Ha, I guess I was thinking more about canned vegetables more than the sauce but you are probably right.

That's the thing about pizza, though. It is so versatile and everyone likes it a different way so there are always so many conflicting opinions. I like it all different ways.

I visited Cafe de Paris for lunch a couple of weeks ago. They had just gotten their liquor license but I like to drink wine usually and was disappointed with the lack of a wine list. All they had were house wines. The server told me that they are working on getting more wines in so I am am anxious to go back once they do because I loved the food.

I couldn't believe how much food I got for $10, actually. I got the pan-seared salmon with a lemon-dill cream sauce. The sides change daily and I got the potatoes and the sauteed vegetables. It was all very delicious. They use whatever veggies they can find fresh and saute them in olive oil and rosemary and they were perfect, not overdone. I also loved the amuse-bouche, which was a wheat toast with a paprika mousse topped with a sliver of smoked salmon and a black olive. I never got to try the bread because it was not ready while I was there and he brought me the amuse-bouche after I had already gotten my entree, but that was no big deal.

The server was helpful (I ask a lot of questions at new places just to see what they are about and how knowledgeable the staff is) although he was new and he informed me that they were short-staffed. The restaurant filled up quickly at lunch but the owner still found time to come by my table and talk to me. He seemed very nice and we spoke a little French with each other.

I am very anxious to go back for dinner when they have more wines and try some dessert too!

I am surprised that there are only a few mentions about Salvatore's Pizza. They have a location on Hwy 280 and hwy 31 and I think it is the closest to New York style considering that the owner is from there. Real thin crust, fresh baked, sauces made from scratch, nothing frozen or canned. That's my favorite and now they have an Italian cafe in English Village called Bambinelli's and they serve that pizza there as well.

I just tried some of the best Italian food there is around. Everyone talks about Gianmarco's but I believe Bambinelli's Italian Cafe in English Village to be much better. For one thing, it is much more casual and laid back. You get the quality of food and a good atmosphere without the pretentiousness. Plus, it is a bigger restaurant so your chances of getting in and getting a table on the weekends without a reservation are very good. They also have a four-star rating.

We came in last night to find out that all bottles of wine are half price on Mondays and Wednesdays. They have a great wine list, about 70 wines, with some really nice wines priced anywhere between $25 and $200. Leah was our server and she was very cool. Everything that she recommended was perfect. We got a great bottle of wine, can't remember the name though, some sort of chianti. She was so knowledgeable about the menu and even did a little presentation for us since it was our first time there. She told us that all the sauces were made made fresh from scratch and all the meats and seafood are fresh.

We had the calamari for an appetizer and it was probably the best that I have ever had. For dinner, I ordered the veal piccata, per her recommendation, and it was the best piccata I have ever had. My friend ordered the trifecta, which was chicken, shrimp and italian sausage over angel hair pasta in a creamy marinara sauce. It was fantastic, especially the sausage. It was so soft and spicy and full of flavor. All the dinners come with a small salad, and they don't use iceberg, with a house vinaigrette. They serve bread as well, but they don't give olive oil like most places, but just butter. It was just a basic white loaf but it was warm and toasty and tasted very good with the butter. We were fine with that because it wasn't a bread that pairs well with olive oil, but I know that some people aren't okay with it. They had some homemade desserts and we tried the cheesecake, which was incredible. She told us that it was the owner's own recipe and it was so good. It is hard to find a good homemade cheesecake at restaurants.

The atmosphere was nice. There are two separate rooms that both have real wood fireplaces in them, which was a nice touch and created a great atmosphere. We liked that it seemed like a laid back family owned place.

I am new to this message board and was surprised that no one has mentioned this place yet because it was really fantastic. I'm going here for authentic italian from now on. The menu is massive with all sorts of stuff that I need to try. They had lasagna, ravioli, ziti, lots of different spaghettis, marsala and parmigiana style stuff, lots of different and seafood dishes, and they also serve pizza and calzones with a dough they make themselves. I will try the pizza next time I go because I saw one at a table near us and it looked great, with a nice thin crust.

Had anyone else been there? I am interested to hear about other people's experiences there because I think it is a great place.