Flying Wedge Pizza

Flying Wedge Pizza
Several locations in Metro Vancouver
1059 Denman Street (Location visited)
Vancouver, BC

In the last couple of weeks, I have mentioned lunches at work has been a bit crazy, mainly due to tight deadlines. During that period of time, I had to rely on some unusual source of lunches, namely Safeway. I have to admit their soups can be quite good, specially if you get a sourdough “bowl” to go along. In one day I had a bit more of time, I decided to walk a bit farther. But, for some reason, every other place was closed/not open yet for business. Sometimes it sucks when you want to go out for an early lunch… But, Flying Wedge Pizza was open and that worked for me.

Just like I was there getting an early lunch, the staff was also bussy in the back preparing for the lunch onslaught (I think). When I walked in, the staff rushed out. It took me a little while to decide what to order for two reasons: unusual topping combinations and the size of a slice. Now, their slices are not necessarily cheap to begin with (just under $4, $3.50 on Tuesdays) but, at the same time, they seem larger than the ones you would get in most pizza parlours. Since one slice won’t be enough for me, I decided to go all in with two slices. would I regret it? Hmmmmm…

I should kill myself for doing this: For “better: lightning, I sat outside; however, the sun was hitting me directly! Argh!

The first slice was “Thai”, which has “sweet chili garlic sauce, chicken, green and red peppers, carrots, snow peas, roasted cashews, sesame seeds, cheese blend and cheddar”. Was it sweet? Yes, it was slightlyt sweet. Likewise, I could taste the chicken and peppers. However, not sure about the carrots and snow peas. And, while the sesame was visible, it didn’t add too much to the flavour. The one part of the pizza that I liked yet not necessarily liked at the same time was the roasted cashews. To give you an idea, I am among those who would buy a jar of (unsalted) cashews and snack it. It didn’t feel “roasted”; however, had it been roasted, it might have ended up being on the “bad” side. Remember, the slices have been sitting under the lamp for a while… Regardless, the slice itself was quite enjoyable.

Along with the slice of Thai pizza, I also had the “Deep Purple”, which has basil, marinated eggplants, onions and cheddar. Out of the four listed ingredients, I noticed the cheddar and eggplants (both for obvious reasons), the onions to a lesser extent and the basil was totally MIA. Of course, if this is the list of ingredients… What are the red things? Not that I cared but…

The dough in both cases was quite heavy, though it is possible that I am now used to the ones of some pizza parlours. But, on the plus side, they had some herby taste which, sets it appart from other pizza shops. So, that leads to this question: How does it fare? Despite they were good in their own ways, I still prefer the one from my favourite pizza parlour: 2001 Flavors. In a chain vs. chain comparison, I will have to say that even Megabite’s was better. But, there is a reason why it “fails” misserably for me: the dough. Again, it was too heavy for me. Toppings wise, quite interesting but when the vessel fails… In the meantime, I will skip it.

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