Gourmet pizza. Craft beer. Live music. That's Taverna RossabrCraft Pizza & Beer in a nutshell. The Tex-Italian watering holebrnew to Park Village brings plenty of hometown flavors andbrhandmade deliciousness to Southlake. The menu is built onbra foundation of stone-fired, thin-crust pizzas, but there arebrplenty of other worthy options such as salads, small plates,brsandwiches and pastas. And you can bet these items arebrhand-crafted, hand-torn, local, seasonal—you know, allbrthose culinary terms that are having a moment right now.br
Case in point: the Smokey Pie. It's made with sweetbrTexas barbecue sauce, local smoked brisket, local baconbrand house-blended cheese. Or consider the Killer TXbrSausage Queso. Ladled into a cup or bowl, this spicy dipbris made with ingredients such as local Texas sausage andbrhouse-pickled jalapeño. Notice a common theme here? Thebrfood is appealing for a reason: It's authentically Texan.
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Taverna Rossa isn't just spinning pies and serving dishes withbra Texas twist; it provides the whole package of great food andbrdrinks in a fun atmosphere. It's open for brunch, lunch andbrdinner, and offers a few different happy hours. Stop by Fridaybrand Saturday starting at 9 p.m. for its Late Night “Hoppy” Hourbr(we see what they did there), and enjoy live music from localbrbands. Genres range from rock and country to grassroots-stylebrmusic.br
Now about those drinks. The restaurant offers a dizzyingbrarray of beer, wine and cocktails. There are two dozen craftbrbrews on tap plus a sizeable selection of bottles and cans.brThe beer may get all the buzz, but don't pass up TavernabrRossa's hand-crafted cocktails. The Rossa Mule is a refreshingbrconcoction of fruit-infused bourbon, ginger beer and freshbrlime. And the Lemon Basil Crush, made with infused DeepbrEddy vodka, muddled basil, yellow chartreuse and grapefruit,bris basically summertime in a glass.br
While it's certainly a lively scene with beer, booze andbrbands, Taverna Rossa is also a hot spot for brunch. They don'tbrcall it “Sunday Funday” for nothing. Every Sunday from 10:30bra.m. to 2 p.m, brunchers can enjoy sweet and savory 13-inchbrbreakfast pies. Mama's French Toast Pie is luscious sustenancebrtopped with fresh berries, goat cheese, local honey, almondsbrand cinnamon. There are also a handful of what the restaurantbrcalls “Hangover Specials,” which include menu items likebrbiscuits and gravy and street tacos.br
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Bottom line: If you love pizza and ice-cold beer, give TavernabrRossa a shot. It promises it's here “to take this tried-and-truebrpair to the next level.” We think it's hitting the mark—and doingbra whole lot more.
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TAVERNA ROSSA
1151 E. Southlake Blvd. #300brSouthlake 972.850.7433 TavernaRossa.com