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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Unbelievably Good Pizza on Rutledge

At George's suggestion, I went to the new pizza shop on Rutledge, Mia Pomodori, for lunch today. It's located near the corner of Cannon and Rutledge, across from Fuel, and diagonally from Hominy. If you check out their website, be sure to look at the before and after photos. Seriously, it was the best pizza I have had in a lonnggggg time. I got there during a lull in the afternoon business, and the owner took a few minutes to talk to me.

Paul DeSantis, along with his wife, Tiffany, and their son, Brandon, are the owners and operators of Mia Pomodori. Paul grew up in Brooklyn, although they moved to Charleston several years ago. It's been a long standing dream of his to have his own pizzeria, and I, for one, am really glad he has realized that dream. Everything is made from scratch- the salad dressings, the dough, the sauce (Paul says it took him 20 years to perfect his recipe), and they cook and slice their own Italian sausage. The crust is extra crispy and light. Paul says that's because of the higher quality flour they use, which is more like a bread flour, and yields a dough with less gluten than the average pizza dough. They also use top quality cheeses, which they shred themselves.

They have tables on the patio in the back of the building, where you can sit to eat your pizza. They have an interesting beer list, comprised mainly of microbrews, and several wine choices, including some organic wines. They also have an array of sodas, juices, and bottled water. The DeSantis' seem like really nice people and their food is delicious; I will be supporting them as much as I can!

Labels: About the Neighborhood, Cannonborough/ Elliotborough, Dining, NEW DINING SPOTS