08/17/09

Tutta Bella - Issaquah

by horrendous

I am rarely so dissapointed in a restaurant that I feel compelled to write a review, but Tutta Bella in Issaquah stands out as one of the worst pizza places I have EVER dined at!

This so called neopolitan pizza was a sopping wet, under-cooked mess covered with a few splotches of tomato puree a couple of dots of something like cheese and a few tasteless sausages and mushrooms. It was entitled the 'Tutta Bella'. Evidently one of their signature creations.

I am an experienced home pizza cook and a former Chicagoan who loves and appreciates a wide variety of pizza styles. Freschetta makes a better product than this restaurant!

Enter at your own risk, or better yet, opt for Serious Pie or another place where the chefs have received some proper training...

• Pros: None
• Cons: Everything

06/23/09

Are you kidding?

by Lousy

I'm not sure what I am more disappointed in ... the wet soggy pizza or the reviewers who are dishing out 5 star reviews for this pizza.

We visited Issaquah's new Tutta Bella restaurant. We ordered a salad and a pizza. What did we get? A great salad and a wet pizza. Correct me if I am wrong but Neapolitan pizza is NOT served with the characteristics of a half soaked bar rag. This pie was SWIMMING with liquid in the center. The combination of mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers, mushrooms, and San Marzano tomatoes are traditionally a great combination ... however in Tutta's pie shop the flavors are not to be found. I am quite familiar with the "Neapolitan-style" pizza. This pizza's crust was under cooked to an obnoxious limp disaster. This was an absolute fraud. The sad idea is Tutta's passes off their pizza as Neapolitan but in reality...it's just another American rip-off in name only. I love the idea of a wood-fire oven but if the cooks can't control ingredients and heat Tutta's should consider using an electric oven. Even worse? People who are eating this stuff and thinking it's "wonderful" are fooling themselves. Clearly these people are confused between quality and cr-p which is being pawned off as "authentic. But then again, here in America most garbage Is considered quality. As long as business owners print a high price on the menu next to the slop they serve and fancy up the place with some high end lighting idiots will consider it "good as gold" because someone else told them what to believe. This pizza was poor at best.

• Pros: House Salad
• Cons: Pizza

06/17/09

Great place!

by slandle4

The food is delicious. Order any pizza with the Napoli salad and make sure you save room for the tiramisu...some of the best I've ever had. This is a great place to bring a group of friends. The portions are generous, the price is reasonable, and the atmosphere is fun. The pizzas are very authentic so even the harshest foodies will enjoy themselves!

• Pros: food, service, parking
• Cons: none