Veraci Pizza, Seattle

###Five Things to Know About Veraci Pizza Veraci specializes in classic Neapolitan-style pizza with a few key twists. Read on to learn more. * **Its ovens are custom built.** Veraci uses custom-made applewood-fired clay ovens that can reach 1,000 ºF, allowing the staff to cook each pizza in three minutes or less. * **The staff takes the ovens out on the road.** In addition to its three brick-and-mortar [locations](http://www.veracipizza.com/locations), Veraci serves pizza at [farmers’ markets](http://gr.pn/1k8j7mp) throughout the year. In fact, pop-up shops are where the business began. * **The dough is hand-prepared.** Without assistance from a mixer, machine, or humanoid pizza-tossing robot, the staff mixes secret-recipe dough in a bowl, meticulously sculpting each pie’s ultra-thin crust by hand. * **The menu includes 18 specialty pies.** Many include local ingredients—[Beecher’s](http://www.beechershandmadecheese.com/) cheese, for instance—and half of the menu options are vegetarian. * **Any pizza can be made with a gluten-free crust on request.** And the consensus is that it’s pretty good.