location: 2842 diamond street (between bosworth & chenery), glen parkgialina pizzeria is located in the cute business area of glen park, a neighborhood i have ventured to only two times. it has been on my list for quite some time so i had to take full advantage of my dinner there, ordering several things on the menu. L took me to dinner for my birthday and we were greeted by a warm, friendly wait staff who sat us at an adorable corner window. even on a wednesday night gialina was crowded but they allowed us to take our time and didn't make us feel rushed. it was a particularly warm october night so we had a bottle of crisp, white italian wine and started dinner.
we started with the farro salad with heirloom tomatoes, basil & burrata which was wonderful. the two pizzas were had were the atomica which had mushrooms, mozzerella, chilies and red onions and the black mission figs with fontina, caramelized onions and speck. both pizzas were fresh and flavorful. we ordered two thinking we would carry something home but finished both. the pizza are traditional neapolitan-style thin crust. we finished the meal with a slice of ricotta cheesecake with figs and pistachios which was, to my surprise, one of the best pieces of cake i've ever had.
gialina is a hidden gem. i'm sure many people are aware of it's amazing food but it wouldn't be the same in another location. it's definitely worth the travel from the other side of the city for a great pizza dinner.
recommendation: make the trek.
tastiness: yay!
food/drink vs. price: yay! (although i didn't pay the menu is moderately priced)
service: yay!
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