Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza

Official Visits April 7, 2016 Leave a comment

Pizza Style: NY Neapolitan
Venue Style: Midscale dining with mostly pizza offerings
Food Orders: Classic Cheese, Eggplant Marino, Paul & Young Ron
Beverage Orders: Cocktails & Beers
Lg Cheese Pizza: $22.00 (16″)
Attendees: Bobli, Ellios & Celeste
Guests: None

“Pizza well done.” This playful double meaning phrase is prominently displayed on the walls and on the menu.  The reasoning for it has to do with the consistency of cooking the dough throughout in a super-heated oven fired by – you guessed it – coal.  Coal allows an oven to reach temperatures in the 1000 degree range, which means that the pizzas cook more quickly and don’t have a chance to dry out.  This process provides the eater with a chewier crust, but the byproduct is that the pizzas seem to be cooked “well done.”  Many people find that the char on the crust adds to the depth of flavor in the pizza, and when mixed with classic fresh ingredients, the taste is unmistakable.  Anthony’s uses fresh dough, made daily, along with an assortment of other fresh ingredients that certainly come through in the taste.  However, while there are some bright spots to Anthony’s – there appear to be some holes as well. Continue reading →

Babbo Pizzeria

Official Visits March 2, 2016 Leave a comment

Pizza Style: Neapolitan
Venue Style: Upscale, full menu with pizza offerings
Food Orders: Margarita, Guanciale, Meatball & Sausage & Radicchio
Beverage Orders: Cocktails & Craft Beers
Lg Cheese Pizza: $10.00 (14″)
Attendees: Bobli, Ellios, Tombstone & Celeste
Guests: None

Despite a few early inconveniences, which will be addressed later, Babbo eventually delivered. The bottom line, as always is PIZZA, and they definitely have excellent pizza. We started the night with a traditional Margarita that was perfectly balanced with a light tomato puree, fresh and flavorful basil and surprisingly lively mozzarella. We use the word lively because it seemed to dance in your mouth the more you chewed; it was a new experience and a welcomed one at that. We usually save the best for last but who has time for that. Continue reading →

Limestone Pizza

SG Short Form March 2, 2016 Leave a comment

Where to find pizza in Lawrence Kansas? I was hoping to have a nice sit down lunch before driving back to KC to catch my flight. A little online research turned up LimeStone. I sat down at the bar and ordered a mushroom and sausage pie. Limestone features traditional artisanal Neapolitan style pizza. Each pie is cooked in a 900 degree wood fired oven which is the focal point of the open kitchen. The pie was amazing and the offered a great homemade chili garlic sauce for dipping. If you are in Lawrence, you need to check this place out. 🙂

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