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The Weekend Ahead July 20-22
Thursday, July 19th, 2018Pizza Di Roma
Sunday, August 13th, 2017
New York-style pizza-by-the-slice is available outside of downtown, now that Pizza Di Roma has opened a location where Legends used to be.
The space is much brighter than Legends ever was but has an awkward set-up, primarily because it’s a counter-service restaurant integrated into a former sports bar.
In all the years I’ve eaten at the downtown location of Pizza Di Roma, I’ve never ordered anything but pizza, so in recent visits to the west side location, I explored the rest of the menu, which turned out to be bigger than expected.
A few appetizers lead off. The breaded cheese ravioli ($6.95) is massively breaded, but at least a lot of ricotta cheese greets you inside. You also can order chicken wings ($8.95) and fried calamari ($9.95).
You have lots of pasta dishes, including staples such as lasagna and tortellini, from which to choose. Among the more unique was the spaghetti putanesca ($9.95; should be spelled with two Ts). The black olive flavor is most prevalent, while the carrot shavings added an unwelcome texture. There were just a few pieces of anchovies, which were not overly salty.
Similar to the pasta dishes, the entrees will take 5-10 min. to prepare. The chicken arrabbiata ($10.95) sports an assortment of peppers, including jalapenos. The marinara sauce was average, the noodles were similar to sub-par ones found in a diner and the two thin chicken breasts were pretty tough.
Other entrees include shrimp marinara ($12.95) and eggplant parmesan ($11.95).
Among the subs, I got the sausage and peppers ($7.95). The slices of Italian sausage and strips of green peppers are topped with marinara sauce and cheese, then stuffed inside a huge roll. It’s a lot of bread, which turned out to be necessary to hold all the ingredients together.
The west side location of Pizza Di Roma is open for lunch and dinner Monday-Saturday.
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See more photos in our Pizza Di Roma Flickr album.
La Nopalera
Sunday, June 25th, 2017
La Nopalera replaced the Subway on Schroeder Road. Despite the big space, it’s got a small, mom-and-pop feel, with a concise menu and a grocery section limited to a few perishables and non-perishables.
An item you typically don’t see on menus is the sincronizada ($5.95), which is a mouthful to say and a mouthful to eat. Ham, cheese, tomatoes, avocados and jalapenos or chipotle sauce are pressed between two flour tortillas. It’s tasty, but I would have preferred the contents to be a bit warmer.
Street corn seems to be growing in popularity in Madison, and this version ($2.95) is fresh and delightful. The corn is mixed with a huge dollop of mayo, crumbles of cheese, lime juice and tajin seasoning.
The Mexican BLTA ($5.95) adds avocado and jalapenos to the classic. The ingredients were very fresh (e.g. the avocado is sliced just for this sandwich), and torta was used instead of toast, a nice touch.
Other items include salads ($5.95) and hot dogs ($2.95).
Come for breakfast sometime. The yogurt ($5.95 for 16 oz., $6.35 for 20 oz, $6.95 for 24 oz) is blended with your choice of fresh mango, peach or strawberry, then topped with banana, apple, strawberry, mango and granola. The mango version I had was full of flavor and contrasting textures, but the yogurt melted quickly and was basically soup after five min.
La Nopalera is open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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See more photos in our La Nopalera Flickr album.
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