Proof Artisanal Pizza & Pasta — Restaurant in Arizona

I've been watching Proof for a few weeks now and decided to give them a go for lunch. Kudos to their website and online food photos that look delicious enough to, well, eat! Anyway, I visited Proof at Philip's Plaza in Tucson for a late lunch at around 2 pm.

The food: I tried the cheesy bread and the Polynesian Pie. First, the pizza. The pizza is about a 12-inch round and perfect for one person. You can tell this is an artisan pizza by the quality of the pizza crust and the freshness of the toppings. This crust is the perfect delivery vehicle for the toppings: soft, airy, and subdued, which allows the flavor of the toppings to shine. The pineapple, jalapeños, and cheese were fresh, tasty, and delicious. There was also prosciutto on the pizza, but the flavor of this ingredient was oddly absent. Still a great pizza, but I would like more prosciutto flavor. The cheesy bread was also good and had a nice garlic, cheesy flavor. I don't prefer the choice of crusty bread for this appetizer as having to gnaw my way through the bread detracted from enjoying the appetizer and getting to the cheese. Using a softer bread would have been better, in my opinion. Still good, though.

The ambiance: Understated decor with both inside and outside seating. I sat outside in the covered seating area. There was a real New Orleans vibe going on because of the blues music playing. It rather took me back to NOLA. Great food in a relaxed, chill atmosphere. It looks like they do karaoke there, too.

The service: Spot on, friendly, and attentive. You can tell the staff pays attention to the details and to their customers.

So, overall, I very much recommend Proof to people who enjoy great pizza in a good environment. I would have given a 5-star review if the cheesy bread had been better, but that's my thing - I'm sure others like it as it is. Go there, relax, and absorb the scene of a...

Went there with 3 friends today to celebrate a birthday and watch a great band. None of us had ever been there before. First impression was great - fun atmosphere, great vibe. We were greeted immediately and seated promptly; we chose outside seating which they have definitely paid attention to in our desert environment, with mist system and shade screens where necessary to make it comfortable.

Service was pretty prompt. Drink and appetizer orders taken pretty quickly, and water brought to the table right away. The problem came with ordering the food. Time of ordering was not a problem. We were able to order soon after finishing our appetizers.

Since none of us had ever been there, we had questions about the food, in particular two of us were considering the french onion soup. There is no description on the menu, it's just listed in the soup/salad section as the only soup - " French onion $8" I asked specifically, "is it thick and creamy, or more like you think of broth, like clear and not thick?" The answer I got was, "Oh, It's a traditional french onion soup with the clearer broth. We don't put the croutons in the soup though, we give you like a whole piece of our bread in there". Sounded good to me, as I prefer the broth being, well just broth and not creamy like chowder. We both ordered it. It came in a bowl with the bread on the side. Nothing in the soup other than onions and broth (nothing traditional in our opinion - no cheese either). Well we tasted it. It was nothing other than sweet onions sliced and boiled to softness with some chopped chives included in the broth. Not a beef based broth like "traditional" french onion soup. It was so sweet - the other person asked for some pepper and parmesan cheese to try to help it. It didn't help.

We didn't send it back, or ask for something else, but we did voice our...

Very disappointed. As an Italian I usually don't go out for Italian food but this place was recommended to me as best pizza in Tucson and I decided to take my husband there for his 55 birthday. It was a Sunday and we sat outside at 5.30pm. At That time we were the only table occupied, but people slowly started trickling in. Let's start with the server, didn't ask for her name but she presented herself like she just got out of bed. The drinks were ok but, the fact I don't even remember what I have means they were not very special. My daughter had an Italian Crema Soda which was so sweet she couldn't even drink it. I had the Figlet pizza which was ok aside from the prosciutto, but the biggest disappointment was my daughter's pizza which was a margherita with prosciutto. I wish I would have taken a picture but I was in such a sock I forgot.First server said they are out of mozzarella. How can a pizza place be out of mozzarella, what was the manager doing (Costco was still open) and why the server didn't offer burrata instead, which is a type of mozzarella?! If anyone has ever eaten a pizza al prosciutto crudo ... well it definitely is not supposed to look like that. The prosciutto crudo which is an expensive Italian delicates is supposed to be cut in paper thin sheets/strips. On the pizza that was served to us the prosciutto looked pre-chewed. Absolutely unacceptable! It was like if they put it in the blender and then sprinkled on the pizza. When I ask the server why the prosciutto looked like that she replied that it made it easier to eat. That is not true if they knew how to cut it and serve it properly. Please don't shred the prosciutto and have your server look a little more professional....