Cheese on the Crease!

When we first read about Juno’s Pizza, a “Pure Vegetarian” delivery and take out service that opened a couple of months ago, we expected pizza close to what you get at the local Shiv Sagar: bready, sweet and loaded with Amul cheese. Consequently, the boxes dropped off by a cheerful delivery guy in a funny cap were more surprising than a pie in the face.

Skinny Menu

Juno’s insists on a minimum of three pizzas (approximately Rs 600) to deliver anywhere further than a few of blocks from its Hughes Road kitchen. It took some serious creativity to come up with three different options from the severely limited menu - no cheese variations, no meat, no sides. We finally settled on a basic plain cheese, one with garlic, onions and peppers, and a “healthy” version: whole wheat base topped with mushrooms and green chillies.

Toss For It

All of these arrived a suspenseful 45 minutes later, while the Kolkata Knight Riders took on the Mumbai Indians on home ground and our standby dinner of daal-chawaal waited patiently in the wings. There was, however, no need for back-up – Juno’s did just fine at the crease.

All three pizzas were piping hot when they arrived, featuring wafer thin, crunchy crusts. The whole wheat base was the surprising star of our line-up: crisp, complex and airily light, it won over the most health-averse of our guests. We dug in with gusto.

Top That!

Unless you’re the kind that take their pizza strictly straight up, skip the plain cheese – neither the sauce (slightly over-sweet), nor the cheese (not Amul, but still unremarkable) are good enough to carry the meal. The mushrooms too, are shriveled and unappetising. Go instead for the garlic, which pairs nicely with onions and green peppers, and remember to add a dash of green chillies to spice up the pie.

And while you’re at it, pile on some hot sauce. The result might be a distinctly desi pizza, but still a far cry from your corner fast food center. All in all, we ended our dinner batting for Juno’s.

Getting there: Juno’s Pizza, Hughes Road, call 64520022/33, visit the Facebook page here, start at Rs 150 for an 11 inch pie.