i carusi ii

This blog post has been in the backburner for quite sometime but here we go...

Actually I have driven/walked past this restaurant quite of few times, without bothering the find out what the fuss was (it was always crowded though).

So when my brother who is from out of town, brought me there, I was pleasantly suprised and excited at the prospect of trying it out. To my surprise it was a pizzeria.

This pizzeria has a distinctive, casual, easy going feel, housed in a corner building, where quality cured meats are hung. We arrived on a weekday night and it was pretty full, we had to wait for a good while even though we had made reservations.

We were eventually seated after a short while, we ordered two savory pizza and a dessert pizza.

Grey Oregano-$16

This pizza is a homage to prosciutto, great pizza base and crust supplemented the experience. I can seriously have this everyday of the week.

Gamberi Piccante-$18

Juicy and plump tiger prawns of the bed of the i carusi piza base, it could possibly be one of the most extravagant pizza i have had. Pity, we only had one tiger prawn each,

Pizza Dolce- Strawberry and chocolate ($9.50)

To cap off this pizza centric meal, we finished the meal with a dessert pizza of warm chocolate, strawberry on a pizza base and icing sugar. It was nirvana on the plate, the combination of warm chocolate, and slightly salty base was really magical. And if you feel like rewarding yourself after a long day, do add a dollop of fresh cream, so so sinful.

I Carusi II,
231 Barkly Street
St Kilda 3182 VIC
Ph: (03) 9593 6033
http://www.icarusiii.com.au/

Open 7 days from 6pm

Score: 4/5