Pig Ate My Pizza in Robbinsdale
The taller 'Brit' was pressed into service to move furniture at our house this morning...we figured it was practice...they're moving next month so they have to get into practice for lots of schlepping, even if they're only moving 1 block.
And now my mother-in-law's classic oak BR set (each piece must have been made out of a whole tree...no human can lift these pieces alone) is no longer parked in my living room and has taken its place in the Brit's old room. He's been out of the nest for a while but he did take the last remnants from his childhood closet---life is good. 
It was time to pick up the other 'Brit' and head to lunch.
John's first suggestion was dicey...luckily the kitchen was closed today (the food goddesses were watching over us) [John: "It's a good place. Schuller's Tavern. Next time!"]
So, 'Plan B'...
We headed to Pig Ate My Pizza in Robbinsdale.
Whew...last time we stopped here, they were closed for the day. We were happy to find the door open and seats available at the long wooden group tables that fill the place.
Chalkboard menus over the counter and along the wall, lots of beer choices...great upbeat staff having a good time at work.
One server gave us the rundown...10 inch thin crust Neapolitan-style pizza or a couple of choices of brioche crust pizza; salads; ribs with slaw; wings...and many, many, many beer selections.
The boys had beer---a citrusy IPA for the Brit and a 'geezer' for the geezer [John: "Family dining warrants a beer."]. Needed to have one of each style of pizza, so the Madame Piggy (a croque madame pizza) and the Chasing Amy plus a spicy salad to share.
Madame Piggy...I am speechless...maybe because I was too busy savoring this to waste time with mere words. Among the best pizzas ever. A brioche 'crust' topped with maple gruyere, ham, more cheese, two soft poached eggs and served on a bed of arugula, with a hint of nutmeg. I would drive to Robbinsdale any day for this masterpiece of creamy rich goodness on the brioche crust that was fluffy and donuty and delish. 
The Chasing Amy was a great pizza...but slightly confusing. Billed as finocchio, asparagus, heirloom tomatoes, lemon...the flavor profile was not at all what we expected. There was asparagus and a few tomato slices, but a predominance of tiny pickled veggie...but it was not really identifiable. Our best guess was pickled asparagus...but that would leave us with no finocchio, and we definitely found no finocchio flavor anywhere. Instead, there were some nasturtium leaves and a creamy lemon sauce on top.
The crust edges were a little too crusty...probably explains why some reviews take off points for their 'hard crust'. The flavors were pleasant and approachable, but not in the flavor family that we thought would arrive. C'est la vie!
The salad was also a surprise. Lots of fresh greens with a really spicy, peppery dressing...well and evenly dressed. Some sliced cucumbers, toasted oats, a bit of strawberry and candied cashew...a delightful, eye-opening salad.
A very fine lunch outing with the 'Brits'...
- the more persnickety Brit found his beer quite good
- the 'geezer' was apparently not a taste that the geezer in our party enjoyed.
- the salad spun some greens with a variety of textures and flavors to take it out of the ordinary
- their Neapolitan pizza brought some expected and unexpected flavors to the table
- the star of the show was the Madame Piggy...creamy, flavorful, the slight sweetness of the brioche intermingled with the poached egg running through every bite. An absolute palate pleaser. I would have been happy if I only had 1 slice of this little bit of heaven as my entire lunch..really, it was that good.
The whole Travail Group may be regrouping...moving to larger locations to accommodate their backlogged never-ending crowd at Amusements, so look for some changes in locations in the future. Interesting food is accompanied by success...what a concept!!
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