George, one of my new fav pizza shops has a wood fired oven and you do see the occational burnt pie but they actually really have trained oven tenders. These guys and the best is this 18yo girl that busts her a$$ when it gets busy. Place is full service with a short but sweet ital menu. Has a real chef in the kitchen and super high quality products but prices are in the middle and casual atmosphere. All the pizzas are 12" or so and bake in 90 seconds. Not to rip on Woodstone because I know it is the restaurant and not their oven… but another place in town has one of their $40k monsters but they have no clue still how to cook with it. Now it has been months since we last went there… they went a different route… mid-range ingredients and super high prices… with ok food covered up with highend alcohol! I mean an app… couple drinks each…and a pizza for $80-90!!! Ok for the occational meal if it was great… but now 0-3 in satisfaction in both food and service. Oh, the other oven at the good place has no name and looks formed in place. However they did it… it has working a/c and ventilation…as the place has 14’ ceilings and even just this past week with temps at 102 the 2500 sq ft dining / bar area was cool and I have never had a “smokey” experience. Have seen that smoking burnt pie… but rare.
