sloppy times

In the evening, tucked inside of Turtle Bread bakery on Chicago Ave in south Minneapolis, you'll find more than pastries inside. Pizza Biga operates and bakes pizzas in their wood-fired oven. Offering a variety of sauce types, we ordered a few different styles to learn whether Pizza Biga is worth a trip.

Gringo

Toppings: red sauce, red onion, pepperoni, bacon, jalapeno, mozzarella

Highlights: caramelized crunch on both pepperoni and crust

Lowlights: sauce is a little sweet, and too thin and watery

Biga

Toppings: red sauce, red onion, mushrooms, roasted red pepper, capicola, mozzarella

Highlights: good aroma

Lowlights: soggy and sloppy

Bianca

Toppings: olive oil, green olives, mushroom, fresh mozzarella, basil, chili oil

Highlights: great aroma and texture, sauceless pizza done very well as moisture is still there

Dan's Balsamic

Toppings: balsamic vinaigrette, sausage, spinach, capicola, red onion mozzarella

Highlights: balsamic is delicious with balanced acidity

Lowlights: uneven toppings so some slices are missing ingredients or have too many of one