COMMENT 106027
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2010-09-18 10:01 AM |
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Thank you for your *food* review this time Ms Jelly. Great job.
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COMMENT 106135
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2010-09-18 07:45 PM |
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100 bucks for 4 for pizza is pretty much insanity. sorry.
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COMMENT 106154P
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2010-09-18 09:50 PM |
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$25 a person is insanity? Nah, it's SB. And it's "real" food, so it's a fair price.
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COMMENT 106160
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2010-09-19 06:30 AM |
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It is pricey, but that food is really good! Get there early or late or its going to be busy.
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COMMENT 106179
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2010-09-19 08:12 AM |
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Pizza with "structural difficulties." Love your way with words!
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COMMENT 106027
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2010-09-19 08:58 AM |
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The real pizza in Naples where it was born is also "wet" in the middle and has to be eaten with a knife and fork for the first bites. Molto authentico to have it this way. And that seems to be the point here, honest food, honest flavors, honest presentation. And honest prices for this level of culinary honesty.
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COMMENT 106192
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2010-09-19 08:59 AM |
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two words..Gino's Pizza
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COMMENT 106206
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2010-09-19 09:33 AM |
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They did a nice job on the place. It is attractive and it seems to have a good vibe. They have system problems to work out. If you choose to sit at the bar, the staff behind the bar does not take your order or wait on you. A server has to wait on you from behind. I found the pizza to be bland and rather tasteless. My salad was drenched and soaked in dressing. I was finished with the salad and halfway through my pizza before they managed to get my glass of wine, which was the first thing I ordered. The fellow behind the bar couldn't get the wine for me because he was not allowed to and was waived off by the bartender. I mentioned it several times but they couldn't quite get their act together. I'll give it another try after they have been open for another month or two.
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COMMENT 106207
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2010-09-19 09:33 AM |
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avg and expensive. Exactly the type of mediocrity that thrives in Santa Barbara. In a town with no decent pizza this is great pie. But...it wouldnt last 10 days in any food city.
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COMMENT 106154P
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2010-09-19 09:57 AM |
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I disagree 106207. I've lived in "big food cities" and this is pretty good food.
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COMMENT 106264
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2010-09-19 11:55 AM |
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thank you 106207 - what is it with SB diners and owners! The diners are so cautious in their choices and the chefs/owners respond with more caution, dulling down and raising prices. Is it rents, is it greed, is it laziness, ignorance??? Once again a well intentioned owner has spent a ton of $$ on decor & ingredients but still has a gas assisted oven because the fab chef from Italy "prefers it"...wake up folks just because someone comes from Italy or France or wherever doesn't bestow credibility...cooking begins w ingredients but is elevated by correct/rigorous technique.......so disappointed that this pizza is just OK, short cutted and dull, lacking harmony, balance and consistent result. If it was truly good pizza I'd pay 20. for a pie and be totally happy but for this, 5.00 would be too much....the good folks at Olio e Limone ought to make the trip to Los Alamos and remember what real brick/wood fird pizza ought to be...
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COMMENT 106206
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2010-09-19 12:42 PM |
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They could also make an even shorter trip to Via Vai. I just got back from Italy where the thin crust pizza was amazing and the flavors were subtle and wonderful. The pizza at VV is just as good and of course, it is cooked in a wood burning pizza oven where by the way, the temps get to 800 degrees.
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COMMENT 106292
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2010-09-19 01:26 PM |
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I enjoyed the appetizers immensely. I also enjoyed the flavors of the pizzas. But there was too much cheese (maybe that causes blandness & structural issues) & the crust would be better if thin & crispy. My standard is Pizzeria Mozza in LA, where Nancy Silverton reigns.
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COMMENT 106302
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2010-09-19 03:01 PM |
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Thanks for reviewing this upscale pizza joint. RE the price complaints, fresh favorful ingredients that do not rely on things like hotsauce for their oomph are costly, and the location is part of what you pay for at this State St address. Have you tried costing out a pizza from scratch lately? For its < 100,000 population, Santa Barbara is blessed with the best quality and selection of restaurants in the US.
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COMMENT 106347
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2010-09-19 07:12 PM |
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I've never been impressed with any food from any establishment in town - and I've been to them all. It's all about the atmosphere and the bragging rights that last night I ate at "blah blah" It's just food - if you have any skills whatsoever, you can make better food at home for a fraction of the price and not have to deal with mediocre service and interacting with the common folk.
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COMMENT 106206
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2010-09-19 08:11 PM |
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Geeez, 106347...."interacting with the common folk" Isn't that what you are doing here? I am sooo sorry!
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COMMENT 106537P
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2010-09-20 03:46 PM |
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Thinkwell - Olio Pizzaria is on Victoria, not State St.
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COMMENT 106576
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2010-09-20 05:33 PM |
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I've heard a couple people rave about this place but after reading this review and comments I agree with the "bragging rights" comment. Meanwhile, Roy is running a $10 special all month. And 37P, it's not really on Victoria or State. It's on the driveway to the parking lot.
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