1265 Hamilton Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-568-6685

Web: www.charlielovespizza.com

Twitter: @pizzabycharlie

Advice: Sit at the family communal table when dining solo or with friends, it is a great way of getting to know other diners.

Grappa Cured Salmon

Beef Crudo

Prosciutto di Parma

Finally a pizza place in Yaletown where you can dine with friends and enjoy cocktails too! I loved the photos of Charlie that adorn the walls as well as the comfy couches for lounging. I sat the family table with friends and we shared a few appetizers, pizzas and desserts. To start we began with the Grappa Cured Salmon ($15) with cucumber and mint yoghurt, salmon roe, lemon zest; followed by the Beef Crudo ($15) with horseradish cream, caper salt, eschalotte and sage oil; followed by the Prosciutto di Parma ($15) with pea mousse, snow pea tendril, egg, crostini and extra virgin olive oil.

Smoked Duck Pizza

Pork Meatball

Short Rib Beef

From there we moved on to the pizzas, since Charlie’s is the home of pizza it was a must try, starting off with the Smoked Duck Pizza ($25) with porcini sauce, roast portabello, tallegio cheese, radicio and truffle oil. The next pizza was the Pork Meatball ($23) with tomato sugo, fontina, smoked speck and fresh oregano. The last pizza was the Short Rib Beef ($25) with tomato sugo, carmelized onions, mozzarella, horseradish cream and green onions. The two pizzas that I enjoyed most were the Smoked Duck and Short Rib.

73% Chocolate Ganache

Banofie Pie

For dessert, again we shared them both, my favourite by far was the 73% Chocolate Ganache ($10) with pistachio soil, chocolate wafer and mint sorbet. The other dessert was the Banofie Pie ($10) with dry caramel, bananas and coconut ice cream. The restaurant is funky with a modern décor with live DJs spinning upbeat tunes. All I could think after dinner, where was Charlie?

Review by: Richard Wolak

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