It was good and certainly worth a visit. BTW, the place is double the size indicated in my pic (the other half of the restaurants is seating area and huge wood-burning oven). Food kind of reminds me of what a more upscale Tuscan Son would be (and I mean that as a compliment).
The food is not small:
Not quite clear from the photo, but that sandwich is LARGE. If you are not very hungry, it is entirely possible you will not finish it. Vaguely annoyingly, the sandwiches are arranged in the box to maximize prettiness (which means you need to move the top bun back where it belongs when you open it). I had the Beddhra, partner had the Lemme Lemme (both under “Puccia,” although “Puccia” is also, confusingly, one of the types of bread you can order?).
The bread is really lovely. Something btw a rustic loaf and a pita and oh-so-chewy. I could eat that every day.
The lemme lemme works better b/c the tomatoes provide MUCH needed MOISTURE. The beddhra has good quality ingredients, but it desperately a condiment or something.
We ordered a cornetto. Not available, so we got a pasticciotto leccese (I think) and a brioche (not sure b/c the cashier informed us of the lack of cornetto after we had ordered and paid and offered two other pastries instead. He said what they were, but I only caught “brioche.”
The pasticciotto is delightful. It feels quite dense, but the pastry is fairly light and tender, and it’s got a lovely almond custard.
The brioche is quite odd. The brioche itself is surprisingly bread-y, and it actually does feel like you’re eating a sweet sandwich w/ a bit of cream filling. The first few bites were bizarre, texture-wise, but now I find myself kind of wanting to finish it off.
(Whoops, forgot pic in the first go-around)
While the pastries not huge, there are rich enough that you will wish to share.
They also have pizzas on display; they looked to be of a nice size (somewhere btw a personal size and a shareable size).
Partner had la zita di ceglie juice (red beet, carrot, smith apple, lemon, ginger). Very tasty.
My only quibble on this first visit is that the ingredients of sandwich filling, while good, seemed like things you could fairly easy procure at FMs and such (which speaks to how good our FM and Costco are), so I think the real strength of the place will probably lie in the baked items (so I can easily imagine going there for bread and then assembling the sandwich at home). Did not try the pastas. W/ Colapasta, Uovo, and Pasta Sisters nearby, La Puglia will need to do something special to stand out, in that regard. Also, the fact that we do have such good Italian in the area (incl Tuscan Son for pastries) means that La Puglia seems simply very good, rather than AMAZING.
Food took a bit of time to come out, but I imagine that this is b/c they’re so newly opened.
I def plan to return to try the other stuff. Certainly, the place seems promising.