![]() We just returned from our maiden voyage to River City Roll, at 939 Myers St, beside the Movie Time Theater on the Boulevard. River City Roll is what is known as a “boutique bowling alley”. That sounds a little pretentious to me, but I can tell you it’s just simply GREAT! We visited for dinner. What? Dinner at a bowling alley?? YES! There were 4 of us - Reid and I arrived first, and we were seated on the patio, as it was 70 degrees outside and just plain gorgeous! I started with a glass of Pinot Grigio. Really nice Summer wine. Chris and Jennifer joined us a few minutes later, and Chris got an Oxbow Farmhouse Pale Ale. Also excellent. Me, not being a beer fan, found it a little bitter, but that’s what beer people like!! Chris loved it. Reid and I toured the place: 20 bowling lanes, three Skee Ball lanes, a wood fired pizza oven, a concert stage, an indoor /outdoor bar, and many other cool features. Really impressive stuff. So food, because that’s what I really care about: since the place is new, I wanted to sample things. We ordered a roasted carrot hummus, which was sweet and savory, and perfect with the grilled naan that came with it. We also had charred asparagus. Holy Moley! This was served with lemon, pistachio, and goat cheese. ALLLL of my favorite things. It was citrusy, but not too much, nutty in a perfect way, and had exactly the right amount of creamy tangy goat cheese! So good, and cooked to a perfect al dente. We also tried the house made salt and vinegar chips. This is not something I would go for, but Reid was with us, and his options were limited. Normally, we carry his food with us, but we were venturing out of his comfort zone. The vinegar taste was not to his liking, but boy did the rest of us clean up those chips. Crunchy, fatty, slightly, but not too much, salty, vinegary, they were so good! Now we move ahead to the stars. As I said, they have a wood fired pizza oven. Yeah yeah, everyone has that now, BUT NO!!!! Shut up, you don’t know! The pizza size is big for 1 regular person but not quite enough for 2. There were 3 of us eating, so we ordered 2 pizzas which was perfect. So here’s the thing. The crust, the crust, the crust!!!!!!!! Crispy, fresh, tasty, thin , crusty. I don’t have enough adjectives to choose from. AMAZING! Rather than buying frozen dough, they have a local bakery making it fresh for them. You can tell the difference right away. We had the Kegler, which has asparagus, miatake mushrooms, egg, and parmesan. This was warm and savory and creamy. The mushrooms were definitely the stars, but the pizza was really crispy comfort food. The other pizza was the Deadwood. Where the Kegler was comforting, the Deadwood was exciting! Garlic (I’m already sold) spinach, yellow pepper, olive oil, herbed ricotta cheese, and, are you ready? Honey!!!! It’s the sweet honey that made this pizza! I love garlic and spinach and ricotta, but you add honey on the beautifully crispy fresh crust and it’s ambrosia! Honestly so good. As a side note, Reid, who is very picky and allergic to everything, ordered a plate of slow roasted pork that was really delicious, Very smokey and so tender. They serve the pork on tacos and pizza, and it’s quite good. We did not bowl, but we watched. Reid played a few games of Skee Ball, and had a blast. This is a place to revisit over and over. If their opening is this good, just think how stellar they will be when they’ve worked out any kinks! Dinner and drinks for 4 with 5 glasses of wine and 2 beers: $129.
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