tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post4903057338831789337..comments2024-03-09T00:56:57.993-08:00Comments on Sherman's Food Adventures: Famoso Neapolitan PizzeriaSherman Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949865479421864noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post-84841582341728015812012-06-29T22:34:39.035-07:002012-06-29T22:34:39.035-07:00Agreed. My top picks for pizza (in no particular o...Agreed. My top picks for pizza (in no particular order) are Via Tevere, Pizzeria Barbarella, Farina. All stylistically different and all pretty good. VT is right in my 'hood so I am there more often than I care to admit.<br /><br />(BTW - In my previous post I should have used "F" for Fahrenheit...blargh.)fmedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461588116298522352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post-26935885924374895142012-06-29T11:08:20.844-07:002012-06-29T11:08:20.844-07:00@KimHo Yah, somehow the food is passable, but not ...@KimHo Yah, somehow the food is passable, but not great. Well, doesn't that describe most chain restaurants?<br /><br />@fmed Yes, I agree, VT and Barbarella are much better choices. Not sure why so many people like Famoso. Maybe they haven't tried the better ones yet?Sherman Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949865479421864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post-24254338696126195862012-06-29T09:51:13.483-07:002012-06-29T09:51:13.483-07:00I know they claim to be a Neapolitan joint...but t...I know they claim to be a Neapolitan joint...but they are not. Their promo material states that their oven burns at 900C, but one check of the thermostat on the front of the oven clearly indicates that it is running at a far lower 600-650C...not nearly hot enough. (The oven is a gas fired, rotating hearth oven...and if they are aiming to get a AVPN certification...will not pass muster).<br /><br />Famoso has been described as the "Earls of Pizza" but Alexandra Gill described it more accurately as the "Starbucks of Pizza".<br /><br />Via Tevere just down the road is a much better place and is truly Neapolitan.fmedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461588116298522352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524766856706642380.post-47736793044444428262012-06-26T00:28:17.987-07:002012-06-26T00:28:17.987-07:00It is a good thing that, unlike others, you decide...It is a good thing that, unlike others, you decided to do a revisit (on your own $$$) and check how the restaurant works under "normal" conditions.<br /><br />As for the "sogginess" issue, I can confirm it is no fluke, as I have encountered the same issue when I visited their locations in Edmonton (was accused of killing the sacred cow and that was WAY before expansion plans to Vancouver where in the radar). Probably they intend to do it that way? As for the tiramisu, I tried it as well and, similar to you, with all that marketing talk/description in the menu, it didn't really translate into a good product. <br /><br />If I have to choose between the pizza places you listed, I would go for the underdog of sorts, i.e., Pizzeria Barbarella. But, then again, that's me...KimHohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195757018139139678noreply@blogger.com