Award-Winning Pizzeria Has Additional Restaurants Under Construction
Kansas City, MO (RestaurantNews.com) SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza continues to grow and thrive in markets across the country. In the last six months, SPIN! has opened seven locations in four states and has three more locations under construction.
The growth spurt began in March, when SPIN! Pizza opened a location downtown in Crown Center, a destination popular with both locals and tourists in its Kansas City, Mo. home market. That Greater Kansas City location was followed two months later with a restaurant in the southern suburbs of Overland Park, Ks, where SPIN!® launched its first location in 2005.
In April, SPIN!’s first of four company-owned Dallas locations opened its doors in the suburb of Irving, Tx. Summer brought two more locations to Las Colinas and Southlake. A fourth Dallas-Fort Worth area location will open in October near the Southern Methodist University campus.
SPIN!’s first location on a college campus opened in August in the University of Central Missouri’s innovative new mixed-use facility featuring a combination of student housing and retail. Located on the edge of campus in Warrensburg, Mo., the restaurant is situated to serve both students and the local community with a patio that overlooks the football stadium.
August also brought the opening of the first SPIN! Pizza in the San Francisco Bay Area. That location, in Alameda, Ca, is operated by a franchisee.
Another franchisee has its first location under construction in Lawrence, Ks. The home of the University of Kansas, Lawrence is less than an hour from Kansas City.
Kansas City’s Northland area is the locale of another construction site where SPIN! is expected to open a company-owned restaurant this winter.
During the same six-month period that SPIN! added seven locations in four states, the pizzeria won additional awards both for its food and for its business concept.
SPIN! has previously received numerous national, regional, and local honors for its food and concept including being named one of the “Rest of the 101 Best Restaurants” in the nation by top foodie website TheDailyMeal.com. SPIN! ‘s Margherita Pizza was crowned one of the best dishes of the year among all the restaurants in the nation by an industry trade magazine, it’s ranked number one by Zagat among Kansas City pizza restaurants, it has been named Best Pizza by numerous Greater Kansas City publications, its architecture won Best of Show at the Mid America Design Awards, and it’s been awarded Best Gluten-Free Menu.
SPIN!’s recipes are developed in collaboration with James Beard Award-winning Chef Michael Smith, who also was named 2014 national Chef Innovator of the Year. In addition to a diverse selection of traditional thin-and-bubbly crust, rustic whole wheat, and gluten-free pizzas, SPIN! serves a tremendous selection of fresh salads topped with made-from-scratch dressings, homemade soups, signature Panini and Italian deli sandwiches, appetizers, small plates, and all-natural gelato ice creams.
SPIN! offers a diverse selection of hand-spun, stone-fired traditional thin-and-bubbly crust, rustic whole wheat, and gluten-free pizzas. SPIN! takes the unique step of boosting flavors by roasting its pizza toppings – among them mushrooms, caramelized onions, artichokes, capers, pecans, pineapple, pine nuts, and pancetta — in herbed olive oil in its stone hearth ovens each day.
SPIN!’s pizza dough is made fresh every day and its gluten free crust is renowned for its flavor and texture. SPIN! offers both traditional Pizza Rossa (red pizzas with crushed tomato sauce) and Pizza Bianca (white pizzas with roasted garlic olive oil glaze), and many hand-grated cheeses. Dairy-free cheese also is available.
In addition to its food, SPIN! is renowned for its rotating roster of affordable premium wines priced well below traditional restaurant prices. SPIN! also makes homemade white, red and blood orange sangrias and offers a selection of barrel wines and craft beers.
In addition to its wines and affordable artisan menu, SPIN! is recognized for its convenient service model. Guests at the Warrensburg location will place their order at a counter in the restaurant’s ordering lobby, fill their own soft drinks and waters, and then relax at their table where servers will deliver their food, wine and beer. This lets guests control their time whether they’re in a hurry or in the mood to leisurely hang out in a fun, social environment.
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About SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza
Award-winning SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza is known for its exceptional, artisan food made from fresh ingredients without the gourmet price and its eclectic, affordable premium wines. Named a 2013 Breakout Brand by industry authority Nation’s Restaurant News, SPIN! was named one of the “Rest of the 101 Best Restaurants” in the nation by top foodie website TheDailyMeal.com. Its Margherita Pizza was crowned one of the nation’s best dishes of the year by Restaurant Business magazine, its architecture won Best of Show at the Mid America Design Awards, and it was named a “Top 100 Movers and Shakers” by Pizza Marketplace. Ranked number one by Zagat among Kansas City pizza restaurants, it has been named best pizza by every major Greater Kansas City publication. SPIN!’s menu is created in collaboration with James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Smith, who also was named 2014 national Chef Innovator of the Year. Founded in 2005, SPIN! has nine locations in Greater Kansas City with another under construction in the area, four locations in Dallas, and franchises in California, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. This is the second national concept created by SPIN! partners Gail and Richard Lozoff, Edwin Brownell, and Michael Kramer, who are experienced in large multi-unit expansion, franchising, and operations. www.spinpizza.com.
