Now Serving: Very Important Pizza

WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER WEEK OF NOW SERVING WITH VISIT OMAHA. THEY’RE GIVING US A LITTLE BIT OF A VIP TREATMENT HERE AT A VERY IMPORTANT PIZZA. HERE WITH ME IS THE OWNER, DYLAN. DYLAN, WHERE DOES YOUR INSPIRATION COME FROM FOR VERY IMPORTANT PIZZA. I’M TRYING TO RECREATE A NEW YORK SLICE SHOP. WE SERVE PIZZA BY THE SLICE ALL DAY LONG. TWO SIZES. IT’S LIKE I SAY, WE’RE NOT TRYING TO REDO. WE’RE NOT TRYING TO REIMAGINE SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH HERE. THE WHEEL WORKS. LET’S MAKE A GREAT WHEEL. IT’S A SLICE SHOP. I WORKED FOR A GUY YEARS AGO IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON. THIS HIS SHOP WAS A BIG INSPIRATION FOR THIS. YEAH. IT’S WHAT I’VE BEEN DOING FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, AND I JUST. I WANTED TO GET BACK TO IT. YEAH. THESE ARE NOT LIKE YOUR AVERAGE PEPPERONI SLICES, THOUGH. SO WHAT ARE WHAT PIZZAS DO WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US TODAY BECAUSE WE’RE DOING THIS. I WANTED TO GO A LITTLE BIT OFF THE BEATEN PATH. THIS ONE IS A SORT OF A GREEK PIE, GARLIC RICOTTA BASE, SPINACH, MARINATED TOMATO, FETA. THE ONE OVER HERE IS ACTUALLY THE ONE HOUSE PIE WE HAVE. THAT’S A VEGAN PIE. YOU CAN ALWAYS DO YOUR OWN PIE IF YOU WANT TO, BUT THIS IS A VERY SMOKY KIND OF GARLICKY SAUCE THAT WE DO IN-HOUSE. KALE, EGGPLANT, ROASTED GARLIC. AND HONESTLY, EVERYTHING’S IN-HOUSE FROM THE THE ALL THE DRESSINGS, ALL THE SAUCES. SAUSAGE, EVERYTHING GETS MADE IN THIS BUILDING. BUT YEAH, IT’S IT’S, I’M JUST TRYING TO MAKE AS GOOD OF A PIZZA SHOP AS I CAN. AND IT’S NOT REALLY ABOUT TRYING TO BLEND PIZZA WITH SOMETHING ELSE. IT’S JUST THIS IS NEW YORK PIZZA AS TRADITIONAL AS I CAN POSSIBLY MAKE IT. YEAH. AND YOU HAVE A VERY SPECIAL ITEM ON YOUR MENU. VERY BEST RANCH IN THE MIDWEST. THAT’S MY CLAIM. I CAN’T TELL YOU THAT. I’VE TRIED EVERY SINGLE RANCH IN THE ENTIRE MIDWEST, BUT I WORKED ON THIS RECIPE AT THE SHOP I HAD IN SEATTLE SOME YEARS AGO. I PUT MAYBE 8 OR 10 YEARS OF KIND OF DIALING IT IN INTO THIS RECIPE, AND I THINK IT HOLDS UP TO ANYBODY’S RANCH. IT’S NOT THIN. IT’S NOT IT’S NOT BLAND. ALL RIGHT, MOVE OVER, HIDDEN VALLEY. THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I’M COMING FOR YOU. RIGHT, EXACTLY. OKAY. SO WHY SLICES? IT DOESN’T SEEM LIKE THERE’S A LOT OF THAT OUT THERE. YEAH. CHANGE BACK ON A FIVE IS JUST SOMETHING YOU DON’T REALLY GET FOOD WISE ANYMORE. EVEN SOMETIMES WITH TACOS OR BURGERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND WE HAVE ONE SLICE SPECIAL EVERY DAY. THAT’S EXACTLY $5. BUT CHEESE, PEPPERONI, OLIVE MUSHROOM, HAWAIIAN FOR 4 OR 450 EVERY DAY. YEAH. TRY TO KEEP COSTS LOW BY KIND OF EATING UP A LOT OF THE LABOR. I GOT A COUPLE GUYS THAT WORK WITH ME HERE THAT KIND OF DO EVERYTHING WITH ME. AND YEAH, JUST TRYING TO KEEP COSTS LOW AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAN COME BY FOR A SLICE ANY TIME. AND WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS? WE’RE OPEN 11 TO 10 SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND THEN 11 TO 11 FRIDAY. SATURDAY. WE HAVE A HAPPY HOUR WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCOUNT ON THE SLICES AND SOME STUFF EVERY NIGHT BETWEEN NINE AND CLOSE. SO NINE AND TEN SOME NIGHTS, NINE AND 11 THE OTHER NIGHTS. BUT YEAH, HAPPY HOUR EVERY NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. LOCATED AT 25TH AND FARNAM. YOU GOTTA COME CHECK OUT VERY IMPORTANT PIZZA FOR MORE ON VERY IMPORTANT PIZZA AND ALL THE OTHER NOW SERVINGS, YOU CAN GO TO VISIT OMAHA’S WEBSITE, OR YOU CAN GO TO KETV.