Pizza Crush

I've got a new pizza crush, and it's in downtown Boston. Crush Pizza, at 107 State Street, can make a delicious Neapolitan-style pizza in 90 seconds, perfect for the busy lunch crowd. Not using a microwave or other nuclear energy. 

Chef and owner Tony Naser uses two wood-fired pizza ovens he imported from Italy. These dramatic-looking shiny red brick ovens make custom-made pizzas in a 900-degree brick oven that bubbles the cheese and cooks the thin crust thoroughly.



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