Roman Candle Pizza

Until this last week, if someone said "Roman Candle," I would expect them to be talking about fireworks.

It's a small Pizzeria with three locations in Madison and one in Whitefish Bay outside of Milwaukee.

The location in Middleton is on a busy corner with a large windows at the front of the store to invite passers by in from the street to sit down and eat.

One of the boxes on the menu pointed out that the pizza-makers don't shape the pie until it's ordered and they refuse to rush the pizza from the oven or their guests from their table.

Jones Dairy Farm Canadian Bacon and artisanal pepperoni on top of a perfectly flavored bed of tomato sauce and cheese laid on a crispy and light crust made for a satisfying and filling lunch.

Roman Candle offers "build your own" and more than a dozen of their own creations.

The restaurant's environment is friendly and no-frills.  The atmosphere is made by the attentive and kind servers. 

I don't think any waiter or waitress ever returned to my table during a meal to check on whether the food was amazing or not.

That friendly style throughout the Roman Candle elevated lunch to a dining experience.

The topper, and a good reason to save a little bit of room after the main course, is that Roman Candle has a selection of Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream.  Chocolate Shoppe is another special place in and around Madison (maybe it's why I see so many people running and riding bikes, so they can have another scoop of Chocolate Shoppe).

My suggestion to end your Roman Candle meal with a bang - Zanzibar Chocolate - it's perfect.

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