Pizza Antica

Very nice employees and good pizza. They liked me and my sisters drawing of them. Very good rootbeer. Kid-friendliness: little brother liked the fries and employees.

Excellent food and service. We were taken care of immediately and had a wonderful meal. Simple menu items made authentically and delicious.

This restaurant has evolved over the past two years (or so) from average to outstanding. The food, wine pairings, craft cocktails and service are all five star. I would recommend the meatball appetizer and either papardelle or gnocchi for the main course. It may be upsetting to some that the tip is built in as a service charge but I tip 20-25% anyway. Also, if that helps attract and retain the good servers that they have, great!

Food is so expensive and your obligated to leave a 20 percent Tip so the owner can keep getting rich!

Minus a few stars for the mandatory 20% service fee. To be fair, the hostess told us when we were seated. But, what is the fee paying for? Decent restaurants usually tell you--for example, it goes toward employee healthcare, or that the restaurant business is tough and without 20% more revenue they wouldn't be able to exist as a business. Is it just being pocketed by the folks who run the Pizza Antica chain? Note that fees like this may be illegal come July 1, 2024 when SB 478 becomes law, because you know, they're kind of deceptive. "California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who sponsored the bill, says the law prohibits 'fees in which a seller uses an artificially low headline price to attract a customer and usually either discloses additional required fees in smaller print or reveals additional unavoidable charges later in the buying process.'"