VIA

www.viarestaurant.net
262 Pharr Road
Atlanta, GA 30305

A friend recommended Via as a trendy restaurant and a fun atmosphere for a first date...with brick oven pizza. Sold on the idea of gourmet pizza, this is exactly where we went. Because we went during the week, we were dining earlier than usual and walked in to this local spot to be greeted by loud, Jersey-Shore music, a dark ambiance, and MAYBE two other diners. Embarrassed, yet hungry, we took our seats and scoured the menu.

Knowing immediately that we were going to split the Spicy Coppa Ham and Pineapple pizza-her favorite-we decided to start with the lemon and jalapeño glazed Fried Calamari, which was superb. Our pizza came out arousing the senses: with an array of colors it was not only visually appealing, the aroma and taste were noteworthy as well. While the flavors were reminiscent of Hawaii, the evening soundtrack brought us right back to the Jersey Shore.

With the buffalo mozzarella cheese still bubbling and the crispy crust lathered in San Marzano Tomato sauce, the combination of pineapple and spicy ham cooked in a massive brick oven takes Via's 'Hawaiian Pizza' to new levels.