The DFWBlogs Cocktail Event for November was held this month at Cosmo’s. I had a great time, and it was just what I needed after a hectic day at work.
Cosmo’s has a jukebox that didn’t drown out our conversation, though the sheer number of people later in the evening tended to do so. Their interior lighting was a bit quirky, but lovable. It was full of those goofy colored lamps that see you see at places like Eurway.
According to the GuideLive review, Cosmo’s speciality is its little personal pizzas. And, actually, that seemed to be the only thing on the menu (not that there’s anything wrong with that).
The pizzas came in 7” and 12” sizes, and I knew that a 7-inch would be plenty for me. They had various topping-combos, including Greek (feta cheese, olives, and so on) and Sun Dried Tomato (sun dried tomatoes, garlic, and other toppings).
The menu also had an option for a make-your-own pizza at $4.95 + 50 cents per topping. Considering that the combo-pizzas were all $7.95, that’d allow me to choose up to four toppings while still costing less or equal to the regular combo price.
So, I chose Italian sausage, pepperoni, and sun-dried tomato. The pizza arrived shortly and, though it was appropriately hot, its other features could have used some improvement. Sure, the sausage was tender and crumbly (just how I like it) and the sun-dried tomatoes had a pleasant sweetness, but I didn’t detect the pepperoni (perhaps they forgot that).
The dough was full of good flour-and-yeast flavor and had a browned-crispiness from a good oven. The make-or-break factor in any pizza, I feel, is the sauce. And, in this case, the pizza didn’t fare so well. After a few bites, I realized that I couldn’t taste the sauce. Thinking that maybe the other ingredients were simply overpowering the sauce, I even took a quick peek under the cheese: I couldn’t see any sauce in there.
Consider an entree made from freshly baked dough with a generous helping of hot mozzarella chesse, and what do you have? That’s right, I had apparently unknowingly ordered an open-faced mozzarella-based grilled cheese sandwich ;). As grilled-cheese sandwiches go, it was pretty tasty — especially with the Italian sausage and sun-dried tomatoes sprinked on top. But, it didn’t make much of a pizza.
Kidding aside, the food was still a pleasant change-of-pace from my normal dinners at home , and I look forward to the next Cocktail Event.