Satisfy your big appetite with an even bigger slice of pizza in Tokyo

If you’ve ever ordered a pizza in Japan, you’ll know that a pie’s size tends to be a bit smaller than those in the United States.

Spontini Cascade goes in the opposite direction by serving slices so big and unwieldy that it’s more common to use a fork and knife instead of your hands.

The menu has nine options for pizza by the slice that range in price from 900 yen to 1,900 yen, or about $6 to $12.

The crust is quite thick and very filling. There’s a good sauce-to-cheese ratio that leads to an overall great taste.

Despite the copious amounts of cheese on some slices, it doesn’t feel as greasy as pizzas from chain restaurants.

Cheese oozes atop a double mozzarella pizza at Spontini Cascade in Tokyo’s Harajuku district. (Jeremy Stillwagner/Stars and Stripes)

If you want more from your slice, there are many toppings you can add for an additional charge, and the toppings are just as ridiculously sized as the pizza.

I added sausage to my double mozzarella slice. Common sense would tell you that there would be pieces of sausage distributed across the pizza slice, but that was not the case.

My massive slice arrived with a whole sausage resting on top.

There is also a small selection of side dishes available at extra cost, but the pizza is often more than enough to walk away with a full stomach.

If you are going with a large group, you can customize an entire pizza, but it is significantly more expensive.

A whole sausage straddles two slices of double mozzarella pizza at Spontini Cascade in Tokyo’s Harajuku district.  (Jeremy Stillwagner/Stars and Stripes)

To-go orders are an option, and to-go boxes are available on request for any unfinished food.

I recommend arriving 20-30 minutes before opening if you don’t want to stand in a long line; customers often arrive an hour before the restaurant opens on weekends.

Ordering is very simple since the pizzeria has some English-speaking staff. If none are available, the cashier may ask you to point at what you want on the menu at the register.

Spontini Cascade

Location: 1-10-37 Cascase Harajuku 2F, Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001. There’s another location in Shinjuku.

Directions: A short from Harajuku Station’s east exit.

Hours: Open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

Prices: Expect to pay $6 to $12 per slice.

Dress: Casual

Information: Online: spontini.jp/harajuku.html