Operations

Whole Slvce Pizza opens in Tucson's Mercado District

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May 6, 2024

Whole Slvce Pizza has opened in Tucson, according to a Tucson Foodie report.

The pizzeria is owned and operated by Ari Shapiro and Travis Evans and is a New York slice shop.

"I keep visiting New York — like every year — because I miss it," Evans told the news outlet. "I love pizza. I go back to New York, eat pizza, and I was like, 'We need to do this.'"

The pizzeria is in the Mercado District and features artwork by Nick Georgiou, an artist from New York now working in Tucson.

Shapiro and Evans also own another pizzeria, Falora, a Neapolitan concept.

"The difference between Whole Slvce Pizza and Falora is that Falora is Neapolitan — wood-fired," Evans told the news outlet. "High heat, 12 inches, long cold ferment and kind of made-to-order. That would be the big difference because Neapolitan versus New York-inspired or New York-style pizza is that it's at a lower temperature."