Olio Pizza e Più

• Cuisine(s): Italian, Neapolitan, Pizza
  Hours: Sun-Thu 11am-12am, Fri-Sat 11am-1am
  Price: $$
• Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa
  Features: Takeout
  Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
• Alcohol: Full bar
  Reservations: Accepted
  Parking: No Parking

Description

Skip through the unwieldy list of antipasti, primi, secondi, and insalate, and go straight for the pizzas. The Margherita extra--the "extra" being halved cherry tomatoes strewn amid the tomato sauce, mozzarella, and basil--boasts a crust mottled with char, and puffy ends that maintain an appealing salty, airy chew. As is the Neapolitan convention, the center of the pie is damp, almost gushy, and must be eaten with a fork. The tomato sauce--reportedly just crushed tomatoes with salt--has a fresh, simple vibrancy. This place has plenty of competition in the neighborhood for Neapolitan pizza supremacy, but it is less likely to have a wait than the others, and the people-watching on the sidewalk patio is unrivaled.