With the restaurant's wood fired oven, though, it is logical that pizza would be Café Italia's featured dish. This is not a new concept, and other restaurants in town prepare wood fired pizza. I thought the Margherita Pizza I tried, though, was quite different from others I have had. Although it came with tomato sauce, I thought it looked more like it had whole tomatoes stacked on top of the pizza. The primary topping was the handmade mozzarella cheese that was somewhat chewy in texture and had a flavor that made it seem like a completely different cheese than is normally found. Topped with basil, the simplicity of the pizza made the freshness and flavor of the ingredients the attraction of the pizza. The crust tasted equally fresh, and this was just a better pizza than others that are wood fired. I am not ready to say that I like it better than the New York style pizza at Hello Pizza, but the one here is the only alternative in town that I think is of the same quality. The pizza at Café Italia is more in line with the type of pizza I envision as being truly authentic Italian style. I do not know for sure about its authenticity, but I know it is good.

The other types of pizza served offer a choice of toppings, and I would presume that all are as fresh as the ones that were on the pizza I ordered. The two vegetarian pizzas served (the Marinara has no cheese) do not offer a lot of choices, but I would probably enjoy the ones with meat just as much now that I know the restaurant uses nothing but the highest quality ingredients.

Café Italia has other Italian dishes, but I think after most people try the pizza they will see this as the main reason to return. I have not found anything quite like it anywhere in the area.

I was told customers were allowed to bring their own wine, and this seemed to be quite popular at the restaurant. With pizza this good, bringing a beer to drink with it doesn't seem quite right. I'm sure it is allowed, however.