It's been a while since we headed 5 minutes away to TWO AMYS at 3715
Macomb Ave, NW (www.2amyspizza.com) because the lines can be quite
long. We tried again last night, parked right out front, and got a
table for six within minutes. What a break!
Samuel settled in and gobbled up his entire TWO AMYS (basic cheese,
tomato) in a flash. His almost 2-year-old friend Oliver seemed to like
the POLPETTINE al FORNO which were tasty little meatballs in a rich
thick tomato sauce.
A bottle of TREBBIANO d'ABRUZZO 2007 from Cataldi Madonna was tasty
and refreshing and worked with the spicy, but tasty small plate of
CAULIFLOWER with ANCHOVY, GARLI & HOT PEPPER. This dish had a buttery,
salty, garlicky, peppery sauce that begged for bread (think escargots,
but spicier) and when the tasty rustic slices came, I mopped up every
last bit. SALT COD CROQUETTES were not too rich and the COPIETTE di
"CAVALLO" was a tasty take on venison jerky that was tender and
delightful. The small plates are fun and also included a most yummy
Bruschetta with Tomato Fonduta made with those huge pieces of rustic
bread and a mild tomato blend.
As Sam will vouch, the pizzas are some of the best around from the
simple MARGHERITA made with superb Bufala Mozzarella & Basil to the
"design your own." Will went this route with Mushrooms & Pancetta. I
took one of the "house-styled" VONGOLE which was a Mozzarella-less
pizza with Manila clams)called cockels), capers, hot pepper, and grana
(a hard cheese grated for light flavor. This "less cheese" style was
lighter, did fill me up, but offered a cholesterol break.
A glass of Di Majo Norante Sangiovese was perfect to pair with Will's
Pancetta on his pizza and I went for the softer Cataldo Madonna 2007
MONTEPULCIANO d'ABRUZZO (same maker as the white) with mine.
Everyone was very happy and a fgood and fun time was had by all
(despite the high noise levels from the completely full room). We saw
a short line on the way out, but they were moving folks fast. We were
there about 90 minutes, and I think they prefer folks come and go
fast, but you can linger as long as you eat! And it is a GREAT place
to EAT!
