@choicecutsgoods have been banging out bagels and spinning up vinyls in Joo Chiat for years, but pizzas are a new frontier from them. The bossman, Dre, is besotted with New York, so he decided to create a slice of the Big Apple complete with pizzas right here in Singapore. The pizzeria definitely does channel some NYC vibes, especially with the shallow, standing only counters on the wall.⠀
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All the New York style pizzas here are eighteen inch whoppers divided into six slices, so each slice of pie is pretty hefty. Choice Cuts has six staple pizzas and one special on rotation, and the special that day happened to be the Big Poppa ($14 a slice). Pepperoni, fennel sausage & bacon adorn the tremendously thin crust pizza for that ultra meaty satisfaction, and the Big Poppa is big on satisfaction alright.⠀
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The dough base for the pizza was truly impressive, as it managed to achieve balance. The crust was thin yet satiating, it was crisp yet soft, and it was neither dry nor soggy. The rim of the crust was the most intriguing part, as it was light and riddled with air pockets, yet it was supremely crunchy and rigid like a good cracker. The pizza dough is baked till an almost uniform golden brown as opposed to the usual spots of charred dough you’d get elsewhere.⠀
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The tomato sauce on the pizza was decent, albeit unremarkable, and I was expecting more cheese on the pizza, perhaps due to expectations that came from Youtube food shows & Man vs Food back in the day. Still, the melted cheese here is sufficient, but the simple yet stellar toppings really stole the show. The pork pepperoni was splendidly salty, slightly spicy & herby, while the fantastic fennel sausage was the winner with it’s juicy, fennel-infused meatiness. And of course, the smoky bacon made it even better. But wait, you even get a couple of basil leaves as garnish to cut through all the rich, cheesy & meaty elements with it’s pleasantly pungent aromas!⠀
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Choice Cuts got some choice slices on deck, so make your way down to this quaint lil joint to get your cut of the pie.