Secret Eats with an Off-the-Menu Find in Makati's Poblacion at Crosta Pizzeria

Crosta Pizzeria in the vibrant Poblacion neighborhood of Makati remains one of the best kept secrets in the metro. Best known for their specialty Sourdough, Detroit and Sicilian style pizza, Crosta Pizzeria takes the ubiquitous pizza to a whole new level of savory deliciousness. Where else can you find a pizzeria that bakes their pizza creations in sturdy industrial blue steel pans originally used to carry auto parts? 

Crosta Pizzeria serves a wide range of basic variants including round, square, stuffed and vegan pies and their unique Sicilian and Detroit-style pizza, but it's their creative Off-The-Menu selections that offer a glimpse and taste of their unique and inventive culinary pizza style. Open only from Wednesday to Monday from from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, it's the window you need to experience pizza at its finest in Poblacion. And for many, it's pizza the way it should be (note that Crosta Pizzeria is open only for take-out and delivery due to the pandemic).

Once you've made a selection, it's time for a savory pizza treat...

...with the off-the-menu Spinach Artichoke Detroit Thin lavishly topped with their signature dip used for their popular stuffed crust laid on a crisp and thin base with their Detroit style cheese crust wall. At Crosta Pizzeria, it's all about the dough. Light, crunchy, airy and packed with rich flavorful notes, it took years to perfect the crust. And it still is evolving. But for now, the end result of a seven-year process culminates in that delectable and lightly crisp bite. And that cheese crust wall on the edges called the frico will have you biting happily all the way to the very end of the slice.

Slathered edge-to-edge with their creamy Spinach and Artichoke Dip, each bite drapes the palate with a creamy richness followed by subtle salty hints perfectly finished by the light, crisp and airy crust. Everything just comes together so well with each slice, but this is just one of many secret off-the-menu offerings from Crosta Pizzeria with so much more to explore and discover. 

From the generous slathering of the creamy Spinach and Artichoke Dip topping all the way to the crisp cheese crust wall, it's just pure edge-to-edge pizza goodness. But the secret's out and it's always best to pre-order via their website at https://crosta.ph/ to ensure you get your slice of the action. 

When a square peg of a slice fits perfectly in a round pizza, you just know this isn't the usual pizza. As dining at home, the rise of the food delivery culture and increased online usage continue to define changing consumer habits due to the quarantine experience, staying home in the new normal becomes much easier with the wide variety of options conveniently available for pick-up, take-out and delivery. And Crosta Pizzeria lets you in on a much bigger slice of the pizza experience with their inventive pizza creations.