The Backspace, located at Fifth and San Jacinto, was recommended to me by author
Margo Rabb:
It's a relatively small space, with correspondingly limited seating. All seats have a good view of the bar and the brick oven, though (They're bigger than they look).
I ordered the asparagus appetizer and a fennel sausage pizza and really liked both.
The appetizer came in a cast iron skillet with a fried egg, basil pesto, and prosciutto, and had a nice, earthy quality. In the future, I fully intend to try some of their other appetizers...
The pizza's crust was somewhat soft, but it had a good chewiness and rich flavor from the slight char/caramelization. The sauce was chunky and the fennel sausage was really amazing. I also liked the "blobs" of mozzarella that worked better on this pizza than an entire layer would've (I suspect the effect would've been to steam the crust a bit too much).
Although their web site doesn't specify, they also do carry out, which could be dangerous...
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