This review is from DT at Portland Pizza. Bella Faccia is another one of those NE PDX pizza establishments that is all the rage these days. Most likely, this stems from the cozy but disjointed atmosphere, the slightly detached pizzaiolos, and the guaranteed vegan fare. Portlanders… Anyway, the pizza is good. Thin crust, even cheese distribution, sizable slice. If you get there between 4 and 6, the beers (Laurelwood, Terminal Gravity… PBR) are a little cheaper. JMR and I can’t remember anything special about the sauce, so it can’t be awesome (or terrible, for that matter), but the overall experience is generally a positive one. Though the ladies behind the counter seem a bit distant, their lack of warmth is more than made up for by the pace at which they can serve the long lines that

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Usually when we arrive at Il Mulino in Ft. Lauderdale my mouth starts to water for some of their hand made pasta dishes.  On this occasion I chose the pizza.  And I am quite thankful for this!

Let me backtack a second and give you all some information on Il Mulino.  My family and I stumbled upon this place about 7 years ago when we were trying to find some food while coming home from Fort Lauderdale Airport.  Unlike New York, things seem to close REALLY REALLY early around here, so finding a decent place after 10pm on a weeknight could be difficult.  There is always Denny's, but sometimes I would rather starve then put myself through that experience.  So while driving North on Federal Highway we saw a place on the east side that had neon lights still on, and even though it looked closed since the windows are tinted too m

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