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Yelping SinceApril 2009
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Pizzeria Farina has a decent selection and they offer a good helping of extra toppings with oregano and chili-infused olive oils on the tables as sides. I got the Funghi ($15), which had a good helping of mushrooms and arugula. But something key was missing that I personally need on a Napoletan-style pizza: Tomato sauce. Without the sauce, this pizza was definitely lacking an umph. The oregano olive oil didn't do much, and I found the chili oil useless except to set my tongue on fire. The cheese was good, but the mushrooms were just chopped and sort of thrown on there, whereas on previous pizzas they've been sauteed first. The dough was kind of blah, though it looked like it was baked right. Pizzerina Farina doesn't have a wood-fired oven, which I know is a key for this kind of pizza. It lacked a bit in flavour, which you could make up for with the oils, but to me, a good dough still has to stand on its own. We got the Margherita ($12) for breakfast the next day, which was a bit better because it had sauce and mozzarella, which I also think is a good ingredient for Napoletan pizza.
If you're new to the whole Napoletan pizza trend, I'd recommend this place as a hip place to eat at, but go early. And they aren't licensed, so you're limited to water and their Italian sodas they have in stock. Nicli and Verace Pizzeria are still my top picks, but there are still more I must venture to.