Bear in mind the pandemic? It would really feel prefer it was 5 minutes in the past or 5 years in the past, however we will seemingly agree not a lot good got here from it—aside from binge-watching all of the exhibits.
Las Vegas has no less than one excellent end result from that period. Whereas we have been all housebound, particular training instructor Ethan Spiezer made essentially the most of his time, instructing himself easy methods to craft a sourdough crust combining a half-dozen totally different flours within the quest to create what he calls up to date Neapolitan-style pizza.
Spiezer’s journey finally landed him at Jolene Mannina’s groundbreaking Downtown restaurant incubator Vegas Take a look at Kitchen. Whereas it’s now not with us, its legacy lives on within the brick-and-mortar areas it spawned, together with native favorites Yukon Pizza, Keep Tuned Burgers, and Spiezer’s Solamente Pizza.
After outgrowing a shared City Sq. area, Solamente has landed its personal avenue art-adorned eatery with restricted seating—however an arcade recreation!—on West Sahara. It’s right here the place Spiezer is doling out a few of the Valley’s finest pizzas on a leavened sourdough, the Schrödinger’s cat of crusts—delicate and ethereal whereas additionally concurrently crispy and flaky. If requested, he’ll let you know it’s all about oversaturating the dough, however I feel it’s black magic … exceedingly scrumptious black magic which additionally occurs to be gluten-intolerant pleasant.
Solamente’s pies run the gamut from conventional such because the Pizza Margherita ($20) and Pizza Pepperoni ($21), the latter of which is loaded with garlic, to extra unorthodox choices such because the Pizza Cacio E Pepe ($18)—a easy cheese pie laden with pepper—and the Australian-inspired Pizza Daniel Gigi ($22). The Gigi is especially distinctive, foregoing conventional pink sauce for horseradish butter and topped with prosciutto, arugula and truffle oil. Its spice cuts by the toppings’ umami and richness for a splendidly balanced pizza.
And when you’re a garlic stan, congrats, as a result of it abounds on the menu. My different favourite is garlic-packed, the Pizza Spicy Particular ($20), adorned with pepperoni, Calabrian peppers and sizzling honey. Garlic additionally contributes to the well-balanced Pizza Pesto Sausage ($20) with a nutty pesto base, savory sausage and shiny honey-whipped ricotta.
Solamente Pizza interprets from Italian to “solely pizza” which is an apt menu description. It serves a small variety of different dishes—suppose sandwiches and salads—however I’ve but to beat my pizza fixation to attempt them. I believe you’ll end up with an analogous infatuation.
SOLAMENTE PIZZA 8390 W. Sahara Ave. #130, 725-205-5610, solamentepizza.com. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
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