edpaffjr.comThis past Friday night I headed to a new eatery near to our house called The Walnut Room. They’ve had a location on the north side of downtown for as long as I can remember, but I’ve never been to it. This is surprising as it combines two of my favorite things: pizza and live music. The new venue does not have any live entertainment, but the menu is completely the same. A group of four of us arrived a little late in the evening and immediately found a table. On first impression, the restaurant is not nearly what I had anticipated. Food and drink is ordered from the counter, but I was expecting to have wait staff. They only have one beer on tap, PBR, but they make up for it with a good selection of Great Divide brews.
Three of us split the largest pizza they had, while one of our friends decided he wanted some meat and ordered a meatball sandwich. The wait for the food wasn’t long, and the pizza arrived hot and fresh from the oven. Overall I would say that it’s a very good pizza. It reminded me a little bit of LaRosa’s back in Cincinnati, but that may have just been because of the crust along with the way it was sliced. Overall, it was a good experience despite our higher expectations. I believe that they should stay open even later than they already are, as the restaurant could capitalize on all the hungry people emptying from the many neighboring bars.
