Mona Lisa's Pizzeria

This new to San Antonio pizza joint is a welcome addition to the Rim. The restaurant was clean and bright, with the decor giving it a nice, relaxing atmosphere. The people are friendly and the food is good quality. It is order at the counter service, but this does not mean you are forgotten. The staff came  around and checked on us a good amount.

Mona Lisa's had a great menu, with a broad variety of pizza choices. We however, in order to keep our judging fair, ordered what we do at each place, a cheese and a pepperoni. We also ordered the house special, which was the Mona Lisa. The cost of the pizza seemed to be on par with other pizza places, maybe a little pricier.

The quality of the ingredients was very good. Mona Lisa Pizzeria seems to have the formula down on when not to cut corners. They know where the fresh ingredients really matter...like the fresh basil and tomatoes on the Mona Lisa. These were a great addition to the pie. The meatballs, although not made by Mona Lisa's, did not suffer for it. They were very flavorful. The pepperoni on the pepperoni pizza was very good. It was not the usual chewy, greasy, red circle you get on many pizzas. The cheese on each pizza was not scrimped on and had good flavor, especially the ricotta on the Mona Lisa. Mona Lisa's crust was average. It did not have the nice, chewy texture of a good hand-tossed crust. The crust's thickness would be overwhelmed by a pizza with more ingredients.
Our second group of moms and kids went to Mona Lisa's on June 21st. Their ratings are combined with the first visit.

Overall the kids gave Mona Lisa's a rating of 4. The moms gave it a 3.6 The overall score was 3.8.

The second group of questers tries out Mona Lisa's.