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Pizzeria Bianco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDrum roll, please: Last week, I finally dined at Phoenix\u2019s famed Pizzeria Bianco. With all the great new\u00a0dining spots <\/a>opening in Phoenix and seeing it featured on Food Network twice in two weeks, I wanted to check out one of the area\u2019s\u00a0oldie but (very) goodie. On the drive there, I was giddy\u2013I even asked my husband if he felt like he was going to Disneyland as much as I felt that way. (For the record, he just laughed at me.) We got to the Heritage Square restaurant at 4:45 p.m. and the line was already 75 to 100 people deep\u2013and this was a Wednesday. We\u2019ve all heard about the insane wait times (up to four hours on the weekend) and how reservations aren\u2019t accepted for groups of less than six people. We got in the door at about 7 p.m. But I figure if it\u2019s good enough for Martha Stewart\u2013the domestic goddess visited and blogged about her visit to Pizzeria Bianco during last year\u2019s Super Bowl weekend\u2013then I\u2019ll gladly wait two hours or more.
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Bar Bianco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe wait, however, wasn\u2019t bad at all. Once the doors opened at 5 p.m., the first 40 or so customers\u00a0were seated and the remaining guests gave their name to the hostess, were given an approximate wait time\u00a0and were then able to wander. Next door, Bar Bianco serves up wine, beer, olives and other appetizer-y items to hold you over. With beers in hand, we hung out in the large picnic bench in the garden area and then at a park bench. During the wait, a wonderful server checked up on us several times to see if we needed anything\u2013again, making the wait completely bearable. The entire area\u2013the bar, the garden\u2013was quite lovely. Not a bad place to spend a spring evening\u2013and it was made even better knowing the the \u2018za was coming up.
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Biancoverde and Margherita Pizzas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt 7 p.m., we were finally seated. The space is tiny and much of it is occupied by Chris Bianco\u2019s (again, I got giddy upon seeing him) large, wood-burning oven. But it is overall very welcoming\u00a0and comfortable, and the staff was incredibly friendly. The menu listed a few small plates, like antipasto, and salads including one the features Bianco\u2019s handmade mozzarella and fresh tomatoes and basil (you can even see Bianco\u2019s garden on the property). However, pizza was all we had on our mind. We ordered the Margherita, a straightforward pizza of tomato sauce, basil and mozzarella, and the Biancoverde, topped with mozzarella, Parmigiano Reggiano, ricotta and arugula. The Margherita was divine and we couldn\u2019t get over the incredible freshness of the basil. Simple perfection. The latter pizza was a bit more unusual, and we enjoyed the kicky arugula and\u00a0sharp Parmigiano Reggiano. And the wood-fired crust was somewhat thin with charred bubbles around the perimeter\u2013heavenly. While there\u2019s no doubt we could have finished all 12 slices in one sitting (each pizza had six medium-size slices), we saved a few to take home. Then we ate the remaining slices about 15 minutes after getting through our front door. Hours: Tuesday\u00a0to Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m. 623 E. Adams St., Phoenix, 602.258.8300, www.pizzeriabianco.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drum roll, please: Last week, I finally dined at Phoenix\u2019s famed Pizzeria Bianco. 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