Pane Bianco is a small casual urban restaurant that focuses on serving a limited menu of mostly Italian accented sandwiches on wood fired fermented bread that’s made from local heirloom grains. The popular sandwich is the Tomato Basil made with local produce and house made mozzarella cheese. Each sandwich is painstakingly made. Here is the April 2018 menu.

Pane Bianco is a sister restaurant to the FAMOUS Pizzeria Bianco By Chef Chris Bianco. He is a James Beard Award Chef (Best South/West Chef) He is the first Pizza Chef (maybe only) that has won a James Beard Award. Pizzeria Bianco is considered to be the BEST PIZZA in the UNITED STATES and is also recognized officially by Bon Appetit, Vogue, Racheal Ray, Andrew Zimmerm, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, GQ and Gourmet. Sorry I know I got you hungry for the famous pizza now……I was lucky to hit Pane Bianco when they were also serving the famous pizza. I’ve tried several of the pizzas several times and my best memory of the pizza was from Pane Bianco.

Back to Pane Bianco. Originally you ordered at the counter, browsed or purchased some local and imported goods and did take out or sat outside on a community bench.

A few years back Pane Bianco expanded and added on a dining room with wait service.

I was surprised when I looked at the menu. There are more additions than what the website shows. I haven’t made it here in maybe a couple years because of menu changes but I see that old favorites have come back since my last visit.

This time I got the Albacore Tuna Salad Sandwich. Today it came with a sweet mustardy red cabbage and vegetable salad. It is a very large generous sandwich. You can make two meals out of it.

My sandwich was PACKED with LOTS of arugula that was massaged and made tender and was easy to bite threw. The Albacore Tuna doesn’t taste or have the the texture of canned……..It taste like there is balsamic vinegar and and oil. The tuna salad is studded with sweet marinated raisins that burst in your mouth and there are little pieces the highest quality gaeta olives. It’s all delicious together…This sandwich does differ from other tuna sandwiches I’ve had here but all of them were all very good.

My husband had his favorite sandwich. The Soppressata with aged provolone and wood roasted red bell pepper.

My husband thinks the meat and cheese are of the highest quality. He loves this sandwich! A few years back red peppers were very expensive and Pane Bianco wasn’t offering the red peppers on this sandwich….instead they used roasted onions.

This version is still good……but not as great.

One of the very BEST, Must GET, desserts in Metro Phoenix is the Crazy Great Nutmeg Ice from Pane Bianco. (also served at Pizzeria Bianco at the Town and Country location).

It’s not like any Italian Ice I’ve had anywhere before. It’s a little creamy but it’s a one note refreshing punch that knocks you out…….I promise you…. it’s AMAZING!

Town and Country Pizzeria Bianco presents the Ice a little differently with cookies.

a few things I had at Pane Bianco in the past. (most things I didn’t photo here)

Tomato, Red Onion and Cheddar Focaccia (once I had a lemon rosemary bread that was really great!)

Pane Bianco is Worth a Fork!

www.PizzariaBianco.com

EVERY FORKING THING is subject to change and YOUR experience MAY or may not differ.