Z-Pizza Ham and Pineapple
2549 Eastbluff Dr. – Suite A
Newport Beach CA, 92660
P: (949) 760-3100
If you are in the East Bluff area and you want pizza, then look no further than Z-Pizza. Today I ordered 2 medium pizzas. They were the Ham and Pineapple pizza and the Peperoni and Mushroom pizza. They were delicious and had the perfect balance of cheese and sauce. The vegetables and ham tastes fresh and the pineapple was tender and juicy without being too squishy. I ate the peperoni and mushroom pizza first. It was very tasty. Each bite was a flavor adventure. I could taste the difference between the areas that had more mushrooms or more slices of peperoni. It gave a varied flavor to each slice. This was fun because I didn’t get bored with the pizza. Sometimes when I eat peperoni and mushroom pizzas the flavor of the mushrooms seems to leak from the mushrooms and permeate the entire pie. But in the case of Z-Pizza they do an excellent job. They separate the flavors and let them stand on their own. The result is a very rewarding and exciting slice of pizza, time and time again.
The Ham and Pineapple pizza was the best Hawaiian style pizza I’ve had in years. The ham was the perfect thickness. And each piece was tender enough to tear easily with the teeth, yet it didn’t taste soggy. The amazing thing is that even though the crust is generally on the thinner side. It was structurally strong enough to hold the pineapple on the slice when pulling it away from the rest of the pie. The pieces stayed on the slice even when I lifted it up. You just have to make sure to give enough support to the entire slice. This is because on my first try I grabbed it by the crust only and the pineapple fell off due to gravity. I’m not saying the slices droop. It’s just that the crust isn’t thick enough to make it support itself without your entire hand. I recommend your fingers to be in the position of upside-down spider’s legs.
The sauce in the pizzas is a mild sauce that tastes like it is more on the fresh tomato side of things. It isn’t sweet and that’s a real plus. I despise sweet sauce. It is very fresh tasting. And they add enough of the sauce to the pizza to make it complete and thoroughly flavorful. The sauce accents the cheese and toppings and doesn’t overpower the taste.
I only have good things to say about this pizza at Z-Pizza. It has the flavor, consistency, amount of toppings and texture to make it a perfect pizza pie. I am excited to try different flavors and toppings. My only warning is that the pizzas aren’t cheap. For two medium two-topping pizzas it cost $37 plus tip. That is pretty expensive for pizza. But in Newport Beach, I’ve haven’t found anything that compares to the taste that is able to beat the price. Also, you shouldn’t really be eating pizza everyday anyway. So if you are going to eat pizza in Newport Beach and East Bluff, you might as well spend the extra few dollars and buy a good one.
-Tyler