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| - Secret Pizza may be the worst kept secret in the Western World; even worse than the "secret menu" at In-N-Out Burger.
The myth of secrecy now completely debunked, let's start with directions to Secret Pizza: Take the elevator near the Cosmopolitan's Chandelier Bar to the 3rd floor. You'll see a lounge with a pool table in front of you when the elevator doors open. Make a hairpin turn (hard right) as you exit the elevator and you'll see a short hallway completely plastered with vintage record album covers; this is the hallway that leads to Secret Pizza.
They serve three kinds of New York style pizza here: white, red, and Sicilian. On my most recent trip to Sin City, I visited Secret Pizza twice - once on Friday night and once on Saturday afternoon. On Friday night the line was all the way down the hall; we waited for over an hour to get to the counter. On Saturday the wait was really short, but they were out of Sicilian :-(
The main idea behind my Saturday visit that trip had been to try the Sicilian, but they were all out when we got there! However, both the red and the white pizza were surprising good, so my pizza Jones and I made due. I ended up trying the red and white slices both times. The toppings I chose were Sausage and Pepperoni on the red slice, and sun-dried tomatoes on the white. On my Saturday visit I added garlic to the red and the white; both are MUCH better with garlic!
Let's talk about the pizza in detail. The classic NY pizza is a simple slice of cheese pizza that's shaped and sized a certain way, with the crust discernibly thicker on the edges. It's also got to have what I like to call "independent suspension". This means that even with a decent load of toppings, the crust most be firm enough to eat with your hands either as-is, or folded in half. The crust at Secret Pizza is totally legit; it's shaped exactly like NY pizza is supposed to be shaped and it's got wonderful independent suspension. The toppings are premium; super-sized, and very tasty, and the crust is chewy, not soggy, and tastes great.
Strangely enough, the pizza was better on the Friday night when the line was colossal; the slices didn't get cooked enough on Saturday, even though the lines were short. The slices were still pretty darn good though.
Despite how exceptionally busy the staff is, they're efficient, good humored, and informal. How informal? I brought my own bottle of wine and asked about a corkage fee; the dude behind the counter just handed me a corkscrew and said, "go for it!"
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