Well Fed On the Town

Another Italian restaurant chain has launched in Kansas City called Spin! Neopolitan Pizza.  Like many other restaurants popping up all over Kansas City, Spin! works hard to find just the right mix of speed and elegance.  However, unlike Cupini’s which was a no frills, do-it-yourself type hybrid restaurant or even a Pei Wei, Spin! has a few added frills which make it a much different eating experience.

Perhaps the nicest part of Spin! is that it has a wait staff.  A lot of new places around Kansas City appear to be saving on labor costs by letting guests get their own drinks, forks, and napkins.  Not that the exercise is bad so much as sometimes it is nice to sit down with a dinner date and let someone else worry about doing the work.

Spin! also really delivers in atmosphere.  The interior of the restaurants are attractive, with real stone tiles, the tables have stone veneers and the chairs are made from real wood.  The cutlery and dishes are also a step above a lot of other hybrid restaurants.  For instance, none of them proudly display the names of beer or soda companies.

Still, all of that is just the icing on the cake because what brings customers back to Spin! time and time again is the food.  On their regular menu, Spin! features rosemary flatbread which is fantastic by itself or accompanied by up to three different dips.  They also offer up to fifteen different types of pizza divided into red (tomato sauce) and white (olive oil glaze.)  These pizzas range from the funghi (a mixture of portabello and crimini mushrooms) to the Melanzane (eggplant) to Cipolla e Chevre (Caramelized onions and goat cheese).  Those feeling creative can also make their own creation.

Diners not looking for a pizza can try one of seven delicious salads (8 color or greek salad anyone?), home made soup, or one of four paninis including the decadent four cheese panini.  Those looking to add a few adult beverages to their meal can select a vintage from Spin!’s pizza-friendly wine collection or pay a small corkage to bring their own.

Once the night is over and eaters are stuffed full of pizza, flatbread, salad, and wine, it is gelato (Italian ice cream) time.  Spin! has a selection of ten different flavors ranging from double malt to chocolate chip.

It may be the wine selection or it might the gelato or then again, it could be the ambiance, but there is something upscale about Spin!  It is no fine dining experience, nor would it claim to be, but there is something a bit more elegant to it than some of the hybrid restaurants that have been cropping up over town.  This gives Spin! a dining experience all its own, which is a good thing.  Almost as good as the food itself.