Epicurean Caffe Bistro is a smallish and brunch-popular place with pretty tight seating (but nevertheless they take brunch reservations). Despite being really busy, I didn't feel rushed and was actually pretty surprised they gave us plenty of time to sort out our orders in between our endless yapping. Pizza Buongiorno ($13.95) thin crust pizza baked with two sunny side eggs, pancetta, mozzarella & fresh arugula It can come with a gluten-free crust, but they get pre-made crusts that they roll out and bake, and the gluten-free one being more expensive is smaller. I was highly encouraged to get the regular crust as it was bigger and tastes better. I should have gone with the gluten-free one to see if I got the same amount of stuff on the pizza. Turned out to be pretty salty despite what *looks* like a light portion of pancetta/bacon. Crust very thin, biscuit-crispy on the edges, and leathery to cut through even with the standard issue steak knife at every table. Probabl...
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