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NNPK (No Name Pizza Kitchen) – Nice Slices

December 20, 2010 By: John Curtas Category: Food, Openings, Reviews

No name, no address, no signage, and some seriously nice slices.

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NNPK entrance
Entrance albums
Pizza by the slice
Lots o' pies
By the slice
Nico loves his pizza
Pizzaiolo at work
NNPK interior

We at ELV thought we’d ease in to telling you all about the fabolous restaurants sitting cheek to jowl on The Cosmopolitan’s Gourmet Food Court From Heaven by first focusing on the most modest (and least expensive and toughest to find) eatery on the third floor of this soon-to-be-world-famous-place.

It has no name, nor does it have any signage. To find it, look for a long hallway in between Jaleo and Blue Ribbon where you find the walls lined with cheesy old album covers. (Jerry Vale anyone? Anyone?) At the end of the hall, an old (and functioning) pinball machine will get your attention. As will a cool, lifesize b/w street photo/graphic on one wall, and a classic Galaga video game (straight from 1981) on the other. To your right will be a wall with three employees, four pizza ovens and five or six of the best pies in town…all begging for you to try a slice.

We only had one — the white, all-cheese pizza — but it was a marvel. Thin (but not too thin) crispy crust, charred and blistered just so, topped by good ingredients in proper proportion. Like all New York-style pies, it folded in half perfectly and made for a tasty treat on the go. (“On the go” is this sense meant as we were going out the door after having had lunch at Comme Ça and dinner at D.O.C.G.)

Pizzaiolo Nico seemed to have enough pizza enthusiasm for a whole chain of Domino’s, and his partner in pizza making, while shyer, was no less seriously into his work.

We were so taken with this place we think NNPK makes for a mandatory stop by any galloping gourmand, whether coming to or from one of the eight superstar restaurants here.

Slices are priced between $3-$5. Ours was so good we forgot how much we paid.

NNPK (No Name Pizza Kitchen)

In The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino

3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South

Las Vegas, NV 89109

No Phone

No website

No Signage

Nice Slices

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3 Responses to “ NNPK (No Name Pizza Kitchen) – Nice Slices ”

  1. # 1 A Guy Who Likes Eating Says:
    December 20th, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    I stopped here for lunch today. Great pizza! Be warned though…it’s pizza on the go only. There are three or four bar stools and no tables or booths.

  2. # 2 John B Says:
    December 20th, 2010 at 3:17 pm

    I’ve been meaning to try this place on my visits to Cosmo so far but my timing has been off. It’s either been way too busy (such as on opening night) or I’ve been there at the wrong time (such as this morning when I was there around 5 am and they weren’t open yet). Oh well, one of these days. The pizza looks good though!

  3. # 3 James F Says:
    December 24th, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    What about the other secret restaurant called “e” at one of Jose Andres places there. Is it a separate place or a chefs tasting table with a special menu?? These hidden food finds certainly make Cosmo unique.

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