I was there with my husband this evening because of all the rave reviews we read and the recommendations by a couple of friends. We started with the octopus with olive and chick peas. The presentation was nice so it seemed promising - there were 6 2"" pieces of octopus which were placed over a chickpea puree with black tapenade spread over each piece and bits of parsley for garnish. The taste was good but too much tapenade made it very salty. We ordered the brick oven pizza since that's what everyone recommended. I had the pizza with tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella & basil while my husband had the pizza with tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella and sausage. When the pizza arrived, I was a bit disappointed as the cheese did not look like fresh buffalo mozzarella as promised - it should have been white but was yellow (not unlike the cheese on a regular New York slice). The bread was thin & crispy but the sauce was a bit salty (mind you I am a salt lover). I ate my first slice and it was okay, nothing to be excited about but decent. My husband's pizza was nearly identical to mine. He thought it was good. However, by the time we were a third of the way done with our meal, the pizza had cooled down and was not so good anymore. This was the true test. Great pizza should be great hot or cold. The bread that was once crispy & light now had the consistency of wet cardboard and the cheese was congealed. Aesthetically it was a cute restaurant with a great vibe, a good neighborhood joint to meet up with friends, but if you love brick oven pizza with a thin crust, try L'Asso in Manhattan. The crust is thin but not cracker thin. It's not soggy and even though it's thin and light, it's still bready and satisfying. My favorite pizza there is the Pizza Bufalina: tomato sauce, fresh tomatoes, uncooked buffalo mozzarella, oregano, basil & extra virgin olive oil. The sauce is light & fresh and extremely tasty. Most importantly, it tastes great whether it's hot or cold.
Pros: friendly wait staff
Cons: overrated pizza, disappointing food
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