Pizza By Elizabeths

Today at my sister's birthday dinner, we had an unexpected surprise. She picked Pizza By Elizabeths as the restaurant for the celebration, no surprise since it has been a favorite in our family for almost a decade. The food is outstanding, the atmosphere is relaxed and classy, and the service is noteworthy. You are treated by the staff as if your only job is to relax and enjoy yourself, they are helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. 



If you've never been there, you have to go! It is a gourmet pizza restaurant that has a wide selection of toppings and sauces to choose from. Things that aren't typically on a pizza menu make this place have a special feel to it.  With sauces like mushroom duxelles sauce, honey Dijon sauce, green olive pesto, and roasted garlic you can create an interesting flavor for your pizza. Toppings like lump crab meat, shrimp, Brie, Locatelli romano, Smoked Gouda, vegan cheeses, Artichoke hearts, capers, Rosemary onion sauté, allow you to make the pizza of your choice with high quality ingredients. In addition to the pizzas, they have a selection of foods on their menu that are equally yummy. 


Their salad selection is outstanding! They have a very good greek salad, their dressing for the field greens salad is to die for, as is the dressing for the spinach salad. If you aren't in the mood for salad, they have a small selection of soups available as as well. The small cup is very small, it is best if you are getting it in addition to a pizza. The large bowl is about the normal size for a soup in a restaurant. I would highly recommend the Cream of Tomato soup. It is a creamy bisque with a fabulous tang to it. Dipping it with the served breadsticks makes it even better! After the meal they give you a sample of their homemade toffee. It is to die for! With a crispy bit into it you reach the chopped nuts, and the chocolate on the top melts in your mouth to make this wonderful, creamy flavorful bite. It is hard to go home without buying a box of that toffee... Just giving you fair warning if you ever decide to go there. All of this is the food I have been enjoying at the restaurant for years. They even have some to take out! 

Then we got to dessert, which we had never had there. We each ordered a cake slice. I ordered the chocolate cake and decided to add ice cream since I enjoy the combination of the cream and cake. When my cake got there it looked like you would expect, chocolate cake with a nice frosting and a pile of freshly made whipped cream. The cake was good, but once I took a spoon of my ice cream, the cake was nothing in comparison. This was the best ice cream I have ever had (and I've had a LOT of ice cream over the years.) It was creamy, but not heavy. The flavor of the cream was the main flavor, but you could also taste the fresh vanilla bean that had been mixed in. I liked it so much I had my sister and mom taste it as well, they loved it so much, they both ordered more for themselves. It was a serious hit! I would highly recommend that you go to Elizabeths, get some yummy pizza and finish it off with the ice cream. 

Visit their website for the full menu and directions...

http://www.pizzabyelizabeths.com/