cute little spot in forestville. would not have found this had taylor not recommended it. cute decor and aesthetic. i went with a bunch of people and shared everything which was fun. my ideal dinner set up. the staff was so attentive and made sure i could get the tab without any argument from my group.
i started with the citrus passionfruit house made soda. wasn't super carbonated like the average soda but great flavor and super refreshing.
first up was the Warmed olives with chili threads served in a citrus spiced marinade. i liked the warmed temp.
next up was the Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Aleppo pepper, salt, served with a preserved lemon aioli. the aioli was interesting. it tasted like something that i had tasted before, but i couldn't put my finger on it. very "essence of" flavor.
the meatballs were beef-pork-prosciutto meatballs with house made marinara, Bellwether Farms ricotta, shaved parmesan, and fried herbs. great meatballs. def on the spicier side for meatballs, but i was a fan of melty cheese was a nice touch for sure.
we ordered the seasonal burrata which was Burrata with Beets & Citrus which had Badger flame beets, cara cara orange, blood orange, pomelo, candied kumquats, puffed barley. It was super fresh tasting though and a great quality of all the ingredients. I wish there was a dressing on it, but that's just a personal preference.
the Sunflower Seed Caesar had Little gem lettuces, house-made croutons, shaved parmesan, toasted sunflower seeds dressed in our tangy anchovy caesar dressing. i'll give them points for the lettuce Being crispy,
i ordered the spc combo which had Tomato sauce, pepperoni, fennel sausage, mozzarella, provolone, parmesan, Mycopia mushrooms, red onions, peppadew peppers. was definitely a little hot, but I thought it had a good balance. It was very onion heavy, so if you don't like onions, this was not the pizza for you. The pizza had great support and that they didn't flop all over the place when you lifted them up. Additionally, the toppings didn't slide off, which was nice perfect crust, thickness, consistency, and perfect brick oven char on the pizza.
the Bianca divine had Marin French Brie cream, fresh mozzarella, garlic confit, oregano, parmesan. i'm glad I got to try a piece of this, because it was really good, but it would be a lot to have a whole pizza of it. It was a good call to add the prosciutto. The garlic on this was impeccable chefs kiss.
the last pizza we got Funky Fungi which came with Mixed Mycopia mushrooms, Marin French brie cream, mozzarella, sautéed garlic chives, red onion, parsley, parmesan. + Haley's Way: Fennel sausage and black truffle oil. this was my favorite pizza of the evening. it was very well balanced. I love a sausage and mushroom pizza, so I'm glad they had this.
You can't go out to eat and not get dessert, So we tried two different ones. We got the vanilla ice cream drizzled with olive oil and sea salt. Obviously it was the flakey sea salt. It was also great quality olive oil, which I appreciate appreciated.
Then i ordered the Basque cheesecake on a recommendation from the server, and I'm glad I did. it was a cheesecake, but it was sort of custard adjacent. The crust is normally my favorite part of the cheesecake, and while this didn't have one, the caramel and dates it was served with made up for it. The caramel was impeccable, perfect thickness, and sweetness. read more