When diners walk into Royal II Restaurant and Grill in Yarmouth Port, owner Paul Bolanos greets them with a smile and an appetizer-sized slice of Paul s Cheese Pizza. I can t tell you exactly how it s made, says Bolanos, who opened the Mediterranean-style family eatery eight years ago. But I will say we grow our own herbs in season, dry them on top of the pizza oven and layer them on to the pie.
In addition to herbs you might expect to find on pizza oregano and basil, for example Bolanos signature pizza uses rosemary, sage, thyme, even mint for a pie that delivers tomato-cheese goodness on a crunchy thin crust with bursts of herby flavor.