A short 2-ish block walk away from Pop-Pop's Cape house resides what is touted as "wood-fired pizza".
And, from first glance it appears to be just that...... but is it???
They certainly have a legit Marra Forni oven, but this one in- act is primarily heated by gas, with a middle pedestal that can house a burning log or 2. But, the heat is 100% coming from gas.
No hate on the gas, at all. Pizza's like heat, but they don't care about where it comes from . Yes, the heat from a wood fired oven tends to be drier than from gas, and coal is even drier than that. Is that always good? It all depends on the type of dough (not all dough is created equally).
But, I digress....
Gas or wood this place is 100% legit.
We sat at the pizza bar so that we could enjoy the show.
And we weren't the only ones enjoying themselves...
Vanta (his name) is totally killing it tonight.
As can see from the photos above, they are cranking out the pies, and they have a lot of cooks in the kitchen, but they seem to be "doing the dance" quite well.
Assembly line, thank you Henry Ford
Thanks Salt Bae
The oven is not only gas and wood, but the deck rotates as well. The theory being that it will cook all pizzas evenly. I'm not sure that I'm a fan of this as all of the Pizzaiolo's that I watch would pick every pie up when it neared completion and give it a little extra attention near the gas outlet. However, what ended up happening is the pies are undercooked because they need to get them out before they pass by the front, and only when they pass the front, otherwise they'll need to make another rotation as the rear of the oven is inaccessible. Most pies that I observed were (slightly) undercooked.
A shame because it would take them (the pies) to the next level if they could just stay in the oven another 10-15 seconds.
Seeing this, I ordered ours a bit over done, please. And it worked out fairly well.
Nice fold kid
Yumm, crispy on the outside and chewy and soft on the inside.
I would certainly declare this the best Neapolitan style pizza in Hyannis.
Kid friendly, great salads (sorry for no photo), yummy pies, decent wines (not for Luigi though...)
Grab someone's pie and put it in your mouth.
DVA
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