Funiculi'

Funiculi'
Via il Prato, 83r
50123 Firenze
Tel. 055 2646553

Prezzo: 19 Euro
2 Pizza Margherita
2 Coca-Cola in Lattina

ANNIE: 4.5/10
Soupiest pizza I have ever seen! It swayed back and forth a good 10 seconds after the waitress set it on the table. The typical whole basil leaf appeared to have been exchanged for a chopped version (dried and not-fresh?) and mixed in with the tomato sauce. The mozzarella tasted slightly acidic, like it was going bad. The crust was probably the best part: soft, no burnt parts, good chewability. OK flavor, but NOT a fantastic pizza by any means.

FABIO: 6.5/10
Bel locale, grande e servizio veloce, anche perchè era mezzo vuoto la sera in cui siamo stati. La pizza è complessivamente positiva, mozzarella pomodoro e pasta sono tutte dello stesso livello, non altissimo, diciamo sufficiente. Prodotti non di grande qualità, si sente soprattutto dalla mozzarella, dalla crosta un pò gommosa e il pomodoro neutro. Comunque si mangia bene.

Pizza Man - Via Carlo del Prete

Pizza Man
Via Carlo del Prete, 10r
50127 Firenze
Tel. 055 433849

Prezzo: 20 Euro
2 Pizza Margherita
2 Coca-Cola in Lattina

ANNIE: 5.5/10
My first time in a Pizza Man was over three years ago. At that time, I believed it to be the best pizza in Florence. Pizza Man is great because it's cheap, and whether you're eating in or taking away - you're always offered a free appetizer, often with champagne! This was my first visit to the Via Carlo del Prete location, now one of seven. We were seated and immediately given a type of "coccoli" - a fried ball of dough with cheese - to start. It was cold and chewy, and not good - but this blog isn't about judging appetizers, so I will leave it at that. The pizza arrived barely covering the plate, a tad on the small side. The flavor was good enough, but really, it was just your average pizza - not what I'm used to from our Pizza Man Pasquale Pometto. Was it because in these three years I've been able to sample from many a pizzeria in Florence, and Pizza Man just can't hold its own amongst the competition? Or, maybe its just this location that's not so good...Sadly, I fear the real reason is what we Americans have experienced too many times: once a restaurant becomes a "chain," the quality of the food goes downhill fast.

FABIO: 6.5/10
Pizza Man, il cui nome sembra di quelli da pizza da asporto, ha invece il merito di aver dimostrato a Firenze che la gente vuole pizze fatte meglio di quelli obbrobri bassi e di poca qualità. Ha avuto molto successo, ma aprendo così tanti locali sembra aver perso qualcosa. Pizza un pò oliosa, pasta un pò gommosa, pomodoro e mozzarella buoni ma non ottimi, insomma, rimane un pò nella normalità; forse il voto è peggiore per il ricordo del Pizza Man dei vecchi tempi.

L'Orto del Cigno

L'Orto del Cigno
Via di Varlungo, 27
50136 Firenze
Tel. 055 690221

Prezzo: 22 Euro
1 Pizzone Margherita
2 Coca-Cola in Lattina

ANNIE: 4/10
American pizza and Italian pizza are hardly comparable; sharing a name, at times, is almost ridiculous. That doesn't mean that I don't like American pizza, that ALL American pizza is bad. Just like, Italian pizza isn't ALL good. Strangely enough, the pizza at L'Orto del Cigno is a fairly good example of bad American AND Italian pizza. The Italian individual pizza doesn't exist here. The smallest pizza - with its American "bigger-means-better" size - feeds 3 people. We ordered the Margherita at 13 euro, even if you can request different halves like in the States. The pizza came American-sliced, and I think we left three and a half pieces on the pan. It was impossible to finish, not only because it was huge, but because it just wasn't good. It wasn't terrible, but it was reminiscent of mall pizza, maybe it wasn't even that satisfying! More precisely, this pizza is perfect for a group of teenagers who want to eat-out, not spend too much, and who really don't care about what they're eating as long as they're getting full. The pizzeria claims a thick crust, but as you can see from the photo - it wasn't. And the mozzarella...I don't really want to talk about it. My stomach still hurts...

FABIO: 4/10
Difficile descrivere un qualcosa di cui si ha un giudizio estremamente negativo, è anche ingeneroso. Imbarazzante non trovare punti positivi, ma eravamo in due e abbiamo dovuto ordinare una mega pizza da tre persone, minima grandezza disponibile. Infatti non siamo riusciti a finirla, anche perchè il sapore è tipo le pizze che si mangiano all'estero quando disperati dalla cucina del posto si entra scettici, ma affamati, in una pizzeria dal nome italiano storpiato. Quel sapore stantio, che viene il dubbio che sia mozzarella e non un altro tipo di formaggio. Forse solo la pasta è passabile. Il pomodoro, molto poco, sa di scatola. Va bè, non inferiamo.