Rate-A-Restaurant, #54 in a series

Restaurant: Casa Bianca Pizza Pie

Location: 1650 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock

Type of restaurant: Italian

They stipulated: Cash Only

What we ordered: Caprese ($4.50) and a medium pizza, with sausage and mushrooms ($9.85)

High point: I was pleasantly surprised that the Caprese had some salad greens among the mozzarella, tomatoes and basil. It made the salad hearty and a wonderful start for the pizza. The thin pizza crust had a good texture to it with a slightly sweet (was there a hint of maple?) taste. A friend told me he always ordered the Sausage pizza and it was delicious.

Low point: There is always a line outside this restaurant. ALWAYS. We end up going elsewhere because of starvation. But on this umpteenth time, at around 9:45 pm on a Tuesday night, we only had to wait for five minutes.

Overall impression: Excellent neighborhood Italian joint. The table is complete with the usual red & white checkered tablecloth, the walls are laden with Italian kitsch (maps, posters and such) but unlike those made-up theme restaurants, their decor feels like the real thing.

Chance we will go back: We'd love to but maybe on another late weeknight because of the crowd factor.

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