Gung Ho! Pizza's Original Location Gets a Dine-In Makeover

Robynne Tindall, Contributing Editor | Sep 27, 2014 1:00 pm | Add a comment | 1735 reads

After a couple of months in the dark, Gung Ho! Pizza’s Gongti location has stepped into the light with a wholly new concept: a sit-down restaurant with a developed and refined version of their existing menu. Much like the rest of their operation, the restaurant is slickly executed, from the modern-industrial design to the enthusiastic English-speaking staff.

Unexpectedly, the snacks and salads are the star of the show. A teetering mound of beer-battered fish (RMB 65) arrives on a slightly unwieldy wooden board, but all thoughts of presentation are abandoned when we start devouring the crisp fillets. Only the balsamic pork belly (RMB 65) fails to satisfy, the portion too small, the meat lacking the requisite unctuousness. The generously portioned salads (medium RMB 46, large RMB 77) strike a balance between healthy and hearty. Order one of these as a main course and you will not feel like you are scrimping. Of course it would be remiss not to at least mention the pizzas, which maintain the quality and creative toppings we have come to expect from their delivery service.

The well-put-together cocktail menu (RMB 45-65) and wide range of craft beers suggests that the space has the potential to evolve beyond just a restaurant to more of an all round “eat, drink and hangout” space. If the longevity of the team’s original venture, Lush, is anything to go by then this new rendering of Gung Ho! has what it takes to go the distance.