The 522 Pizza from Izzy’s Pizza in Omaha, Nebraska is our pick for Pizza of the Week
This week’s Pizza Today Featured Pizza of the Week goes out to Izzy’s Pizza (@izzyspizzaomaha on Instagram) in Omaha, Nebraska with a creative, Latin-inspired pizza that melds the perfect balance of creamy, spicy, and tangy flavors. Well done, Izzy’s!
We reached out to owner Brett Geiger to find out more about this delicious featured pizza. “This pizza features our Brick and Mozzarella cheese blend, Fontanini Chorizo, Roasted Pineapple, Cilantro Lime Crema, Pineapple Jalapeno Sauce, and Cotija Cheese. A little extra Cilantro on top for the pop,” he says
Let’s dive in the creation of this specialty pizza. Brett created The 522. “I love pineapple on pizza if it’s done right, and I love Fontanini products so we had to pair them up on this one,” Geiger says. “After some tests we added the Pineapple Jalapeno sauce on top and we were sold. It’s got that sweet/spicy/salty combo that even some pineapple haters have tried!”
What’s in a name? Go behind why the pizza is called The 522. “We named this one The 522 because that number is lucky for us,” he says. “It’s our business address, it’s the day I proposed to my wife, it’s the day we filmed our Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode, and it was the day we made this pizza up!”
What’s is Pizza Today’s Pizza of the Week?
Pizza Today’s Pizza of the Week is a new web and social series where we recognized the creativity and outstanding pizzas that are hitting pizza menus across the country. We’re exploring what’s on the pizza, how it got its name, who created it and how they came up with it. We are scouring Instagram each week and saving pizzas that are contenders for our Pizza of the Week. Then our team will select a winner each Thursday, then we’ll reach out to the winner to answer a few questions and the winner will be posted the following Tuesday in People & Pizzerias on our website. Want to be considered for Pizza of the Week, tag us @PizzaToday and use the hashtag #ptpizzaoftheweek. We can’t wait to drool over your amazing pizzas!
