Journal no. 3

 decided to join a friend for dinner at a popular Italian restaurant.
they don't take bookings, but people are willing to queue 30+ mins to get a table.

 it's called Ciao Italia and their pizza was highly recommended on websites.
 their stone oven is in the center of the restaurant.
 we shared a Romano pizza ($27) - ham, bacon, artichoke and lots of mozarella.
it was so good - hot and fresh from the oven.
the base is thin and stretchy like flatbread and the topping was very tasty.
had this dessert - gianduia cioccolato ($12) - basically a pile of hazelnut cream profiteroles covered with a layer of chocolate, served with cream and chocolate sauce.

most of the customers were young Asians, and most of the waiters were young Italian men.
their plates of mussels and pasta looked amazing too.
it's good Italian food at a reasonable price in a home-y atmosphere with efficient service.