I thought I had seen it all when it came to New York pizza. Thin crust, deep dish, Sicilian, grandma style. I\u2019ve had them all. But then I walked into Mimo\u2019s Pizza Shop on Staten Island and my entire world was turned upside down. This isn\u2019t just a pizza. This is an absolute masterpiece of dough and cheese.<\/p>\n
The moment I saw them prepping the dough, I knew I was in for something special. This is their Stuffed Ricotta Pizza, and the process is just as intense as the flavor.<\/p>\n
The Build<\/p>\n
It starts with a massive sheet of their signature Sicilian dough. But they don\u2019t just top it. They take a piping bag and aggressively stuff the inside of the crust with mounds of creamy ricotta cheese. It\u2019s heavy. It\u2019s bold. And they are just getting started.<\/p>\n
Once that dough is locked and loaded with ricotta, they layer on:<\/p>\n
Slices of fresh mozzarella cheese.<\/p>\n
A thick, chunky vodka sauce that covers every inch.<\/p>\n
Zesty pesto swirls for that extra pop.<\/p>\n
A heavy dusting of parmesan.<\/p>\n
An insane amount of pepperoni.<\/p>\n
They slide it into the oven until the edges are crispy and the cheese is bubbling. When it comes out, it looks like a work of art. The pepperoni is curled up into little cups of oil and the vodka sauce is perfectly caramelized.<\/p>\n
The Finishing Touches<\/p>\n
Most places would stop there. Not Mimo\u2019s. They slice it up and then they go over the top with even more toppings. They add huge dollops of fresh burrata cheese. Then comes another round of pesto and more shaved parmesan. To finish it all off, they drench the entire thing in hot honey.<\/p>\n
The result? Absolute perfection.<\/p>\n
The Experience<\/p>\n
Taking that first bite was unreal. You get the crunch from the Sicilian crust, the sweetness from the vodka sauce, and then that hidden wall of warm ricotta hits you. It\u2019s rich, salty, and sweet all at the same time. The hot honey gives it that perfect little kick at the end that keeps you coming back for more.<\/p>\n
Look at that pull. The cheese just doesn\u2019t stop. It\u2019s the kind of meal that makes you forget every other pizza you\u2019ve ever had. If you are anywhere near Staten Island, you need to get to Mimo\u2019s. Your life will never be the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I thought I had seen it all when it came to New York pizza. Thin crust, deep dish,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,3124,63,20448,68862,72815,134,136,135,72816],"class_list":{"0":"post-180231","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-new-york-pizza","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-pizza-shop","13":"tag-ricotta-cheese","14":"tag-ricotta-pizza","15":"tag-staten-island","16":"tag-staten-island-headlines","17":"tag-staten-island-news","18":"tag-vodka-sauce"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}