Recently we were on our way home from Dim Sum when we spotted a new restaurant. We were actually excited, since we had experienced really bad service from what I was hoping would be our new pizza joint.
Il Palazzo is in an odd part of town, Beltline & Greenville. It is where the west meets the east! Unbeknowst to me, it is called Little India.
We pull up about 11:45am on a Saturday. We are the ONLY car in the small lot. Not good but we are committed to try it for 3 reasons: 1 - We were hunting a good pizza spot 2 - I had just bought a Living Social coupon for Il Palazzo and 3 - this is where the husband wanted to do lunch!
OTHER than there being no cars in the parking lot and OTHER than it being in Little India - I thought we were fine. Until I saw the front door read "Halal Meats." Now I will tell you now I have no clue what that means, I am guessing it is similar to the Rabbi making certain food Kosher - who knows! Seriously . . . WHO KNOWS?
We enter - the place is dead. No pizzas on the buffet, I do spot some hot entrees and salad bar. A nice lady explains the pizzas for the buffet are made to order. We place a pizza buffet order. We then head off to the salad bar.
Our boys are picky eater and yes I know it is because I allow it! We typically order them a pizza crust with just cheese. Yup - crust and cheese! I am telling you more families are doing this since we have offered it on swim days, sleep overs and birthday parties.
My says says he likes pizza with pepperoni, hamburger, and onions. I say I like Canadian bacon and hamburger on pizzas.
The salad bar should not conjure up images of a Jason's Deli Salad bar. It was two pre-made salads one was a Greek feta and one was a springtime crasin, pineapple, nut salad. I had the latter and it was good with some Balsamic vinaigrette.
The boys pizza is up first - she bring the pizza to the table and serves the boys. After putting three pieces on their plates she put the rest on the buffet. Another pizza is placed on the buffet - guess what it had - pepperoni, hamburger, onion - all perfect for my husband, oh and my Canadian bacon. All on one freaking pizza! Not really what I was going for but it is fine.
The crust was really good. Nice crunch to it. The waitress later tells me it is actually pita dough and not pizza dough. It is lighter and crispy like a cracker. We are loving it. The sauce has a little kick to it and I don't know if those meats were Halal or not but the meats were good. The boys cheesy pizza was perfect, same good crust and lots of cheese.
Our youngest and my husband also had the entree specials. They offered a halibut with eggplant, lasagna, cheese ravioli and a thin noodle spaghetti with little chunks of tomatoes and hamburger in it. Both cleaned their plate.
Kid Friendly: Absolutely - she brought the boys their drinks in styro cups with lids - love a place that knows kids should have brandy sifters full of soda
Cleanliness: Yes
Service: Really good - hand delivering a pizza, and on top of the refills
Service: Really good - hand delivering a pizza, and on top of the refills
Cost: $
How likely to go back: Will try it again, after all have anothr Living Social, but not sure how long they will make it! So unfortunate, that crust was great!
How likely to go back: Will try it again, after all have anothr Living Social, but not sure how long they will make it! So unfortunate, that crust was great!
No comments:
Post a Comment