Saturday, 1 February 2014

We found the home of Sydney's biggest pizza!!!!!

Johnny's pizzeria is a small shop in a row of other eateries on a very busy main road in West Pennant Hills www.johnnypizzeria.com.au. We were greeted by friendly staff, who let us rearrange their tables and chairs to create a table to fit 8 people. If you are planning to go to Johnny's then you should probably book because there are only 6 square tables, fitting a maximum of 24 people. However, it appears that most people who frequent this shop order take-away. There is a giant TV playing channel V and A-league soccer which can be a distraction if you want to have a conversation over dinner. Also, you can watch them make the pizza, here is a photo of them making "the big one".


There were 8 of us who came to the restaurant. We weren't really sure how many of "the big ones" we needed to order, but it turned out one was enough. The pizzas are a giant 25 inches in diameter, which if you have trouble imagining 25 inches (like me), it is the size of a small round dining table.  Here is a photo of the pizza pan and our 6'2'' friend, Johnny, to help you judge the size. 


Once you decided what size you want then you have to decide on the flavour. If you are indecisive then you might have difficulties choosing a pizza flavour because there are 42 different flavours including "Ham and um.. Pineapple". We decided to have the lot. So we ordered "the big one" in the flavour of "Super Supreme" with anchovies. Mike (my husband) and I love anchovies if you don't already know. Here is a photo of us with "the big one".



Now, it is time for the taste test. The DOUGH - It's hand-rolled and you just have to love it! It's crispy on the base, and light and "airy" in the middle, and it's relatively thin.  The TOPPING - is generous and tasty. I like the way the giant pizza is served on a giant lazy Susan. I just love lazy Susans. The SIZE, it is truly giant. Overall, we left Johnny's feeling very full and very satisfied with the quality. Mike even said he was "defeated after just 3 slices".

If you are wondering how many people this giant pizza feeds, then I think that it will feed 3 very hungry males or 8 very hungry females.  It fed our group of 8 with 2 slices left over (3 adult males, 2 adult females, 2 teenagers, and a child.

As an aside, we also ordered the pizza named after the shop - "Johnny's". It was like eating a lamb kebab. Delicious.



We have found the home of Sydney's biggest pizza, and it's a big thumbs up from Kit! It was a delicious! And it was good value, less than $10 per head.

But where is Australia's biggest pizza? We would love to know if there is a place in Australia that sells pizza larger than 25 inches and good quality.

2 comments:

  1. A friend of mine went to a place in Lane Cove that sold pizza by the foot. Name how many. But for that to be a contender, I think you got to work out πxR^2 of the giant pizza... and then convert that to feet. I always knew you were good at maths Kit... good luck!

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