Do you ever go to an event that has had tons of hype and find yourself wondering "What was that all about?" It doesn't even have to be a real "event" event. It can happen at a movie. Or while reading a book. Or, unfortunately, while at a restaurant.
Christopher and I met a friend of his for dinner at Pizzeria Lola this week. We saw it go in next to one of our favorite restaurants (a French-bistro-y place called Cave Vin), and we wondered what it would be like. Then we saw a few absolutely rave reviews. And we thought we should really go check it out.
It's not your average neighborhood pizza joint - there's no "extra cheese, double pepperoni" pizzas on the menu. There's no garlic toast with dipping sauce. And, you know, that's not a bad thing.
They've got a huge wood-fired oven in the middle of the place, an intriguing menu with things like an actual dish composed of Brussels sprouts and a pizza with potato on it. And, you know, we really wanted to love them.
But the pizza crust - though thin and obviously wood-fired with the little bits of char on it - were kind of soggy in the middle. And the fact that you can't simply get a basic pepperoni pizza (or even a modified one, really), left me wanting it - even though I hadn't been craving it when I sat down.
The staff were great. The restaurant is very attractive (the pizza oven is in the middle of the dining room, wrapped in gleaming copper). And the price was... well... wasn't bad.
We figure that we might or might not go back. It's great to have a "different" pizza option that's fairly close to home (only about 5 minutes away), but I just kind of wish that it had a little more focus on "crowd-pleasing" and a little less on "different."
Overall score: B-. What they do, they seem to do fairly well. Just not quite well enough for me to understand what all the raves were about.
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