{"id":8812,"date":"2014-03-19T08:50:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T15:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=8812"},"modified":"2014-03-18T13:07:51","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T20:07:51","slug":"noms-famoso-serves-pizza-with-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2014\/03\/19\/noms-famoso-serves-pizza-with-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"Noms!<\/em>: Famoso serves pizza with punch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Famoso pizzeria serves a great medley of pizzas with unique twists, priding themselves on the authenticity of their ingredients.<\/p>\n

A group of friends and I ventured to this pizzeria during Dine Around & Stay in Town week. They had special menus for the event: $20 for a listed starter, 11\u201d pizza, and dessert. This would also explain why the place was packed with patrons.<\/p>\n

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Famoso serve up great pizzas (photo by Patrick Hallihan\/Nexus<\/em>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Famoso, located near Market Square on Johnson Street, operates almost like a bistro: choose what you like, go up to the counter and order, pay, and it will be brought to your table once ready. After using the regular menu as a Rosetta stone to translate the special menu (many names were Italian without any sort of explanation as to what it was) we went up and placed our orders.<\/p>\n

The atmosphere was very energetic, no doubt due to how much busier it must have been that weekend. The pizzeria itself was brick-laden with warm earth tones, and you could see the Pizzaiolos (pizza-makers) in the back spinning pizza dough and popping them in to the oven. I talked to the girl at the front for a bit, and apparently they only cook the pizzas for about 90 seconds, but the oven is kept at an unbelievable 900 degrees!<\/p>\n

Our appetizers were brought over, at which point I realized nearly all of us got the meatballs. They were covered in good, thick tomato sauce and ricotta cheese, and were perfectly cooked, albeit a bit small and with only three in the bowl.<\/p>\n

Later came our pizzas, which, based on their somewhat lopsidedness, were indeed handmade as advertised. I actually like it when I see lopsided things in food, as it usually means it was made by a person as opposed to being made by a machine. Each pizza was about 11\u201d in diameter, which isn\u2019t gigantic but should handily feed one person.<\/p>\n

I had the Sweet BBQ Chicken pizza, which sported a nice assortment of vegetables along with the chicken. Across the table my friends had a Romano, Marinara, Spicy Thai, and a few other choice pizzas. We were all delighted with what we received, with each pizza being properly cooked, seasoned, and sporting a healthy supply of toppings.<\/p>\n

Also, pro tip: the girl at the front informed me that the pizzas are meant to be folded like a taco when eaten; otherwise, you end up with a sloppy mess. She did not lie. The crust was fantastic, with their method of cooking the pizza leaving just the right amount of chewiness.<\/p>\n

Final verdict? I would definitely go again. It is a bit on the pricey side at $13 to $16 per pizza, with most being too small to share. Although I managed to score the Dine Around & Stay in Town deal, what I ordered would have normally been $30.50 before tax and without drinks for a small starter, pizza, and dessert (tiramisu).<\/p>\n

Still, it was great non-greasy pizza, and definitely worth a try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Famoso pizzeria serves a great medley of pizzas with unique twists, priding themselves on the authenticity of their ingredients. A group of friends and I ventured to this pizzeria during Dine Around & Stay in Town week. They had special menus for the event: $20 for a listed starter, 11\u201d pizza, and dessert. This would […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-columns","category-march-19-2014"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t