Smith's Tavern

10/18/08

Disappointing pizza

by desertjkk at Citysearch

I drove from California, dreaming of the delicious pizza I use to get at Smitty's, when I lived in V'ville. I have to admit I was very disappointed. The dough tasted like like a big old pie crust.

The Fountain's pizza, in Albany, beats them by 3000+ miles.

05/21/06

Had a bad time at Smith's? Look in the mirror.

by captainkellogg at Citysearch

Smith's is what it is. My usual trip is with kids - for whom there's no better a place. But I've seen Goths and bikers and the fashionable set there, too; they fit in. I see no reason for Smith's to try 'exoctic' toppings on their pizza, but they do, and some swear by the odder ones and the chance to try something different. To my way of thinking it's catering to the type of snots who wrote earlier reviews, and who needs them. V'ville ain't Naples, the crust's kinship to bread is perceptible and the sauce is more hearty than exotic, so it's not going to be at the top of some lists - but it will be at the top of others, and anyone who had a downright unhappy experience there probably generally has unhappy experiences.

• Pros: parking, friendly staff, good food
• Cons: no privacy, sometimes noisy

12/12/03

Number1

by bschultz at Citysearch

I grew up there, my father and my uncles got there education there. I now live in NC. Believe me, nothing down here compares. It's the best. Others in the area are real good, but not as good. I'll be home soon after the new year, just to go there and get the best pizza in the capital region. Miis the trains

• Pros: Same people, unique, the pizza
• Cons: Same people, parking, I'm not there