Verdict: Would eat again.
First and foremost, dear readers, you should know that your pizza guides are children of the nineties. As such, our very favorite part of the Brookline Spa was its 90s roller rink soundtrack. The fact that Aggie will continue to be seen with Tella after her stunning cash register rendition of “If You Could Only See” is a tribute to her deep and abiding love for you…or maybe just her devotion to pizza.
(Also - Dear Brookline: You are a most charming town, but ultimately annoying to get to. Love, Us)
And speaking of pizza, we managed to get an actual pie this time: half cheese, half sausage and pepperoni, as promised, from a monosyllabic guy behind the counter, who was remarkably indulgent of our desire to eat in what was a glorified convenience store.
(OM NOM NOM)
Frankly, we would definitely eat this again. We even brought the leftovers home. The cheese was surprisingly tasty and extra mobile - as Aggie discovered when she picked up a slice and immediately dropped all the cheese back onto the box, her pants, and a large portion of the floor (because, of course, we are badasses who have no use for plates). Sadly, the sauce providing the mobility was sub-par: not terrible, but not something you would eat if given a choice.
Your noble narrators are in minor disagreement about the crust. We’re agreed that it was an excellent thickness, if not particularly structurally sound; but Tella believes crust should taste less like breadsticks, and Aggie apparently does not. So, make of that what you will, arbiters of taste.
(The pizza appears to have dropped its pants!)
(*flop*)
As for atmosphere, your darling diners will eat anywhere that sells both pizza and toilet paper. Brookline Spa does not have tables, but it does have a variety of things you wouldn’t expect from your average corner pizza place (or spa), including Wonder Bread, toilet paper, and coffee.
Also, they are remarkably tolerant of rocking out.
STATS:
Pros! :)
- Music
- Sauce-cheese balance
- Good cheese
- Crust thickness
Cons! :(
- Sub-par sausage
- Unremarkable sauce
- No tables
Until next time, Boston,
Tella & Aggie
Fine, FINE, HERE:
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We have investigated this pizza crawl, and while we are intrigued by the fact that people are clearly getting paid to eat pizza, we are a little concerned by their taste. For one, they disparage pizza that droops. For another, they appear to enjoy Galleria Umberto. Clearly a tragic case of Boston pizza taste.
ReplyDeleteWe are, however, deeply grateful for any suggestion that has leads us to discover a pizza place in Boston (Picco) that imports its cheese from Jersey. Clearly, we will have to consider moving that one up the list.
-A & T