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2015-01-14
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I'm a big live-and-let-live person, and in the past I have described myself as a "pizza pluralist," meaning that I don't hold to rigid rules that require pizza to be done in the Chicago way or the New York way or the Naples way or whatever. Pizza, perhaps moreso than any other dish, is a canvas open for experimentation and innovation. Alternatively, it's got mayonnaise for a sauce, shellfish on top, and is served with hot water. That's what you've got here.The menu took a while to go over, becau
The menu took a while to go over, because most every pizza had something I decidedly did not want on my pizza-- things like mayo ("aioli") and hoisin sauce. We settled on something that seemed classic enough to be harmless. Be careful what you wish for!I aver that the pizza was indeed food, in the sense of sustenance-providing organic matter. It was not much more than that. The chicken was dry and bland. The whole thing was bland. There was a hint of sauce and a hint of cheese, but not much the taste of either. Only the squash stood out, and there was precious little of it.
Crust: OK, C+
Sauce: Meh, C-
Toppings: Poor, D
We also got some garlic ciabatta. It came with two dipping sauces, romesco and nutmeg creme fraiche. The romesco was substandard, and the creme was a little weird. The bread itself was decent-- soft and garlicky. I prefer the more traditional crusty bread with butter be-sogged interior loaded with tons of minced garlic, but this was acceptable. C+Hey, maybe we ordered the wrong thing. But I ain't coming back to find out. For now, I'll believe in good Sheung Wan pizza when I eat it. Until then, this place gets a C.
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