Anniversary Dinner

To go along with Jess's post about our anniversary, I've decided to share my review of Pizzeria 712 from Yelp. One of my upcoming posts will be about Yelp, a site where you can review restaurants and read reviews from other people.

This is probably our favorite place to eat. The ambiance is incredible--this place feels like something that you'd find tucked away in some little corner of a big city. The restaurant feels cozy, and it's fun to see the brick oven blazing away in the corner. On our most recent visit, we saw that they had opened up some outdoor seating. It was nice outside, but I missed being able to hear the music as well as I could indoors. They ask for music recommendations from their patrons, and we've heard things from classic jazz music to Feist to the soundtrack of the Darjeeling Limited. It fits the atmosphere.

The staff is attentive and very helpful. Trent has provided us with fabulous recommendations on both of our visits. The folks who work there have tried all of the dishes they serve and can let you know what's the best. This is handy because the menu changes every few months (they incorporate foods that are in season).

The food is amazing. Seriously--wow. I'm not a big fan of vegetables, but I loved the roasted asparagus and the heirloom tomatoes were to die for. My wife got bruschetta with the heirloom tomatoes on arugula, and I had braised beef shortrib on crisped polenta with a horseradish cream. Mmmm. Our pizza was interesting, but tasty. It had sauteed mushrooms, carmelized onions, potato and some arugula. I'd never had lettuce on a pizza, but it was pretty good.

This is one of our favorite places to eat. It's one of our "special occasion" places because we're poor college students, and we've spent an average of $40 on our two visits. Give 'em a try, you won't regret it!