My husband and I came her for dinner on a Monday night and both agreed that this place is really good. My overall impression is that it is like a more casual and affordable version of Pitch. The flavors and quality are similar, although Spin's offerings are much simpler (they typically have two toppings instead of 5 or 6) and that extends to the other menu items, as well. The atmosphere is very approachable. The restaurant is large, bright, and inviting. It would be a great place for groups or families with reasonably well-behaved children, but they also have a small bar where you can sit and eat or just have a drink and visit with the folks behind the counter.
When you walk in, a huge menu is posted on the wall. You order and pay at a counter and then choose your seat. While my husband and I were perusing the wall and deciding what to order, a woman (I got the impression she was one of the owners) came up, enthusiastically greeted us, and when she learned it was our first visit, grabbed a menu from a counter and walked us through the menu. Based on her explanation, my husband and I both decided to go with their Mini Mia, which is a 6 inch personal pizza served with your choice of soup or salad for $9.95. I ordered the Fig Onion Marmalade and Chevre for my pizza and the Sonoma salad (greens with grapes, golden raisins, apples, goat cheese, chopped glazed pecans and blood orange vinaigrette) as my side (side note: I really like that you can get their premium salads at no extra charge and aren't limited to just a plain side salad). My husband ordered the Pollo Pesto pizza with red sauce and the minestrone soup. We chose a booth and, right as I was wondering what we were supposed to do for drinks (we had both opted for water), a waitress came out with silverware and two large glasses of ice water for us. She introduced herself and told us to let us know if we needed anything else.
Our soup and salad came out in about 5 minutes. The salad was a generous size for a side salad and was loaded with toppings and flavor. I also tried my husband's soup which was good (I'm not a huge fan of minestrone). I want to try their tomato basil soup on the next visit (you can add meatballs to it!).
The pizzas came out about 5 minutes later. The gentlemen (I got the impression he was also an owner) verified that my husband had ordered red sauce on his pizza, and then told us there had been a mix up and it had accidentally been made with white sauce. We started to tell him we really didn't mind and would be happy to eat the pizza with white sauce but he told us it was no problem, as he had already asked the kitchen start on the correct pizza. He gave my husband the white pizza and told him to enjoy it while he waited and the other pizza would be out in about 4 minutes (and it was). We were really impressed that they caught the mix up and fixed it before they even brought us our food.
My pizza was incredible! It was amazing how much flavor it had, and how perfect the flavor was, considering it only had two toppings. The fig onion marmalade was sweet and savory and perfectly complemented the goat cheese. My husband really enjoyed the chicken pesto pizza with both the white and the red sauces. I tried both as well, and the flavor was great with both sauces. I preferred the white (which is how I think it is typically served) while he preferred the red.
Before we left we had to try their gelato. They have about 10 flavors and you can sample them before you decide. I sampled the pineapple upside down cake and ended up ordering the blueberry butter cookie. The woman behind the counter encouraged my husband to sample three different flavors (and was very patient the whole time) and he ended up ordering the mango. Everything we tried was good and their small serving is about 1/2 a cup, which is the perfectly sized serving after a huge meal.
I would have given this place 4 stars if it wasn't for the service - this place has the personal touch that really escalates a restaurant to the next level and makes you want to return. We will be back here again and I have already recommended this place to several friends. I saw they had a decent selection of beers on tap, but I'm not sure if they serve any other alcohol. I cannot wait to come back and try more of their menu options. They also offer take-out. read more