Pizza Milano

This week, instead of going to our Rolodex of known pizza places, we tried a new place that had left a flyer at Brian's apartment (such is the folly of youth). Pizza Milano, located at 16th and Meridian, is one of the few places that will deliver to our home base. And as far as delivery services go, they were ahead of schedule and their driver was more than pleasant (and not at all creepy).

But the real question is, how were the pizzas?

The Cheese Pizza
When we first opened the box, we were very disappointed in its appearance. The cheese was thin, and looked lumpy and uneven. The crust was soft and chewy, with *hints* of both garlic and butter, but lacked enough tensile strength to hold itself up. The sauce was sweet and evenly spread, but really didn't bring a whole lot the pizza. Honestly, it was bizarre. We could see the sauce, but we had to concentrate really hard to discern any sort of flavor from it. The cheese was bland and tasteless, bringing only texture to the table. 

The Pepperoni Pleasure
In an effort to mix things up, instead of ordering just a standard pepperoni pizza we ordered Pizza Milano's triple pepperoni pizza. Pepperoni literally tiled the entire pizza, with no space left uncovered. The pepperoni was both extremely greasy and bland. There was very little pleasure to be found in their pepperoni. The crust, which held up okay on the cheese pizza, became supersaturated with grease and lost what little tensile strength it had. Additionally, there was an extreme slide factor, with most pieces losing at least a third of their toppings. From this, we can imagine what their regular pepperoni pizza would have been like, and even with less grease, we would not have been impressed.
 
The Spinach Pizza
With a garlic and olive oil glaze, onions, black olives, tomatoes, spinach, sausage and (supposedly) feta cheese, the Spinach pizza was problematic. The change in sauce was hardly noticeable, and we could find no evidence of feta cheese on our pizza. The sausage was as flavorless as the tomatoes, and while the spinach was a nice touch, it was buried under a metric ton of raw onions. (We ordered it without olives, as we're been getting worn out by them). The concept behind this pizza is a solid one, but the execution of it failed at almost every step. For $13, it would be extremely easy to make a better spinach pizza at home.

We went into this experience with absolutely no expectations, and even still, we were disappointed. What makes this experience all the more disappointing is that the crust was good, which gives some evidence that the people at Pizza Milano could do better. We'll try Pizza Milano again, at some point (as is our policy), but with heavy hearts.

Addendum: After a little bit of digging, we discovered that Pizza Milano was recently closed, and must have reopened not too long ago. At this time we are unaware if there is new ownership or if any other substantial changes have taken place. We hope that tonight’s missteps were from people who are new to the business and are still trying to find their feet. Because if this is the way they intend to operate, we will steer clear of them.