UPDATE: Hit the Deck! Now you can, plus not wait so long, at Lola’s
“You’d better cut the pizza into four slices because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.” -Yogi Berra
by Brooke A. Brown
Undoubtedly by now, you or someone you know has tried a pie from Lola’s Pizza (the little pizza shop that could) off Bridge Road in South Hills. I’m certain of this because there is always a wait. Always. But it’s typically worth it. Not only are the offered toppings unique and of the highest quality, but there’s that deliciously thin and crispy crust. My favorite pizza pie (at the moment) is the pancetta and pineapple: a perfect mix of salty and sweet.
Lola’s also produces some of the finest salads that one can procure in this town. There are three standouts: (1) The roasted beet salad with baby spinach, candied walnuts and gorgonzola cheese served with a citrus vinaigrette, (2) The sweet potato salad with mixed greens, orange slices, avocado, red onions, feta cheese and – most importantly in this case – sweet potatoes, and (3) The seared goat cheese. That’s right, seared goat cheese! (Think deep-fried mozzarella cheese sticks, only better.) It comes on a salad of mixed greens and cherry tomatoes dressed with a balsamic vinaigrette, and is plenty delicious in such a setting, but I sometimes order a serving or two of the seared cheese sans salad. Your tablemates will thank you for such creative ordering in between their ‘oohs and ahs’ and possibly buy you a beer or another glass of sangria.
There’s no denying the quality and uniqueness of the food at Lola’s, but there is that issue of the wait, right? Well gang, the issue has been addressed – and with great flair – with the completion of an attached deck to the left of the building’s entrance. The space adds at least six more tables (I think… forgot to get an exact count) and room for roughly a dozen additional diners. So now, if you don’t mind having dinner a tad later than the 6:30/7:00 norm, you can experience amore by actually having the moon hit your eye whilst eating a pizza pie. Deano would approve, I’m sure. I know I do.
IF YOU GO: Lola’s Pizza, 1038 Bridge Road, Charleston, W.Va., 304-343-LOLA (5652)
July 13th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Ah, Lolas. I am a proud, former employee of Lolas…and still a HUGE fan. You are right - you don’t got to Lolas for a quick meal @ 6:30. But, if you have the time and the where-with-all to sip sangria or a Pilsner Urquel while you chat up your dinner guest on wait for a table, you are assured a yummy pie. Cary’s crust is thin-ish and crisy. Not quite cracher-like, but with good chewy bite (so many hyphens, so little text). I wish it weren’t Sunday. The goat cheese is calling my name.
October 19th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
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