Pizza Rustica prepares their pie Roman Style, on big square baking trays and cut off in square slices for serving. Loaded with thick mozzarella cheese and very little sauce the half inch thick squared slice could double as cheesy bread. Michael, one of the managers, says that “what sets them apart is their ability to recreate.” The owner, Pino, takes time every year to visit Italy, the motherland of mozzarella and other fine ingredients popular for pizza. What does Pino seek on this annual sabbatical? The freshest ideas and toppings for the upcoming year. Although Michael and Pino have no complaints about the simplistic set up of pepperoni, they want you to remember, “there is more to pizza than cheese and pepperoni.” Looking for something more, Michael recommends the ‘Rustica’ slice or the ‘Tomato Basil.’ In business for 10 years, Pizza Rustica first opened on Washington Avenue in South Beach. Now, like an expanding Roman Empire, Pizza Rustica has three locations on SOBE, locations in Delray and Hollywood, Florida. Not to mention Beverly Hills and Hollywood California, as well as Michigan, Arkansas and Paris, France.