***** Mastino Wood Fired Italian Kitchen & Bar, 25 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33444, (561) 921-8687.

Got something absolutely terrific for you guys, 6 month old Mastino Wood Fired Italian Kitchen & Bar in Delray Beach.

Real simple tale,

Last night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats ate dinner at Mastino and I gotta tell you that this joint absolutely killed it!

The Neapolitan wood fired 12″ margherita ($14) and 12″ five cheese ($16) pizzas that we ordered were dynamite. No ifs ands or buts-the pies were two of the best pizzas that we’ve had since this Jeff Eats’ gig began back in 2006. Throw in a terrific-Mediterranean salad ($8.50), a dynamite eggplant stack ($12.50) and a killer meatball in tomato sauce with ricotta cheese ($8.50) and Mastino which seats something like- 100 inside/30 outside is a homerun in Jeff Eats’ book!…by the way, for you drinkers out there-full bar area and loads of flat screen tvs. For the non-pizza eaters, Mastino’s got plenty of salads, panini sandwiches, roasted wings and other Italian stuff- so you won’t starve or nothing!

Now- you know and I know that pizza and for that matter everything-in-life is a subjective call..in other words- what Jeff Eats may love you may hate…

With the above in mind, Jeff Eats is telling you- that anyone who doesn’t- like Mastino’s thin/crisp pizza- doesn’t know dick, about pizza!- subjective or no subjective!

Just between you and me, Mastino which is located in Delray’s- Pineapple Grove section isn’t in the best retail-spot…no Amerigo Vespucci here, but I’m thinking that the 179 feet or so that Mastino is off-the main Atlantic Avenue-drag- really hurts its draw…like I said above, the joint has only been around for something like 6 months- so word of mouth is gonna make or break this one!

Let me wrap this up for you,

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats really enjoyed Mastino…trust me when I tell you, that everything the joint served-up was outstandingly good! By the way, very pleasant service and Mastino’s prices worked- but I did think that the 12″ 5 cheese pizza at 16 bucks pushed its luck just- a bit!

You can check menu/prices/info at mastinowoodfire.com.

Mastino Wood Fired Italian Kitchen Bar is open Sunday 11am-10pm, Tuesday-Wednesday 5pm-10pm, Thursday 5pm-11pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-2am, closed Monday.