
So we decided to try a pizza place near SP's dad's new house, a place for which we received a menu in the mail because they deliver to our house (but also they have dine-in seating) so that's how we heard about them: Picasso Pizza & Pasta on Pine Hollow Road in Kennedy.
It's very bright, colorful, and pizza shoppish inside. There's a long counter for picking up pizza orders and a large chalkboard behind the counter with the new specials listed:


The dine-in menu is a huge piece of paper - like poster sized! - with options on both sides. We both ordered iced teas and were happy to discover that the iced tea is freshly brewed. It even says so on the menu: "Homemade Unsweetened Iced Tea." There's also a "Fresh Squeezed Homemade Honey Lemonade" that sounds yummy - but they do charge extra for refills on the lemonade.
You can also take a bottle of wine to enjoy with your food.
SP started with Picasso Salad (romaine lettuce, artichokes, roasted red peppers, tomatoes,red onions, balsamic vinaigrette dressing and parmesan cheese):

The salads are served with a slice of garlic pizza:


We decided to try two of the Gourmet Pizzas. Our first choice was the Sicilian (very light tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, drizzled with Italian olive oil):

Our second choice was the Garden Veggie Pizza (tomato sauce, green peppers, onions, black olives, mushrooms, tomatoes):

We ate half of each pizza and were stuffed. I was sad to be so full because I really liked the sound of the dessert list: cannoli, tiramisu, and fritta (fried dough). They also serve Cheesecake Factory Plain Cheesecake.
I'm not sure there is such a thing as 'best pizza' and it really depends on your personal preference. Me, I like a lot of different kinds of pizza. I'm not set on thin crust over thick crust or deep dish. I just want it to taste good and not like cardboard with jarred tomato sauce and fake, generic, tasteless cheese. Picasso Pizza's pizza was very tasty and we would go back and order the pizza again. We'd also like to try some of the Gourmet Sandwiches.
Our server was very friendly and kept our drinks filled and the table promptly cleared of dirty dishes. It would have been nice to have silverware on the table instead of having to ask for it, but... that seems like a minor detail at a pizza shop. She did bring lots of napkins over and since I am a messy pizza eater, that was much appreciated. Our food arrived at a nice pace - the pizza did not arrive right after the salad and cheesesticks. There was nice wait between finishing the salad/cheesesticks and the arrival of the pizza.
Honestly, it was a really nice date night dinner! It was pizza, gourmet pizza, but not like being at Dinette or Il Pizzaiolo, it was very casual and relaxing, none of that hustle and bustle with tons of people waiting for a table like at the chains or that feeling that you need to order alcohol (I felt like that at Dinette, especially, I just wasn't in the mood for liquor but I felt like I had to... if that makes any sense).
And after, we took home our leftover pizza and cuddled up on the couch, each with a cup of new tea (White Chocolate Mousse for me; Green Cherry Blossom for SP).
This sounds like a great place! I always like to have some go to places in mind when you feel like eating out at the last minute on a weekend but don't have a reservation somewhere and don't want to wait forever for a table. The BYO sounds awesome too!
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