(Note that this entire website is copyrighted. Please send people to this website, www.fallinginlovewithsanmiguel.com, rather than copying and forwarding sections without permission or credit. Thank you.--Carol Schmidt and Norma Hair) Norma's Pizza a la Parrilla Restaurant is now open at Orizaba 26A, Col. San Antonio! Longtime readers of this website saw it coming, and now Norma's Pizza a la Parrilla restaurant is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 1 pm to 9 pm. Location is Orizaba 26A, Col. San Antonio, between 28 de Abril and Refugio. Our sign is in the photos above, along with one of Norma's pizzas. Phone is 152-6393 during open hours. What is different about Norma's pizzas is that they're a la parrilla--on the grill, not baked in an oven. A big Weber BBQ is used to turn a thin herbed crust into a lightly charred and crunchy crust unlike any other in San Miguel!  Many ingredients are grilled as well--the fresh portabellos, eggplant, sweet red peppers and onions. Norma makes her own pesto from basil (61 plants are growing on our roof and patios plus we're always scouring the local organic markets for more). Carol also makes a spinach pesto as the basis for the grilled veggie pizza. Norma couldn't find Italian sausage to her liking so she's experimented to find her own version. And she's come up with not only her versions of traditional favorites but international gourmet pizzas you won't find anywhere else in San Miguel. Carol is the cookie maker--you probably won't find homemade gingersnaps anyplace else in Mexico! And there's a "monster cookie," so named because it has everything you can imagine in it--peanut butter, oatmeal, chocolate chips and M&Ms.  The cookies that don't come out a perfect shape go into Norma's homemade ice creams, as well as other flavors: butter pecan, dried cranberry and walnut, and a Mexican chocolate with espresso ice cream. Two salads complement the pizzas, a mixed green salad with sweet basil vinaigrette, and a Fatoosh with the fresh taste of mint that is especially good with the Moroccan pizza. Here is the menu: Norma`s Pizza a la Parrilla Orizaba 26A, Col. San  Antonio     152-6393      Thurs-Sat  1-9 pm Salads—35 p Fatoosh--Romaine lettuce, cucumber, mint, cilantro. Dressing: olive oil, lime juice, cumin, paprika. Mixed greens—Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, peppers, apple slices. Dressing: sweet basil vinaigrette. Grilled pizzas—10”, 12” or 14” Traditional—Homemade Italian sausage, pepperoni, onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, mozzarella, homemade tomato-basil sauce.  10”-100 p    12”-140 p    14”-200 p Moroccan grilled chicken—Mozzarella, honey curry glaze, roasted garlic, onions, black olives.  10”- 95 p   12”- 135 p   14”- 190 p Grilled veggie—Portabellos, eggplant, onions, peppers, goat cheese, spinach-walnut pesto.  10”- 110 p   12”-155 p   14”- 220 p Puttanesca—Asiago cheese, black olives, capers, tomato sauce.    10”-95 p   12”- 135 p   14”- 190 p (+Anchovies: +10, 15, 20 p) Barbecue chicken—Homemade BBQ sauce, mozzarella, smoked provolone, onions, cilantro.   10”- 95 p   12”- 135 p  14”- 190 p Homemade ice cream–35 p Mexican chocolate espresso                    Butter pecan Vanilla with cranberries and walnuts                       Vanilla with gingersnap cookies Vanilla with “Monster cookies” of oatmeal, peanut butter, M&MS and chocolate chips Cookies Gingersnaps, 2 for 10 p     “Monster cookies” of oatmeal, peanut butter, M&Ms and chocolate chips, 2 for 15 p Beverages Red or white house wine—40 p Beers: Negro Modelo, Corona, or Victoria—25 p Soft drinks: Coca Cola regular in can--20 p      Coca Cola Light in 600 ml bottle--25 p Bottled water: natural or mineral—20 p American coffee: regular or decaf— 20 p   Ingredients may vary according to today’s availability.   Thank you for coming! We hope to see you back often!