I'd heard about the food cart in Ballston, but never made it. This past Friday, Emily and I decided to experience our first Pupatella pizzas. What have I been waiting for?!?!?
The most obvious comparison is to Orso, given that both put out classic DOC Margherita pizzas. Pupatella's dough is chewier and saltier and Pupatella offers a more generous serving of buffalo mozzarella. The two tomato sauces are different, but both seem fresh and flavorful; Pupatella touts their sauce as authentic, as it is neither cooked nor aggressively seasoned. I don't know how pizza tastes in Naples, but Pupatella (and Orso) certainly leave me wanting to experience it first hand.
While I'm not sure about the goofy hats the pizzaiolo wear at Pupatella, I did like their proximity to the diners and the ability to see the pizzas cranked out.
Though not a classic Neapolitan pizza pie, I'll be interested in sampling their white sauce pie on my next trip (if I can talk myself of getting another Real Margherita).
CONCLUSIONS
Food: 9/10
Service: 3/5
Errata: 3/5
Total: 15/20
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