Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria - Chicago Suburbs- Multiple Locations

Overall Rating (5.7)

Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria - http://www.morettischicago.com
This visit was at: 1175 W Lake St , Bartlett, IL

In attendance: 3

Pizza type: 16" Thin crust
Crust flavor: 5
Crust crispiness: 7
Cooked evenly: 3 - The crust was burnt in some areas
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Cheese coverage: 5
Sauce coverage: 6
Sauce flavor: 3
Amount of other ingredients: 8
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Presentation: 7
Overall flavor: 3
Smell: 7
Ingredients even coverage/balance: 6
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Second day cold pizza flavor: 8

Ingredients chosen: All Black Olive, 1/2 Pepperoni, 1/2 onion, 1/2 green pepper

Comments: Sadly it was unanimous, that fresh out of the oven, the pizza here is bland. It's like the flavors of the ingredients didn't meld together and the sauce just left us wanting. The pizza needed more sauce and had not nearly enough cheese. While the thin crust was crispy, unfortunately is was not cooked evenly and was burnt in some areas.

However, surprisingly, the next day "cold pizza factor" was excellent. Over night in the refrigerator gave the ingredient flavors time to mature. This pizza is very good for a next day quick cold snack. Those of you who really enjoy good cold pizza will appreciate this one, just try something else for dinner and get the pizza to go. Another nice surprise was the Coconut Onion Ring appetizer. Wow these were amazing! Big thick onions with lots of flavor, that didn't pull out of the breading. They came with a sweet but tart sauce and one could argue the need for a steak knife.

At Moretti's in Bartlett we enjoyed the nice weather by sitting outside. You might too, but Moretti's doesn't have much of a sound barrier from the traffic on Lake Street so it can be a bit loud with all the cars and trucks.