Bambino's East Coast Pizzeria: The Place to Be

Stepping into Bambino's was a breath of fresh air, especially considering the bleakly decorated Zeek's less than a block away. Sexy jazz was playing and the decor was quite gorgeous. The walls were made of old red bricks and as you walked through the door an inviting chandelier hung above you. The tables were made of old hardwood as were the innovative stools. A large pizza oven was behind a bar, clearly seen from the dining room. Mmm. What a place to be eating the best food on the planet.

As the pizza is delivered to our table, my mouth begins to water. Let me put it this way, if the pizza was a woman, I would be trying to get on. It's rustic crust and lightly browned cheese complemented the slightly chunky, melt in you mouth sauce that tasted fresher than any other pizza place in Seattle. Speaking of fresh, there were seven or eight plants of fresh basil in the window sills that made me want to dance. The basil, which had been picked fresh, complemented the cheese, which tasted fresh, which complemented the sauce, which, as I said, tasted fresh. Even the Parmesan cheese looked freshly grated. Bambino's is proof that fresh is best.

The crust of this pizza is to die for. It's crisp, flaky exterior as well as it's not overly soft interior made me feel like I had found what pizza was meant to be.

Another big plus was the service and price. The large pizza was done within seven or eight minutes and cost a total of $15.87. The woman who served us was up-beat, smiling, and made me feel at home.

Bianca, the specialty pizza we ordered, is a olive oil based pizza with ricotta lumps and mozzarella. The ricotta was slightly browned on the top, but as I took my first bite I was a little disappointed. It was bland. I seasoned with salt and a fair amount of pepper, and, as expected, the Bianca held its own to the margarita.

As far as being satisfied, I think you already know. Heck, I'll tell you anyway. I was. I had three pieces and felt like little kid who had just opened the Playmobil big castle. I give Bambino's four and a half stars. Am I crazy? Maybe so.

401 Cedar Street

Seattle WA 98121

(206-269-2222)

Quinten Reviews Snoose Junction

Snoose Junction did not seem like a kid friendly place. So why were there so many kids there? We were literally the only people there without child. The place was jam packed with six and seven year-olds. With the punk soundtrack and silkscreen decor this joint seemed like it was supposed to be in Capital Hill but they got the address wrong. One kid tried to take our pizza and I had to fight him off. Not that I hate kids, I just found the quantity odd.

The pizza was great, the staff was friendly and they get bonus points for breaking out all the show posters. Thy even had an old "Rage" poster for a show with "Gang Starr." Talk about abstract. The pizza was very rich and heavy and almost a bit too much. To quote HBO's new series "Treme" "What's worth doing is worth overdoing." It was fresh out of the oven and even tasted fresh off the vine. Nothing had been sitting around for too long.

My favorite part about Snoose was the melody of flavors. The sauce and the cheese went very nicely with the toppings. The crust had a nice, crisp, mean taste to it. Despite the abundance of children, Snoose Junction gets:

Four stars

Elliot Bay Pizza Reviewed By Mary Toppins

Walking into Elliot Bay pizza was like walking back into the everything bad about the 90's, everything was grey the lighting made everything look flat and there were pictures of the kingdome on the wall. I just about lost my appetite right as I walked in. I looked at my fellow pizza reviewers and they were thinking the same thing I was this place was going to be gross. We ordered a half cheese half Bell Town which had mushrooms and Bell Peppers on it. When the pizza was served and placed on our table it was like the waiters pooped on right in front of us. This pizza did not smell good. It was super greasy and as I took a bite the thing did not want to hold together. Maybe it was because of the watery sauce beneath the burnt cheese. And that was only the cheese half, the Bell Town half was a disgrace to a Seattle neighborhood. It was all of the cheese pizza plus dried out vegetables on top. This was the only pizza that Quentin, Winston and I could not finish, this pizza did not deserve to be in our stomachs.

I give this place one sad lonely star

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Bambino's

It has been way too long since our last blog. We went to Bambino's, in Belltown. Bambino's wood fires their pizza for a vintage feel. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was the brick wall. It was a nice brick wall. Walls aren't something that we usually take into account when we eat pizza but this was such a handsome set of bricks.

The scheme of Bambino's was very much "old timey." From the pictures of old baseball games to the cellar in the back. Not a fridge a cellar! A cellar, might I add with a ladder. All and all it felt like I was in a movie. I had gone from Seattle 2010 to New York 1920's. It was awesome. And let me tell you the pizza was delicious in the 20's.

Another great thing about Bambino's was their attention to the environment. "All of our ingredients are local" read a sign at our table. This wasn't just about the earth either because the freshness was quite apparent in the taste. They used napkins made from recycled paper and made water available only upon request so as not to waste cups. Pizza with a conscious makes pizza so much more tasty.

Image courtesy of the Bambinos' website.


3.5 Stars