We’re not sure why the server offered us a cup of water to sip while we waited for our takeout pizza; the pies were already boxed up by the time we’d paid and walked over to the pickup side of the counter. With an oven running at a truly infernal eight hundred degrees, pizzas here are fully baked in a mere ninety seconds. Really. This rapid-fire approach hardly compromises in taste, either: tangy San Marzano tomato sauce, huge basil leaves, and toppings like robust spicy sausage, all tossed lightly over a chewy crust tinged with a little wood-fire carbon, make a Punch pizza just about the most sophisticated ninety-second experience around. The Minneapolis location even has a community table for non-natives and other brave souls who might like to chat with strangers over a meal. 704 Cleveland Ave. S., St. Paul; 651-696-1066 / 8353 Crystal View Rd., Eden Prairie; 952-943-9557 / 3226 W. Lake St., Minneapolis; 612-929-0006
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