Punctilious about Pizza

Having read part of Plato's The Apology recently (still a work in progress), I have been pondering about a profound question, though one that is not entirely related to the gist of the work itself: What justifies my casting of judgement on the restaurants that I've dined at? Does my identity as a diner who pays for the meal (and thus, who expects the restaurant to reciprocate with good service and food) serve as adequate justification? In addition, is it fair to judge a restaurant solely based on a few dishes that I have sampled?

These encircling queries have not been internally resolved as yet, and perhaps, my critical personality behooves me to dish out my opinion on the food I've tried so as to give diners a better idea of what could and could not be worth their time/money. And so, here I am once again - though today's post will be relatively short and un-scathing, for  critical or even censorious as I may be, I would like to believe that I am fairly impartial. No sugar-coating but no horse-flogging either.

Having dined at Pizzeria Mozza before, my dining partner and I made a return trip there. For starters, we had the Calamari al forno with fagioli and oregano. "Al forno" traditionally refers to food that has been oven-baked, but for this dish, it seemed as though the calamari had been grilled. Nevertheless, the whiff of the lightly-grilled and salted squid was titillatingly tantalising, and the calamari was springy yet easily sliced through. What a delight! Furthermore, the tangy concoction of beans and spices as well as chopped vegetable bits acted as an appropriate counterbalance to the heavier flavours of the calamari, making this dish one that we enjoyed.

Calamari Al Forno

As for mains, we shared a Funghi mist, fontina, talego and thyme 10'' pizza. The mushroom pizza (essentially, that's what it is, barring the jargon and highfalutin names) was pretty delectable with its generous serving of fungi and cheese, though its heat capacity must have been rather poor for it cooled down to room temperature within a matter of minutes. In addition, I appreciate the fact that it was thin-crusted, although the crust at the edges were extremely tough and hardly malleable.

Funghi Mist Pizza

As for drinks, I had the purportedly homemade raspberry soda, which, though decent, might not have been homemade afterall. 

In a nutshell (or a pizza box?), the meal at Pizzeria Mozza was fairly satisfying, and this restaurant has managed to escape my fastidious palate relatively unscathed.