John G.
Yelp
Great pepperoni. The rest was gimmicky.
I tried 4 different slices from this place to get a nice mix of what they offer. Btw, you can order slices via UberEats to mix up your pizza. That was pretty great. I got a cheese, pepperoni, roasted potato, and some veggie pizza (it was the "variety" pizza).
In order of best to worst, they were: Pepperoni, Roasted Potato, Cheese, Veggie
Pepperoni: Fantastic. The pepperonis were extremely unique. I haven't ever had a pepperoni that tasted quite like they did. It's like they were using a different kind of meat altogether. This place is vegetarian and it got me wondering if it was a vegan meat. I can't say for sure, but it was tasty regardless. It was a hearty, earthy flavor with a hint of spice rather than the super savory/spicy flavor of a traditional pepperoni. The cheese pizza underneath it all was much better with pepperoni on it. It realllllly needed that extra kick. I don't care much for their cheese, which I'll get to in a moment.
Roasted Potato: This was an interesting pizza. I discovered I love potato on pizza not too long ago and this reinforced that notion. It was delicious, but a tad gimmicky. This is a bit of a running theme of this place. I don't like that their pizzas taste ULTRA spiced. It doesn't come out quite as heavily on the pepperoni, which is why I really liked that one, but the rest it did, to varying degrees. It makes it hard to enjoy the various toppings when the pizza itself is blasting you in the face with herbs and spices. It was just too salty/sweet for my liking. Pizza shouldn't be that sweet.
Cheese: It was difficult to say if this or the veggie was worse, but the veggie edged it out just barely. I don't like the cheese pizza for the above reason: the spices do not taste good on their own. It's an overwhelming amount of flavor, like a white sauce pasta dish that someone dumped a whole lot of italian seasoning onto. So when you don't have any other toppings to take some of the spice flavor away, you just get this ridiculously powerful spice flavor that shouldn't be happening on a cheese pizza.
Veggie: This barely edged out cheese for my least favorite because the sweetness from the veggies they used stacked on the heavy spices gave it this sweet earthy flavor that I just couldn't get passed. I ate a couple bites and set it down. It's not bad tasting, but it was so much "less good" than the others that I didn't want to waste my stomach space on it. That said, I also very much dislike veggie heavy pizzas in general. If you want to eat healthy, pizza is not the dish for you.
I appreciate how unique World Pizza's spices make their flavor profile. It's unlike any pizza I've had in Seattle. It just isn't my cup of tea. It's worth a try if you're a pizza connoisseur or looking for something different, but it's hard to recommend this place as a repeat spot for getting your pizza fix. It just doesn't taste enough like real pizza. The pepperoni is the only real winner here, in my opinion. If I want a healthier kind of pizza, I will go to the far superior Humble Pie. That place has truly mastered the art of "healthy", fresh tasting pizza.