Pinay New Yorker

It was around 7 years ago that we first visited Mystic, Connecticut on the way to Rhode Island.  Alan had picked a restaurant where we were going to have lunch then we drove off to Providence, our ultimate destination.

He had chosen a romantic restaurant by the water, although we knew of Mystic Pizza then.  This time, we had made a pact to go and eat in this landmark made famous by that Julia Roberts movie of long ago.

Downtown Mystic was abuzz with activities as the Mystic Outdoor Art festival was on, seeing the streets overflowing with art exhibits.  We couldn’t get near enough but managed to find the St. Patrick’s Church parking lot (map) where we left the car.  The walk to Main Street was actually rather interesting because of all the exhibitor’s booths we passed.  Not exactly a good day to bring a kid on a stroller but we managed.

Mystic Pizza has two branches but we made our way to their branch on West Main Street.  While some people have said the pizza is just like any other pizza, we beg to disagree.  Perhaps it was the whole experience of going to a landmark restaurant that made it special, perhaps the sauce indeed gave you a "taste of heaven," but we were quite satisfied with our calamari for starters and a House pizza for lunch.  Angelo had his customary spaghetti and even he was quite happy about it. =)

The 15-minute wait turned out to be only 5 minutes, and service was friendly.  Prices are definitely affordable, and it’s one Mystic experience worth chalking up as having been there, done that.