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By: Lionel Bitchie
Date: 14th Dec 05
Venue: Restaurant
Meal: Dinner
What:
I Carusi
Where:
46a Holmes St, Brunswick East
When:
5.30 - 11pm, Tues – Sun
Contact & Info:
9386 5522
BYO (Corkage: $1 per person)
Cash only
A safe distance from the spruiking dog fights of Lygon Street’s main drag, I Carusi’s unassuming exterior, hidden amongst the warehouses and car yards of East Brunswick, conceals what is arguably Melbourne’s finest pizza.
Within its small but fiery kitchen, the freshest of ingredients are strewn across thin-crust bases in simple yet exquisite combinations such as ‘Gamberi Piccante’ (prawn, semi-sundried tomato and fiore di latte) or ‘Pizza for a Friend’ (roast pumpkin, pine nuts, rocket and goats cheese). Even the Margherita is out of this world, and all pizzas fit neatly within the $11-20 price range. And, should you eat your greens, the rocket and parmesan salad drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar will make you forget all about wilted iceberg leaves and pale tomato in tacky monkey pod wooden bowls that lesser pizzerias have on offer.
I Carusi - happy eating without the spruiking.