Heemmm... Pizza Marzano

Love it or hate it, no newcomer is making as huge a wave as Pizza Marzano, where urbanites, journos, suits, expatriates, international school kids and lounging scenesters nosh on thin crust American classics such as the Chicago (minced beef, BBQ sauce, onions and cheddar cheese) and the American Hot (beef pepperoni, jalapeno and mozzarella) and Asian-inflected inevitabilities such as Kung Pao Chicken (chicken, cashews, onions, fried mixed peppers and kung pao sauce) and Grand Peking duck salad (mixed leaves, slices of Peking duck, cherry tomatoes, leeks, orange, cucumber, hoisin sauce and balsamic vinaigrette) while weight watchers and fashionistas daintily tuck into the Gardiniera ala Genovese, a super-lean pizza of grilled eggplant, zucchini, red fried peppers, red onions and cherry tomatoes brushed with pesto.

Those austere pizzas with crisp papyrus-like crusts are the same reason why so many modish pizza parlours of the same pretension have sprung out in the last five years (think Izzi, Spizza, the pizzas at FJ Bistro and Y&Y), in which context Pizza Marzano has succeeded admirably. It’s also for the same reason why joints of this kind are never the place for serious grills — that said, the pollo arrabiatta, served with one of those lovely grilled tomatoes with which they make their tomato sauces with, seems to be enjoying a mild success on account of a hot pepper sauce that lives up to its name (even if the chicken is typically over grilled and the said sauce is monolithic and slightly pedestrian).

The risotto ai funghi, on the other hand, has a lovely rustic depth without being overly thick and creamy, while the salmon fettuccine, like most of the pastas, errs on the side of blandness.

Good thing then that there are very few gimmicks: and those dough balls — some may call that attitude — that accompany every dish are actually pretty cute. The wine selection is small but serviceable, the prices are very friendly and there’s a built-in warmth to the formula: ceramic tiles, marble table tops, oak wood finishes and plenty of glass and natural light. Also at Formula I Menteng, Lobby Area, Ground Floor, Jakarta Pusat, Tel. 390 7624; Seibu Grand Indonesia; Lower Ground Floor; Jl. M.H. Thamrin 1, Jakarta Pusat, Tel. 2358 0150; Jl. Kemang Raya no. 12, Jakarta Selatan.


Debenhams Senayan City
Lobby Area, Ground Floor
Jl. Asia Afrika
Senayan
Jakarta Selatan





Sumber     : vivanews
Lihat juga : pizza hut, sandwich