{"id":18501,"date":"2017-10-18T23:19:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T06:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=18501"},"modified":"2017-10-19T09:02:02","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T16:02:02","slug":"worlds-best-restaurant-pizza-rock-fourth-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/worlds-best-restaurant-pizza-rock-fourth-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s Best Restaurant, Pizza Rock, Celebrates Fourth Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s best restaurant, Pizza Rock, opened in Las Vegas on Oct. 19, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>We loved Pizza Rock when it opened and our love continues to grow four years later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2851\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2851 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pizza_rock14.jpg\" alt=\"Pizza Rock\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pizza_rock14.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pizza_rock14-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pizza_rock14-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pizza Rock is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and the other six suck by comparison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To celebrate their fourth anniversary, we decided to challenge the pizza wizards at Pizza Rock to make a pie they&#8217;ve never made before.<\/p>\n<p>We requested an &#8220;all-crust pizza.&#8221; That&#8217;s right. We invented a new food group.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2878\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2878 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tony_gemignani.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Gemignani\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tony_gemignani.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tony_gemignani-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tony Gemignani, the man behind Pizza Rock, is a 12-time World Pizza Champion. He is also a demigod. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/vital-vegas-podcast-episode-6-chumlee-cheese-whiz-and-cocktails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We interviewed him<\/a> on our podcast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Why an &#8220;all-crust&#8221; pizza?\u00a0Well, while we order pizza at Pizza Rock on a nearly daily basis, we were in the mood for their meatballs.<\/p>\n<p>Pizza Rock&#8217;s meatballs are, quite simply (wait for it), the best meatballs in the world. We frequently have an order of meatballs and a side of focaccia as a meal.<\/p>\n<p>This time, though, focaccia and the restaurant&#8217;s excellent garlic bread wouldn&#8217;t do. No, we wanted bread, but a specific kind. The pizza crust kind.<\/p>\n<p>Pizza Rock&#8217;s geniuses made it happen, so we had the perfect fourth anniversary meal: The world&#8217;s best meatballs drenched in the world&#8217;s best marinara sauce, which doubled as a dip for the world&#8217;s best pizza crust.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18502\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18502 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_meatballs_and_bread2.jpg\" alt=\"Pizza Rock\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_meatballs_and_bread2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_meatballs_and_bread2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_meatballs_and_bread2-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Behold the first all-crust pizza ever ordered at Pizza Rock. Yes, we have issues, but they&#8217;re happy issues.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Italian, by the way, the sauce left on your plate after you eat, suitable for dipping bread into, is called &#8220;scarpetta.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now,\u00a0 you know.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18503\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18503 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_meatballs_and_bread.jpg\" alt=\"Pizza Rock meatballs\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_meatballs_and_bread.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_meatballs_and_bread-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_meatballs_and_bread-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fairy tales do come true.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be back to our happy hour personal cheese pizza (see below) for our next visit, but a big shout-out to the Pizza Rock crew for accommodating our special anniversary request and indulging in our culinary eccentricities.<\/p>\n<p>While we are pizza purist, rest assured there&#8217;s a pizza at Pizza Rock for any and every palate. Pizza Rock boasts a wide variety of styles (from\u00a0New York-style and Sicilian to Pizza Napoletana and classic Italian). Here&#8217;s the expansive <a href=\"http:\/\/pizzarocklasvegas.com\/_pages\/pr-menu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pizza Rock menu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18504\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18504 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_cheese_pizza.jpg\" alt=\"Pizza Rock classic cheese pizza\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_cheese_pizza.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_cheese_pizza-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pizza_rock_cheese_pizza-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oh, like we were going to write a Pizza Rock story without sharing a photo of pizza. Do you know this blog at all?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pizza Rock has three locations in Las Vegas, but the one near Downtown Grand (a block from Fremont Street) is our favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Frivolity aside, Pizza Rock has helped the last four years some of the most memorable of our life. Great pizza transports us to our happy place, and Pizza Rock delivers amazing pizza every single time.<\/p>\n<p>Comforting pizza. Mind-blowing pizza. Transcendent pizza.<\/p>\n<p>Happy birthday, Pizza Rock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s best restaurant, Pizza Rock, opened in Las Vegas on Oct. 19, 2013. We loved Pizza Rock when it opened and our love continues to grow four years later. To celebrate their fourth anniversary, we decided to challenge the pizza wizards at Pizza Rock to make a pie they&#8217;ve never made before. 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