Comments on: Lunch at Varasano’s

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:36:00 +0000

As a New York transplant I was so excited to hear that Verasano’s was coming in as it is impossible to find good pizza in Atlanta. I went the 2nd week they were opened and ordered the Nana. I found the crust to be soggy in the middle but otherwise ok (on par with a mediocre place in NYC but much better than anything in ATL). I went back again last week after reading this review and hearing that the soggyness in the crust had been worked out. I again ordered the Nana and the pizza was aweful. The bottom was soft and soggy in the middle with no crispyness whatsoever. I would say it tasted doughy but that would imply that the bottom of the crust had any flavor at all. The top of the crust was burnt (I like a good char but not completely burned) which overshadowed the favor of the rest of the pizza. I didn’t even finish my second slice and will not be returning. Another disappointment on the Atlanta pizza front.

By: Jason O

Jason O — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:28:33 +0000

I know I’m late to the party, but I just tried Varasano’s for the first time tonight. It ended up being worth the wait because they were debuting a Thursday night dinner special called “Slice of Heaven”. I guess they wanted to recreate the original dinner parties and let the foodie proletariat try each slice individually.

For $12.99 we sat for about two hours and sampled one slice of every pizza. It was a little slow for the first hour, with the waitress apologizing for the service, but eventually the kitchen caught up and we downed about five slices in ten minutes.

If they continue to do this Thursday night special, I would highly recommend it as a chance to sample each slice. Now I know which pizza I like best for my return trips. I always like being the most informed diner at the table, so I knocked out four or five trips in one. I really liked the Caramelized Onion and the Desert Pizza. We didn’t get to try the high-test Margherita, so I’ll try to hit it up for lunch soon. If you’re going for the New Haven Clam, I thought the red sauce version was a little less intense and overall better than the white counterpart.

I would definitely go back again, especially to try the doughnuts.

By: Besha Rodell

Besha Rodell — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:49:07 +0000

Bitter Busboy – name of my band in highschool.

By: cliff bostock

cliff bostock — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:25:21 +0000

Miso: I don’t really object to Foodieman.

I kind of like the sound of “bitter busboy.”

By: Darin

Darin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:24:39 +0000

Martha, I’ve had some surprisingly good pizza at Il Baccio. I like their crispy crust. It’s somewhere between the thin-ness of the Fritti crust and the thicker (though not Mellow-Mushroom thick) ones of places like Fellini’s.

It’s kinda similar to the crusts at Shorty’s on North Druid Hills, another good pizza place.

By: Miso Disappointed

Miso Disappointed — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:28:06 +0000

cliff, why do you take the bait from foodieman?

he’s a bitter busboy at miso, a mediocre restaurant

leave him be

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:29:14 +0000

Has anybody tried Il Bocio off of Sidney Marcus (near the Lindbergh station)? I think they serve a really nice slice of pizza. Having been to neither Fritti nor Varasanos I am in no position to compare these places.

And Foodieman, “best” will always depend on each individual’s palate, so when you keep saying Varasano’s is “best” you just reduce your credibility. IMHO

By: gidday

gidday — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:34:38 +0000

i for one cant wait for all this pizza talk to go away….jeez!
it sucks, no it doesn’t, wait now it does, well yesterday it didn’t…..

By: Meh

Meh — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:16:00 +0000

Im sorry too FM. :)

Is that better Cliff?

By: foodieman

foodieman — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:26:32 +0000

im sorry meh.