Keller - Roanoke - Northeast Fort Worth | May 2023

DINING FEATURE

BY MARK FADDEN

Chicken Parmigiana 1

Stued Mushrooms 2

3 DISHES TO TRY

Favorites include stued mushrooms, BBQ Pizza and La Scala’s take on chicken parm.

Chicken Parmigiana ($9.95): Chicken is lightly coated in parmesan bread crumbs and topped with vodka sauce and mozzarella cheese, and served with penne pasta. Stued Mushrooms ($9.99): Fresh mushroom caps are stued with crabmeat and spiced bread crumbs and served in a creamy lobster sauce. BBQ Pizza ($18.95 for a large) : Grilled chicken and sweet red onion are topped with a cheddar and mozzarella cheese mix and barbecue sauce.

BBQ Pizza 3

From left, Betim Kllobocishta, Lilly Perolli, Anthony Perolli, Alex Perolli and Bes Perolli (Photos by Mark Fadden/Community Impact)

Pizzeria La Scala Westlake joint transports patrons to New York without leaving town E ven though Pizzeria La Scala has been in Westlake for 26 years, owner Anthony York and all of their product comes from Italy.

all over northeast Tarrant County and beyond when they’re craving authentic Italian food. If people want a pizza that they can’t get anywhere else, Perolli said they should go for the Perolli pizza. “It was my father’s creation,” he said. “We all thought he was crazy when he rst made it, then we tasted it and went, ‘Wow!’ It’s got a lot of avor.” That avor comes from a combi- nation of eggplant, diced jalapeno, onions, feta and mozzarella cheese, and Alfredo sauce. Customers can also order up menu items the way they like them. “That’s part of being the neighborhood pizzeria,” Perillo said. All the recipes come from New

“It’s been the same for 26 years,” Perillo said. “So people know that when they come here, it’ll always be the same.” One of those things is Perillo’s mother’s secret house dressing. “She’s the boss,” Perillo said. “The dressing is hers; none of us know how to make it. She doesn’t want anybody to touch it because it has to be done her way, the way she’s done it all these years.” Pizzeria La Scala may be run by a family, but Perillo said it’s also a place where customers become family. “We get to know everyone that comes in the door,” said Perillo. “It’s the New York way.”

Perolli hasn’t lost his desire to bring a taste of New York to Texas. “My father’s brother-in-law found the place,” Perolli said. With his wife, Alex, and other members of his extended family, Perolli essentially runs three dierent establishments in one: a ne-dining restaurant, a pizza counter where customers can order pizza by the slice and other Italian staples, and a bar that Perolli said many people don’t even know exists. While it’s a neighborhood place that was one of the rst restaurants in Westlake, customers come from

Pizzeria La Scala 1301 Solana Blvd., Ste. 4115, Westlake 817-491-3779 https://lascalapizza.com Hours: Mon.-Thu. 11 am.-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.

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KELLER ROANOKE NORTHEAST FORT WORTH EDITION • MAY 2023