Not all stars are born. Some are baked!
In 2022, Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza introduced us to the star-shaped pizza (and their full lineup of impeccably crafted, impossibly thin pies.
If you’re not familiar with the story behind the Miami-based restaurant chain’s name, it derives from the O-1 Visa that founding chef Renato Viola was granted due to his “extraordinary ability or achievement” in his field. Which, in this case, is a field topped with cheese.
We revisited the Turtle Creek location after far too long an absence, something we plan to remedy by adding Mister O1 into our permanent post-Equinox workout rotation.
But damn, joy came flooding back onto our faces with the first bite of Claudio (not the first time we’ve strung those same words together).
In this case, Claudio refers to a pizza made with 72-96 hours of dough fermentation as with all their pies, topped with Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, fresh burrata stracciatella cheese, basil and their own brand of white truffle oil (made with real truffles, unlike many truffle oils out there).
Next up, we tried a pizza we can’t believe escaped our attention during previous visits: the Coffee Paolo. We say this only because it’s our general rule of thumb to find the most bizarre-sounding menu item and order it because it’s either going to be so weird that it’s as terrible as it sounds or somehow a genius-level combination of ingredients.
Well, Coffee Paolo falls into the latter category by a long shot. This delicious creation brings together Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, Gorgonzola bleu cheese, natural honey, Calabrian spice salami and—no spoiler here—coffee. Yes, coffee on a pizza.
Imagine our delight eating the leftovers the next morning as an all-in-one breakfast for an edible jolt of caffeine.
The main reason for our return visit, however, was an invitation to try the Mister O1 x Cloud23 pizza collab.
Made with Cloud23 Sweet Jalapeño Hot Sauce from David and Victoria Beckham’s first collab, son Brooklyn Beckham, it also features burrata, basil and crispy bacon added at the end for the perfect crunch. (We hate floppy bacon no matter where it ends up.)
Salads are gigantic, so definitely share, and desserts are can’t-miss, although we broke our own rule on that last one because we were so full. However, we can speak from previous experience that the Nutella Pizza and especially the Nutella and Banana Calzone, will thrill your taste buds.
Other noteworthy items to mention, Mister O1’s version of happy hour goes down every Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. where you’ll find half-price wine by the glass or bottle.
You should also consider gathering your friends for Mister O1 Pizza School, which includes beer, wine, sodas, a chef’s hat, apron and the chance to eat your classwork at the end.
Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza
3838 Oak Lawn Avenue, #P175, Dallas
Plus five other DFW locations
mistero1.com
