We celebrated a friend's birthday here last night and it was a roaring success.
Our friend is a huge fan of pizza, and Yelp guided me to Angeli's, with its award-winning pizza, and it could not have been a better choice. Not only was everyone truly delighted in every item we ordered, but apparently it's a pretty big deal to find a place that serves single slices. Not that anyone ordered single slices this time around. No, we absolutely crushed three large pizzas and several appetizers, along with cocktails.
So we had:
APPS:
Portabella Mushrooms (Hot Serve): Fresh spinach and portabella mushrooms sautéed in a spicy cream sauce. -- holy smokes, these are AMAZING. I don't know how they kept that spinach crunchy, but not raw. That sauce rides the very thin line before something becomes too spicy for people who can't handle spice.
Garlic Cheese Bread (Hot Serve): Experience the perfect blend of garlic and cheese with our irresistible garlic cheese bread served with homemade marinara sauce. --- A hit. Though, I dipped mine in the sauce from the portabella mushrooms, not the marinara. I just couldn't get enough of that mushroom sauce. I would buy bottles of that.
Stolen Meatballs (Hot Serve): Three meatballs snatched fresh from the oven crispy on the outside, moist inside. Topped with homemade marinara and grated parmesan cheese --- Wow. I'm glad I didn't sleep on these meatballs. Everyone at the table tried them and agreed that they were great. Tender without falling apart. Great flavor.
Chicken wings: House-marinated and Baked in Stone Oven --- GARLIC. No, seriously, coarsely diced garlic roasted on the wing and completely worth fighting your friends for. I don't think anyone bothered with the bleu cheese dipping sauce. These are incredible on their own.
PIZZAS
Fresconi: Garlic herb sauce, mozzarella cheese, fresh spinach, marinated artichokes, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and caramelized onions. --- There were several people in our dining party who didn't want red sauce pizza. Blame it on old age and sensitive stomachs, but I was super pleased to see that there were several of this type pizzas on the menu. Not to mention the ability to build your own pizza/slice. This one was our favorite, BTW.
Miro Special (voted best pizza in baltimore): Garlic herb sauce, mozzarella, marinated chicken breast, pancetta and fresh spinach. -- again, no marinara on this one, but the chicken pieces were a bit dry and the garlic herb sauce wasn't substantial enough to save the day.
Four Cheese: Angeli's tomato sauce, mozzarella, gorgonzola, fontina and parmesan cheeses. --- But we added pepperoni. Jeremy and the birthday boy were thrilled with this one. I love how the crust of all the pizzas had huge air bubbles in them that gave an added layer of crispiness.
COCKTAILS
HOUSE MADE SIGNATURE SANGRIA: Colorful and fruity wine-based cocktail - Sangria in a pitcher or glass, featuring red wine. --- Jeremy and I smashed a carafe of this EACH. DANGER. DANGER. SO DELICIOUS.
ANGELI'S MARGARITA
Refreshing and zesty cocktail with a heavenly twist - Angel's Margarita featuring tequila, fresh lime juice, agave nectar, and a hint of orange liqueur. Garnished with a lime wheel and a sprig of fresh mint. --- but ON FIRE!! We saw that you could get any cocktail on fire, and NEEDED to do that. We decided that the birthday boy should have that honor. HILARIOUS
ANGELI'S MOJITO
Refreshing summer cocktail with a burst of mint and lime - Classic Mojito in a cupper special made in turkey cup filled with ice, featuring white rum, gin fresh lime juice, soda water, and muddled mint leaves. Garnished with a lime wheel and sprig of mint.
We sat in the corner of the "Wendy's greenhouse" (80s kids will remember). There was an endless parade of Baltimore to entertain us. Our waitress was funny and great. Genderless bathrooms!! What more could you want?
So, needless to say: YOU NEED TO GO HERE. GO!!
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