Aaron Landry

Pizza at Stratta, originally uploaded by Aaron Landry.

I can’t help it: I see wood-fired pizza on the menu and I have to stop. Stratta, at the Wynn Las Vegas caught my eye and I sat up the bar.

Knowing what I wanted right away, I ordered the $14 Margherita and a glass of Row Eleven Pinot Noir. Within only a few minutes my pizza arrived and the bartender apologized to the people next to me whom were still waiting for their food from before I arrived. I can’t complain there.

But sometimes you know a pizza is not going to be great before you even taste it. The basil looked like it went through a machine, the cheese looked heavy and the crust looked paper-thin. It was cut in quarters, which was most inconvenient considering how flimsy and floppy the crust was. Trying to fold a slice in hand caused grease to drip down and biting into it periodically squirted bits of sauce on my hand. This surprised me as I barely tasted the sauce. With the cheese-to-rest-of-pizza ratio I figured the chef might be from Wisconsin. I’ve had better bar pizza for half the price.

After I was done with half of it I asked for the rest to be boxed. Might come in handy if I get inebriated later in the night, I thought.

The highlights at Stratta were the wine and the wonderful conversation with the two women next to me from Toronto. We talked at length from foreign mobile roaming tariffs, Research in Motion, Barack Obama, U.S. politics, Canadian accents and my stay ended with a strong and insightful recommendation that I travel to Halifax for a romantic holiday. I forgot about my pizza at this point, which was probably for the best.

Stratta at the Wynn Las Vegas
3131 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-770-3463