{"id":2381,"date":"2021-07-08T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2026-08-30T22:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:14:15","slug":"fly-pie-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/fly-pie-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Fly Pie Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fly Pie Pizza Takes Flight<\/h1>\n

BY STACEY GUALANDI<\/p>\n<\/div>

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If you like your pizza delivered fast \u2014 and with a bit of entertainment on the side \u2014 then grab your boarding pass, and buckle your seatbelt because Fly Pie<\/em> has officially landed in Henderson, Nevada.<\/p>\n

Located in a hangar-like tunnel, Fly Pie<\/em> is drive-thru pizza on the fly, an original culinary casual concept that comes complete with flight personnel, runway lights, and in-flight movies.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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In the cockpit are two Las Vegas veterans: Born and Raised [\u201cB.A.R.\u201d] restaurant founder Scott Godino Jr. and Anthony E. Zuiker, the creator of the massively successful CSI television franchise. The duo first met two years ago at B.A.R. and partnered shortly after learning they both had similar ideas for a fly-pie franchise.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Anthony E. Zuiker<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Since its opening in June, Fly Pie<\/em> not only serves artisan-style pizza in under three minutes but also immerses the \u201cpassenger\u201d in family-friendly cartoons featuring animated characters created by Zuiker himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will enter the tunnel for your in-flight movie which you will watch for 65 seconds while your pizza is cooking,\u201d says the award-winning storyteller.\u00a0 \u201cThen you grab your food that you\u2019ve already paid for, take a right, and you\u2019re out the door. It\u2019s as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The gastropub menu (a.k.a. \u201cboarding pass\u201d) is a direct spin-off of B.A.R. Chef Aaron Raeder\u2019s \u201cBest of Las Vegas\u201d top picks: Jumbo Jet Wings, Loaded Fries, Churro Tots, Deep Fried Oreos, and last but never forgotten: Garlic Knots.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cAll we\u2019ve added is the 10\u201d pizza,\u201d says Godino Jr. \u201cWe will have an original dough room, a New York water filtration system, and everything is made fresh, not frozen. The chef made a pizza in one minute.\u201d<\/p>\n

As their new venture takes off, co-pilots Zuiker and Godino Jr. will emphasize on-time pizza departures, but they believe the future of restaurants is also participatory.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople want more value, so why not entertain them?\u201d asks Godino Jr. \u201cYou want to get to a broader audience and make this the best part of a kid\u2019s day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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So included onboard are TikTok and Character Walls for shameless selfie-promotion (I took a pic with \u201cHot Wing\u201d); a \u201cBanksy Art Wall\u201d that will rotate spray-painted murals quarterly; and a 4-D surround-smell experience.\u00a0 Yup, just roll down your windows and enjoy the aroma of cinnamon as you watch \u201cLil\u2019 Churro Tot,\u201d or the hint of cookie when \u201cChomp\u201d is on screen.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cHaving these four canisters from ScentAir perfume every 15 seconds, the scent of the theme of the movie suddenly now really clicks,\u201d adds Zuiker.<\/p>\n

While there are a lot of bells and whistles, Fly Pie<\/em> wants to be more than just another pizza place.\u00a0 All 30 - 40 employees get to pick from over 3,000 individualized patches \u2014 everything from Mickey Mouse to LGBTQ Pride to Black Lives Matter \u2014that they can proudly wear on their flight vest uniforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cWe are a diverse and empowering company,\u201d says Zuiker. \u201cThat\u2019s what we're about; it\u2019s our mission statement. If you're lost, you're found here. You'll always be found and loved here at Fly Pie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Right out of the gate, it doesn\u2019t take a CSI forensics expert to see that this drive-thru contactless pizza theme isn\u2019t some pie-in-the-sky operation.\u00a0 Godino Jr. says their flight plan calls for a fleet of 10 to 12 more Fly Pies <\/em>in the next three years.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy greatest fortune in my professional life is meeting Anthony and what he's taught me and shown me and pushed us to do and want and create,\u201d says Godino Jr. \u201cHe said to me\u2026I know how to win, and that's what he's shown us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Well, it looks like they\u2019ve already earned their wings.<\/p>\n

To learn more, please visit flypie.pizza<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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