Centro Collective in Lake Forest Does Fancy Tacos and Roman-Style Pizza Right

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • May 25, 2017
Go out for hip Italian in OC, and chances are you’ll eat Naples-style pizza: thin crust, circular, the edges blistered in a super-hot oven. Roman-style pie, on the other hand, is rarer around these parts. And the difference between the styles is...
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