welcome to Westport, Pizza Lyfe!