Lariele Wood Fired Square Pie BYOB — Restaurant in Media

Came in with some friends on a slow hour; we were the only people dining in. Our server was... despondent. She got everything right but she was as cheerful and enthusiastic as putting down your dog. We ordered two Traditional Roman Red pizzas. Our waitress sat in a table two over from us and watched some terrible early 2000s comedy movie on the wall-mounted TV. The food came out in a respectable amount of time.

I had never had a sauce-on-top pizza before so I didn't know what to expect. I certainly didn't expect to taste the actual best pizza I had ever eaten. The dough was crisp and light while still having a satisfying chew on the inside. The cheese was melted in a perfect layer underneath the sauce, almost blending with the dough in the way a fancy stuffed crust can, and this sauce on top was by far the star of the show. It was rich, bright, savoury, and delicately sweet all at once. It was puréed in such a way where it managed to keep some chunky form and body while still being velvety smooth.

That being said, the pizza is literally the only thing I can vouch for. I weight the food a lot more heavily than service, atmosphere, or wait time, so keep this in mind. As we left I told our checked-out waitress that "seriously, this is the best pizza I've had in my life."

She stared back at me expressionless. It was such an alien moment to me that I don't remember if she even said anything back, but if she did, it was to the effect of "...okay."

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I went here for my birthday and it took (and I am not kidding) 3 hours to complete our meal. I am a Valentine's baby and decided to take my wife here for that special day (also my birthday). This is not France people. This is pizza in Media. I called the manager over explaining the bad time we were having and he actually literally laughed at me. I said "I am a VERY loyal customer. Ask Sterling. I’m asking you to explain why this took so long.” He offered a free dessert. I explained that I meant no disrespect as I can see they are trying to run a legitimate operation and I told him "I don't want more free bad service. I want you to take care of the problem you have already created." At this point 15 tables had already been in, served, and out. He reiterated that dessert would be free and that he could take $10 off the bill. I literally can not communicate the arrogance and pompous nature I would met with here. I am a Fortune 100 analyst but love local dive bars and Michelin Star restaurants just the same. This was one of the worst experience I have quite literally ever had, on my birthday, on the first Valentine’s Day with my wife. Save your money and, more importantly, your TIME and...

My husband and I stopped here after a theater show since I saw wood fired pizza and it sounded good. Normally, I check out reviews before dining, but we were walking around and just wanted to enjoy the evening. We stopped in around 8:10pm Saturday and it wasn't crowed. Only two tables were being occupied. We stood and didn't see anyone, so we decided to sit down at a clean table since every table around us were still full of dirty dishes. My husband got a menu from the front so we can be ready to place our order at the counter since that's what we originally thought took place. Then a waitress finally arrived ten minutes later and took our order. We ordered one pizza to share between two hungry adults. It took about 30 minutes and when it arrived, it was a personal sized, undercooked pizza. No char. No wood fired taste. Little pieces of mozzarella cheese sporadically placed. It was the most disappointing flatbread I have ever consumed. We decided to skip the dessert since we just wanted to get out of there. And seeing a couple of employees leave every so many minutes to go outside to smoke in plain sight...