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    Our bagels were so good and the fruit was extremely fresh. I highly recommend the bacon egg and cheese

    S(cream) Queen, delicious the egg yolk really added to the flavor
    Andy P.

    Definitely a 4 star. The pizza while very good was not great, and so if you're known for pizza then it'd better be great to get a 5 star. That being said it's a nice little restaurant and my family had a wonderful time there. Pearl's is a small, narrow restaurant but it was warm and cozy and surprisingly didn't feel cramped. There's a short bar at the back of the restaurant and there's a few tables on the side walk out front, perfect seating on this cool fall night. I took note of the poor reviews about their service when looking up Pearls on Yelp, though I found them pleasant enough. Except for the dour looking fellow at the entrance, the staff was friendly and service came at a nice pace. We started off with some cocktails and Peroni, my wife found her glass of natural wine (air quotes and sarcasm) to taste "weird" and switched to purl pink marg. We got the half dozen oysters, Thai mussels and wood fired sardines. The oysters were small (west coast or Japanese, they didn't say) and fresh and delicious. It was served with the kim chee mignonette rather than classic, we're Asian so they guessed kim chee, I assume. I'd prefer the classic. The mussels were good too and the coconut lemongrass broth was savory and great for dipping the accompanying bread. Tinned sardines are a common in the land of small plates (Spain) and a comfort food in Portugal, but this isn't Spain so I was surprised it was on the menu and a bit intrigued. One bite and my hopes that this would be transformative were dashed. The green/pickled onions added a bit of novel flavor but the tinned sardines are much like sardines you get from Kroger. The four of us shared the No 1(margherita), the hellbabe, and the scream queen. These wood fired "artisan" pizzas are small to medium in size. Other than the margherita, these were not your classics but unlike a lot of "artisan" pizzas the flavors worked well and these were each very good in their own way. They weren't great because the crust was a little too chewy or rubbery. Their inflated prices also bring it down a notch, I'm embarrassed to say how much I paid for 3 pizzas, some drinks and a tin of sardines. Oh, wood fired tin of sardines. Plus they tack on that 20% gratuity that yelpers have criticized. I'm fine with it, but seriously for takeout. Rubbish. I really appreciated the owners response to customers questioning this practice, "gratuity is distributed among our employees on top of the livable wage..." Hahaha, right?! That's the whole reason for this uniquely American custom of tipping, because we are led to believe that you don't pay staff a livable wage and we have to augment their paltry salary. Anyway, nice cozy little pizza joint with pretty good pizza and cocktails.

    What a great spread of small plates! It was outstanding.
    Drew G.

    Their bagels are excellent. I really enjoyed the Trout Bagel and next time I really want to try the brisket bagel -I hear that it is amazing as well!

    Bagel n lox

    Food fire. Service fire. Ambience fire. Really lit experience for some fire bagels and fire time

    Saag paneer special
    John B.

    My search for a good pizza in Lexington finally led me here, when I saw a special I couldn't resist. I did takeout, and they quoted a long-ish wait time, and when I arrived early they said it would be until exactly the quoted time, which is well enough. The pizza wasn't quite piping hot, though, so I wonder if they were waiting on the other dishes? Anyway, I suspect eating in is better. Their style is the sort of Neapolitan-ish personal pizza with fairly New Age-y ingredients. This is, notably, a very vegan friendly restaurant, and while my saag paneer pizza was definitely not vegan, I did try some non-dairy ranch sauce with my delightfully charred breadstick. As far as weird fusion pizzas go, the saag paneer delivered all I could have expected, with ample spinach, rich cheese, and a dusting of toasted whole spices on top that really took it to another level. The crust was much like the breadstick, soft on the inside with a bit of char outside. A vegan caesar salad (the traditional caesar has Worstershire dressing which has some fish in it), was lively, and I liked the caesar dressing more than the ranch (the latter looked oddly greenish to me and was watery and not especially tasty). It was in total a salty meal. It's a pricey place, which is expected given the locale, and I would note that when I looked to tip on my takeout order, a generous service charge had already been added. This is the sort of thing that was not the standard before the pandemic, but now represents more a sign of the economic times than anything specific about this business. Anyway, it was more interesting than any other pizza I've had in the area.

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    3 years ago

    The food and service was great! Get there early bc they do run out of bagels and menu items quickly.

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    4 years ago

    Given the name and the food, I feel like it was made just for me. A diamond in the rough at home.

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    5 years ago

    Pizza was incredible, looking forward to having it again when I visit Lexington. Highly recommend!

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    5 years ago

    I love Pearl's pizza! I love the chewy, perfect crust and their inventive combinations. The roasted beet salad is delicious!

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    5 years ago

    Interesting combinations on the pies. Really likes the pizza with fig on it. Would like some traditional offerings as well though.

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    7 years ago

    Very tasty food. The pizza was delicious! It's a little pricey for what you get but good atmosphere.

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    7 years ago

    Best pizza in Lexington. Best pizza outside of Wooster Square in New Haven.

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    4 years ago

    Such a cute place! Great bagel sandwich and the smoked salmon salad was delicious. Staff was very friendly. Will definitely go back again.

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    7 years ago

    Nice cocktail menu/beer selection, cool vibe, and really good pizzas. Get the Hellbabe!

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