One of my relatively new readers, a self-described "disgruntled Italian in BsAs", has been…read morecorresponding with me (well, half a dozen messages back and forth at the most) about the pizza scene here. She mentioned one I've walked by but not tried, as "good", though not worth the price. However, being right here in the 'hood, and somehow I never tried it, one afternoon I thought I'd grab a couple of slices as a snack. La Palita goes for the whole red and white checked tablecloth faux Italian look. One of the things I do when I walk into a place that has the walls lined with products is see just what it is the products are - and this one is festooned with bottom of the barrel brand canned products - right down to slimy canned mushrooms. That didn't bode well - there's no excuse for using canned mushrooms, in anything. The pizza slices, yes, expensive, at 55-65 pesos apiece, for a plain mozzarella and a cheese-less anchovy slice. The crust, an airy, almost styrofoam texture, with little to no flavor. The cheese, an oily, overloaded mess, the anchovy, mushy and broken up. The only saving grace, a relatively decent tomato sauce, though it could have used more seasoning. I'd have to go with average at best, good would be too far of a stretch.
