Luisa's claims that for years they tried to get the authentic taste of pizza they remembered from \"the old country\". Nothing they tried seemed to produce the flavorful pizzas they remembered in Italy. In an effort to reproduce the pizzas from their homeland, they went so far as to install a wood fired brick oven. Well, for them, this was the key to much success ! The pizzas here do have that extra something that puts them ahead of the competition. My wife's favorite food is pizza, and she has gone to some effort to hunt down by word of mouth the best here in Charlotte, and this tops the list. I can only take the word of the cooks, but the oven is the key. You can see right into the oven from the counter, and sure 'nuf, you can see the wood afire inside. We haven't tried the entire menu, but everything we've ordered here is excellent. Its just a little hard to find, but thats OK with me, otherwise it probably would be so crowded you couldn't get a table. I'd give it six stars if I could !