Website: http://ameblo.jp/amolapizza/
For a recent update, please click HERE.
Address: 宮城県仙台市太白区鹿野2-14-14、グローリアス鹿野102. Located about a four-minute walk from The Mall Part 2, next to the giant Paradiso Pachinko Parlor in Nagamachi-minami.
Address: 宮城県仙台市太白区鹿野2-14-14、グローリアス鹿野102. Located about a four-minute walk from The Mall Part 2, next to the giant Paradiso Pachinko Parlor in Nagamachi-minami.
Map: Scroll down to the bottom.
Open: Lunch: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm. Dinner: 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm.
A bit of a switch here as I've posted this much more favorable UPDATE in "My Favorite Restaurants" column and have re-entered my original, less flattering review in the "Updates of Previously Reviewed Restaurants" here as the amo la Pizza-Original Post.
Amo La Pizza has now been elevated to my FAVORITES list!!! This pizzeria should have been upgraded a long time ago, and I apologize to the kind owner, Yoshiki Katsuta, and his faithful assistant, Honami Suzuki, for not doing this sooner. Katsuta-san is a neighborhood boy who grew up locally in the Nagamachi area.
We have dined here numerous times since our first introduction to their great pizza back in May, in fact, we just got back from there this evening (9/6/2012). We would have dined here many more times had they not sold out of their pizzas (something they need to work on).
Mr. Picky Eater here usually orders a small grilled chicken with dried tomatoes on a tomato sauce based pizza (1000 yen). This can be made with a basil sauce base or a cheese base, but I prefer the tomato sauce. It’s wonderful! The crust reminds me of a good Indian naan or a homemade tortilla: able to be eaten all by itself, anything added on it is just a bonus. And what a bonus it is with the delectable grilled chicken and sweet onions.
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| グリルチキンとドライトマト |
I also highly recommend the ham with rucola (a.k.a. rocket or arugula) pizza on a tomato sauce base (1000 yen for the small). I didn’t know this before but according to Wikipedia (so it must be true), rucola is considered to be an aphrodisiac. Hmmmm. But that’s not why I recommend it, although I guess it could be considered another added bonus.
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| 生ハムとルッコラ |
My wife is more than happy to try any of the other wonderful varieties they offer. Besides the Vegetable Pizza she ate in the original post, she has also partaken of the Margherita, the Four Cheese, and the Marinara Pizzas, each receiving the “this is amazing, two thumbs up” grade.
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| チーズ！チーズ！チーズ！チーズ！ |
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| マリナーラ |
There are a couple of reasons why the pizzas at amo la Pizza are so flavorful. First, they use a wood-burning stone hearth oven, instead of your average gas or electric pizza oven. Secondly, the flour for the pizza crust is imported from Italy. Since the flour is not readily available, they have sold out on occasions, especially Sunday evenings. Because of this I recommend that you call ahead of your visit to ensure that they their fabulous flour is flowing.
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| Wood burning stone hearth pizza oven |
And you gotta try the Genki Salad! The organic vegetables (from nearby farms in Akiu and Zao) are crispy fresh, and with amo la Pizza’s wonderful miso dressing it tastes fantastic!
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| 元気な野菜の農園サラダ |
We’ve yet to sample any of the desserts but we have tasted the rice croquettes and the chicken with seasonal veggies boiled in tomato sauce and found them both pleasant enough.
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| ライスコロッケ |
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| 鶏にくと旬野菜のトマト煮込み |
If you’re ever visiting The Mall in Nagamachi-minami, it’s only a five-minute walk from there for great pizza. I’m sure you’ll come to love amo la Pizza as I do.
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