Lily S.
Yelp
Was excited for the prospect of yet another Detroit style pizza joint. After trying it, I'm sticking with Jet's Pizza. Nothing wrong with Via 313's concept, just that everything I tried had only two flavor profiles: salty or a flavor that doesn't fit. For example, the Broccoli and cauliflower drizzled with balsamic is just the wrong texture. I've had great Caesar salad with drizzled balsamic, that's over a whole grilled romaine lettuce, with the right crunch. Whereas the broccoli and cauliflower here were either blanched or steamed, it would be like drizzling balsamic on over-cooked stinky brussels sprouts, instead of fried brussels sprouts leaves which would be so much better.
The meatball app was salty, paired with parmesan crisps which kicked my dad's blood pressure to another level, no wonder he was grumpy the whole meal.
Now the house salad with candied almonds were good. The right taste and the right texture.
Pizza has nice presentation. Their idea of using a frosting pipe for dollops of ricotta is ingenious, it just makes the whole thing more appetizing. But the marinara was too much, instead of what should be done (the sauce gets baked into the dough), it felt like they nuked a jar of sauce and just poured it over the baked pizza.... I'm sorry, I did not enjoy it.