On an early Saturday evening the restaurant wasn't crowded but as time went by the noise level increased a few decibels as families with children started to arrive. We had asked to be seated close to the door in view of the big screen TV showing the Olympics but the ambient noise level became barely tolerable as the kids behind us squirmed to be seated. The good news was Sam Adams on tap plus finally, a restaurant with lettuce wraps appetizers with more than enough lettuce to cover the minced chicken, Shitake mushrooms, water chestnuts and green onions in a soy ginger sauce. Most of the time more lettuce is needed and one has to wait for more. In terms of lettuce wraps, PF Changs does a better job but as I say there was more than enough lettuce.\n\nNormally, we order one of the thin and crispy Neapolitan pizzas such as the classic Margherita but this time broke ranks for the \"new\" pizza called Pear & Gorgonzola. The ingredients (caramelized pears, Gorgonzola, Fontina and Mozzarella cheeses, caramelized sweet onions and chopped hazelnuts) sounded different and inviting. Indeed it was different from the usual fare and quite a mixture of tastes with some crunch and caramelization flavors. It was somewhat of a surprise to have it topped with field greens tossed in a house Gorgonzola ranch dressing. Thumbs up for the pizza and neutral to negative for the field greens topping. If there had been a choice of toppings another would have been ordered.\n\nNext time I would request a quieter portion of the restaurant away from the front door.
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