A little background

Mozza Mia is a spacious, lively Italian restaurant located in Edina’s trendy downtown.  What makes Mozza Mia unique is their devotion to fresh ingredients, which starts with their house mozzarella.  They prepare a few varieties every morning out of whole milk curds. When completely finished, the mozzarella does not need additives, other than a little olive oil, to bring out its full flavor.  When we went, they had just started making their own pastas also.

It makes sense that Mozza Mia is smartly designed and has a menu that suites a wide range of tastes.  It’s owned by the same family that runs Chino Latino, a highly successful restaurant in Uptown.  My buddies and I have went to Chino a number of times so we were excited to stop in to this Italian treat.

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 My thoughts

Since Mozza Mia makes their own mozzarella, we had to order up their Mozzarella Caprese with vine-ripened tomatoes, basil and a drizzle of olive oil.  Like I mentioned before, the mozzarella doesn’t need much to have a great taste.  Everything was fresh and made for a great starter before our entree arrived.  What did we think of the mozzarella?  It was fantastic!  It was smooth and easily could have worked on any dish that could use a pop of cheese.

Now, Mozza Mia has a great selection of pasta dishes,  but I really wanted to try one of their creative pizzas.  I’ve listened to a few of my coworkers rave about them so, naturally, I had to see what all the hype was about.  I was in an adventurous mood so I went with the Fig and Prosciutto pizza upon our waitress’s recommendation.  I absolutely loved it!  In addition to the sweet flavor of the figs and the saltiness of the prosciutto, this pizza came with caramelized onions smothered in gorgonzola cheese.  I was love at first bite and there was no way this pizza survived on my plate for long.  What was I to do?  Let it go cold?  For this magical pizza that was not an option.  I will highly and emphatically suggest ordering this at your entree.

Overall, two thumbs way, way up for t Mozza Mia.  The owners have done it again and created an Italian restaurant that I will certainly return to.

For a full view of their menus, check out the link below:
Lunch & Drinks
Dinner & Drinks
Happy Hour
Desserts