Pizza #8 Claudiana

I went to Claudiana's last week with Melanie.  Neither of us had been there before but I figured an Italian restaurant should have good pizza.  It is located in a strip mall on Sancus north of Lazelle.

There is much that I liked about the ambiance of this restaurant.  It has carpeted floors, table cloths and the music was Italian opera.  After our charming Italian accented waiter came we decided that this was a REAL Italian restaurant.  As opposed to restaurants like Buca, Olive Garden, Bravo, etc which may have alot of  what looks like Italian decor, they are more corporate than soulfully Italian.
I still like them but there was a real family vibe here. .

Part of it was that the waiter was obviously harried when we first came.  Too many people to handle than they were used to.  Later, as the place thinned out he was able to be more attentive to us.

I ordered a glass of white wine and a white pizza with parmeson, ricotta and mozzarella cheeses.  Melanie ordered pasta and salad.  The pizza proved to be the most disappointing part of the meal.

 It was flat, salty with a crust that was like a cracker. The wine, however was good and Melanie's salad and meal was wonderful.

I cannot overstate how much we enjoyed the restaurant itself and I would come back here in a heartbeat for Italian food - just not the pizza.