We also liked the homemade flavor of the tomato, white bean and kale soup, garnished with Parmesan cheese and chunky croutons, and the way that smoked mozzarella and hot Italian peppers gave a fat chicken quesadilla added depth. The Mediterranean platter, though, was a bomb. At lunch, everything was back to Donna's usual standards. The hummus was delicious, creamy smooth and well seasoned, as the centerpiece of a Mediterranean salad on baby greens with fontinella cheese. Also up to par were Donna's oversized lattes, served in French-style bowls, and the warmed cranberry apple tart, a perennial favorite in the dessert case.
Pizza is available both at lunch and dinner.
It has a wonderful deflated balloon of a crust that's all soft and puffy. We tried it topped with creamy globs of goat cheese, artichoke hearts and sun-dried tomatoes that the kitchen substituted for roasted red peppers. Not every Donna's has a pizza oven or a full bar, as this one does, nor is there as large a selection of dinner entrees at some of the other locations. But despite the dinner-time variety, lunch may be the best time to visit the Donna's in the Can Company. Certainly the cafe will feel a lot more inviting then.