★★★ 1/2
Overall Rating: Very good to Excellent ($1/2)
Neapolitan-Inspired
Pizza ordered: Margherita
Crust: The crust is key, and it only took a few minutes for our pie to arrive at our table, usually a good indication of a adequately hot (wood or coal) brick oven. The crust on the PO pie was exceptionally well-crafted. As a Neapolitan inspired crust should be, it was thin, slightly chewy with crisp bottom surface along with a nice charred quality on the bottom and edges. Of course, it also had a nice, slightly smoky flavor.
Sauce: The sauce is a delicate, crushed tomato with subtle spice and adequately low acidity. PO's sauce gave the pie a nice garden-fresh tomato character without upsetting the balance of the pie. It's a nice support, as a good sauce should be.
Cheese: The PO pie is made with an excellent quality fresh, natural mozzarella. The cheese was applied in pieces torn from the larger distributed well over the pie. This natural mozzarella had the expected mild, and ever so slightly, sweet notes you would expect, and, of course, the nice stringiness.
Other Topping(s): The fresh basil was applied a bit too sparingly, overcooked and slightly bitter. Bitterness in basil can be a result of over-cooking and/or timing of harvest and handling; a generally preventable situation.
Atmosphere: Post Office is a bit loud and urban chic, but yet it still provides a cozy neighborhood feel. They also have a nice selection specialty lemonades and craft beers. The open kitchen and communal seating give it a relaxed, laid-back feel as well. This pizzeria is accommodating for any group.
Service: The service is front-order style, but you have plenty of time and space to study the menu before ordering. PO has some of the requisite pizzeria hectic pace; however, you'll have the patient, professional and cheerful attentiveness of the servers. The pizza bakers were kind enough to escort me around the kitchen, briefly, to get a good look at the oven and crust preparation.
Utensils: Sturdy utensils and substantial paper napkins.
Overall: This pizzeria really impresses. Although not true Neapolitan process, they produce an very good, to excellent Neapolitan-inspired pie. Post Office Pies is a don't-miss for pizza lovers!
Payment: Cash /Credit cards
