Moto Pizza

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Moto Pizza
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Restaurant information
Established2021 (2021)
Owner(s)
  • Lee Kindell
  • Nancy Gambin
City
  • Seattle
  • Edmonds
StateWashington
CountryUnited States
Website xoxomoto.com

Moto Pizza is a small chain of pizzerias based in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business has operated in West Seattle, Belltown, and Edmonds, and at T-Mobile Park.

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Description

Moto Pizza is a small chain of restaurants serving Detroit-style pizza; [1] the business has operated in West Seattle, Belltown, and Edmonds, [2] [3] and at T-Mobile Park in SoDo. [4] Another location is planned for Bellevue.

Many of the pizzas use Filipino ingredients; among toppings are lechon kawali with chimichurri, as well as Dungeness crab with lemon and dill. [5] [6] [7] The Kissd has pepperoni, sausage, cheese, and tomato sauce with spicy honey, [8] and the Root has mushrooms, black olives, onion, tomato sauce, and a balsamic glaze. [9] The Mr. Pig has pork belly and calamansi lime sauce. [2] Moto also offers multiple flavors of soft serve. [10]

History

Moto Pizza opened in 2021. [11] [12] Lee Kindell and Nancy Gambin are co-owners. [1] [13] [14]

The Belltown location opened in 2023 and features robot assistance. [15] [16] [17] [18] Moto began serving five varieties of pizza by the slice (Cheese, Kissd, Moto Pepperoni, Mr. Pig, and Root) [19] [20] at T-Mobile Park in 2023. [21]

Moto received a $1.85 million investment in December 2023. [22] A location is planned to open in Bellevue, as of 2024. [23]

Reception

In 2023, Moto ranked number 41 on Yelp's list of the 100 best pizza restaurants in the U.S. [24]

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