That’sa Pizza’s Idaho

Tastemaker

By Lynda Wheatley | March 5, 2022

That’sa Pizza eschews exotic toppings—you won’t find any Tandoori chicken, liver pate, or seaweed sprinkles crowning these rounds—but its menu nonetheless offers a little Intermountain West intrigue. At first glance, its specialty Idaho pizza might seem a non-starter: Sans sauce, but with mashed potatoes, bacon, and cheddar cheese, could it even qualify as “pizza”? Most in our group said no; one (perhaps not surprisingly, a preschooler whose recent mastery of counting does not yet apply to carbs) insisted we try it. So, we did. And wow. As it turns out, a 2-inch—nay, 2 1/2 inch!—deep layer of creamy mashed potatoes pressed between a miraculously sturdy yet light crust and a blanket of melty cheddar is an ideal foil to the sharp saltiness of itty-bitty bacon pieces so generously sprinkled. While our first-choice pizza, the standard family favorite of ham and pineapple, was delicious as ever, it was the Idaho that disappeared fastest into the mouths of both kids and adults. Available as an 8-inch for $10.49; the 10-inch, which will easily stuff a family of four, is $11.99. Find it at one of three That’sa Pizza locations in Traverse City. www.thatsapizzami.com.