Tutta Bella

They do takeout! Phone it in, get there in 15 minutes just as it is coming out of the oven, drive it home and enjoy. Split a salad and still have enough to take for lunch the next day. The gelato probably wouldn’t travel well, but the lemon flavor is so intense and perfect on a summer day.

And great location.

Good things about Tutta Bella: Their salads are very tasty and a goodly size. I think the large is perfect for two people (or one very hungry one) but perhaps I always go with people who eat a lot of salad. They have wines by the glass and beer by the pitcher. I love ending a meal there with a scoop of gelato and a double espresso.

Bad: Their service can be erratic. Their pizza does not do it for me. Usually they torch it too much (i.e. top and bottom is way too carbonized), although the last time I was there the pizzas were too cold (perhaps not delivered to us promptly?) but not overly burnt. Unfortunate, really. For nearby (to me) pizza, I prefer Mioposto , but I may be in the minority.

Other random notes: It gets really loud on their second floor, so I would advise sitting downstairs. I know the design on their metal fences is supposed to be a tomato, but it always looks like an upsidedown calamari to me.

Overall, Tutta Bella is a good place in spite of my ragging on the pizza. It’s too bad it and Mioposto cannot be combined into one place.

I finally went here this past weekend. I got the flatbread and the queen margherita pizza. Absolutely amazing, and not too heavy at all.

Granted, I didn’t get the zeppelin sized salad, although the idea of a salad that large sounds great to me.

And I can slightly sympathize with the overbearing service comment. But it’s better than laissez-service.

Main point: I can’t stop thinking about the pizza even now. That’s usually a good sign. I’m counting the hours, days, etc. to come back.

Don’t order a large salad unless there are at least six people. unless all you are eating is salad, then it’s enough for probably just three or four. The large salad is HUGE. and all are delicious. yum.