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| - Located at the North end of the W.25th Strip is a small storefront that houses Pizza Whirl and it is well worth seeking out for some very good pizza. Similar in concept to Pizza Fire, the Whirl seems to do the quick fire pizza better. The decor is simple and modern, just a counter where they assemble the pizza with a revolving high temperature oven.
While there are a number of options I choose to go with the basic which is the pizza and a single topping for $6.95. Pizzas come in one size only, I went with the spicy tomato sauce, cheese and the roasted peppers. Once they put your pizza together and it goes in the oven for 3-4 minutes and comes out nicely cooked.
I was very impressed with the crust, including the nicely charred bits, the center is a bit soft, but that is what happens with the Neapolitan style pizza. The sauce was good, just spicy enough and the cheese was gooey and delicious. The best part of the pizza were the peppers, a mix of chunks of different color peppers that had been fire charred in the oven, they provided contrasting crisp and soft bits with just enough sweetness.
Overall Pizza Whirl does a very nice job, by not trying to make a perfect uniform product they provide an nicely individual pizza with character. A bonus is that on Friday and Saturday the shop is open until 3am. Pizza Whirl provides a quality product at an affordable price, give them a try if you are in the area and want some Za.
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