I went to Fratelli La Bufala at the suggestion of my Italian teacher, and with full comprehension of the passione that Italian people have towards their food. I had high expectations.

Like any savvy restauranter-person, I checked out the website. It was all in Italian, and I knew instantly that that was a good sign. For example, the best two restaurants that I ate at in Italy both had menus completely in Italian. So there.

Secondly, this restaurant was a chain (for lack of a better word) and had places all over Italy. Another good sign. You can fool Americans with pizza, but you can't full Italians.

So, and I have to say this, unfortunately, I really enjoyed the pizza. The bufala mozzerella was extremely fresh, and the crust was chewy, thin and slightly crispy. I ate the whole thing in four bites and enjoyed it tremendously (and it was a really generous serving and the prices are AWESOME for the beach...$11 pizza margherita). I don't want to sound like an a-hole food person, but it truly did remind me of the pizza I had in Naples. The only difference was the one in Naples had a much sweeter sauce (which I can only attribute to our inferior ingredients) and was slightly crispier. But I am a realist, and for the price, location and ambience, this is the best you're probably going to get in the US.

Now for a side note: I noticed that all the waiters in our restaurant rarely smiled. Maybe they weren't happy to see me. But I was nice. I even ordered in Italian (Una pizza, per favore). I even said thank you in Italian.

Just something to think about.

Washington and 5th (Right hand corner coming from 395)

My rating for this restaurant: AA
A very authentic Napoletano style pizza, you probably won't find a better one anywhere else. I will DEFINITELY go back.