gepetto's

We tried a new-to-us place for Friday's Date Night: Gepetto's in Holladay.  It's a small, local place, been around since 1970, with seating both in their dining room and a small, shady-looking patio.  There's live music Tuesday-Saturday, and the joint is open 7 days/week.  It's pretty popular too: there were a bunch of people in front of us and we were told it would be at least 30 minutes to be seated.  It didn't take that long, however, and soon we had a table and a pitcher of Uinta Cutthroat.

As you might surmise from the name, this is an Italian place, known for their pizzas and their calzones.  We are still searching for a favorite pizza place, so H and I split a pepperoni and black olive pie (our usual 'za); there are lots of toppings to choose from, or you can pick from their specialty pies.  The pizza has a fairly thin crust, although it isn't crispy and has a fairly bland flavor.  The toppings were plentiful enough and there was lots of oregano in the sauce, which I like.  It also came garnished with a big slice of lemon - unusual, I thought, but adding a faint tang which was pleasant.

The bill, for a 16" pizza (several slices of which we took home with us for breakfast the next morning), two small salads and the pitcher, came to $40.  Gepetto's was fine and all, but I'm afraid the great pizza hunt is still a-foot.