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Adam and I had the chance to go to the brand new Nicli Antica Pizzeria, located on 62 E. Cordova Street, last night for dinner. All in all, I found the whole experience pretty underwhelming, uninspiring and expensive.
Being too tired to cook--Adam thought it would be nice to order a pick up and have a relaxing night in, but apparently Nicli Antica doesn't do pick up. They also don't have any prices online either.
We decided to go anyway--because we were curious about the space and interested in trying out a certified authentic Pizza. Upon arrival, I found the ambience uninspiring--black and white, unsophisticated and cold.
The service was below average--we arrived with two couples already waiting. The Matre-D said 15 minutes. Ok. We stood at the bar for over 45 minutes. Adam and I had two drinks--while waiting and agreed that if we weren't seated by the end of the 2nd drink--we would go. We got called to a table with 1/3 of our drinks left. Dinner took over 45 minutes to arrive and at the end of the night-we had drinks on our bill that weren't ours.
My actual Dinner was good; I ordered the:
CAPRICCIOSApomodoro, artichokes, mushrooms, black olives, fior di latte, prosciutto cotto, parmigiano, basil -> nice crust with delicate and balanced flavors
All in all, I appreciate trying to showcase authentic foods and the practice of using fresh ingredients, but $20 for a 12 inch pizza is too much for what Nicli Antica really is.
I am curious to see how about Nicli Antica will effect Incendio's--that's just down the street. I hope that the competition will drive either prices down or quality and service up. Here's hoping.
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