Lazzari
618 Congress St, 04101-3304 - Portland
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Google Reviews (8)
Checked out Lazzari with a local friend last night for Trivia night. Definitely a fun little spot. They have this huge pizza oven and make Napoli style pizzas which were excellent. Great beer selection. Trivia was fun. Only reason I didn't do the 5 stars was because the service was a bit curt at best with my group. Not sure why. Maybe just crazy day. Will definitely come back next time in town. Pizza was too good to not to.
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Don't sleep on this place!! The Suppli, Caesar salad, margarita pizza, and the Quattro Formagio pizza were incredible! We took canolis and olive oil blondie home for later! Open until 1am too!!! Fire!!
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Great place for a Pre-game if you're seeing a show at the State Theater! They have AMAZING food and the staff is super friendly!! The drinks are good as well!!
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Not a reliable choice.
I ordered take-out online, and I received a text that pizza will be done in an hour (9pm), and that they will text me when it's ready.
I assumed it wouldn't be ready in time, it was Friday after all, so I wasn't surprised that I didn't get a text at 9pm.
By 9:30 I decided to walk there and check it out, assuming it's not ready yet, I'll wait, it can't be much longer.
Pizza was apparently ready, just nobody bothered to let me know. The place wasn't extremely busy either, at least not for dinning.
When I opened the box, it looked like a mess. There was barely any prosciutto (See the pic) And the worst part - There was a hair on it.
I wanted so badly for it to be mine, so I can still enjoy my pizza, but it was well mixed in with cheese. Probably got stuck when cheese cold down.
We paid extra for prosciutto. It looks like someone just tossed some on top in the end, kind of eyeballing it. Not enough for pizza this size. I regret adding it to the order.
Conclusion: Accidents happen, doesn't imply it's a bad place to get a pizza, and chances are you might have a great time and enjoy your experience, other reviews definitely suggest that, and it's probably true. I had lazzari at my friend's house many times before, and it always came in one piece, warm, no hair, so this was a fluke most likely.
But I personally don't plan on coming back because:
They made me feel like they are doing me a favor by making that pizza.
They let my pizza cool down, didn't let me know when it was done, and I was waiting in a bar close by to go home with it.
The mess? I genuinely have no idea how they made it into a mess that it was when I opened the box. Maybe the cook hates me personally, and he was sending me a message haha? I don't believe I know anyone who works there tho lol.
Overall, I'd rather eat dominos.
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Great place for late food and drinks! The pizzas are the best in town! If you are not local you should try it!
Just take a table, it will save you a lot. :)
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This place was a great later in the evening stop. Huge calzone. Perfect wood fired pizza and tasty wings.
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Great service. Went with a couple girlfriends wanting to catch up. Our server seemed to sense this, and checked in with us with perfect timing. The food is really good, pizza has that great combination of crispy and chewy with fresh toppings. We hit happy hour and house red wine was good, friends had a couple cocktails they enjoyed. Love the atmosphere. Even though it was a busy Friday, it didn't get too loud in our booth for us to continue conversation. Love this place, will be a regular go-to when I'm in town.
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A great spot with good music and food. I loved the pizzas, especially the white clam pizza. The calamari was excellent as well. Definitely a spot where you can get dinner with some friends. If you have a pet, they have a small area outside for dining!
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