Art de Pizza, worth a stop on the brown line

I'm very particular about my pizza. The thinner the better. What can I say, I'm a New Yorker. We like our pizza, we like our pie, we like it in triangles. Minimal ingredients....no meat-lovers, veggie-lovers...just sauce, cheese and maybe an herb or one veggie topping. This weekend brought a visit to a cozy little place in Ravenswood Manor called Art de Pizza on Rockwell by the Brown line stop. My friends had raved about the bruschetta and I have to say it did not disappoint. The bruschetta and a salad could make a meal on its own. Baked on foccacia and topped with tomatoes and mozzarella, the bruschetta packed a punch, with TONS of garlic. If you're not a fan of garlic, steer clear.

The pizzas are Neopolitan style. Thin, slightly doughy crust. Not as good as Spacca Napoli or Sapore de Napoli but not bad either. And actually not bad as left-overs, which I was surprised. The margarita pizza is a fine choice. I love the atmosphere here....bustling on a Saturday night, some booths, some tables, some seating outdoors...all around nice evening and it's BYOB. I'm not a fan of Chicago pizza, so I would choose this place in a second, over a run-of-the-mill Giordano's or Calo.