It was packed with a waiting line out the door.

It was packed with a waiting line out the door.

We had a reservation and our table was ready after a short wait. When Mozza takes your reservation they warn you the policy is if you don't show up your card gets charged $50 or $100 bucks.

We started with baked olives - supurb - and a moderately priced chianti recommended by the somlier. The wine was slightly passed its prime, tasted a little flat and unexciting. Additionally it was overly dry.

We went onto to ordering two pizzas. They are personal size so anyone with a decent appetite should get their own pie. The crust was excellent, the toppings a little too trendy for me. My pie included fennel and anchovies. It sounded like a good idea at the time.

I ordered a salad that was big enough to split. It also had fennel in it.

We split a desert and had coffee. The desert was a slice of fudge cake. It was fudgy and certainly was a slice of cake. Nothing overally exciting but was edible.

The bill came to about $175 with tip. Thats a lot for a week night out for pizza. But I will admit, it was a very good pizza. There was something authetic in the flavor, the crust, the wood burning oven, the ingrediants.

I would go there again but try to simplify my meal. Pizza is a simple meal and loses its personality if its too dressed up. Cheese and pepperoni, leave the fennel for the salad.