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DanMetroMan : 12/2/2020 7:47 am
Scarr’s on Orchard St.. my new #1... who do you guys like? Hidden gems preferred!
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RE: RE: A show on  
DanMetroMan : 12/2/2020 9:00 am : link
In comment 15063972 Metnut said:
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In comment 15063946 DanMetroMan said:


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Hulu was pushing Dani’s house of pizza in queens which is known for its “sweet sauce”. I’ll probably go at some point but it looks like a pain in the ass for me to get to.



Used to live in Forest Hills nearby there after Gf (now wife) and I moved from MNH. Pizza is absolutely good, and the sweet sauce is kind of unique, but I'm not sure if the trip is really worth it all the way out there unless you're doing something else in the area.

There's a nice indy theater nearby and a good sports bar nearby (Austin's ale house) that's a great place to watch Giants games and big Met games, but neither of those are really great pandemic options right now.

One under the radar place, and a great date spot, is La Lanterna cafe in the Village right near Washington Square park. Has romantic atmosphere, above average pizza, and is under the radar so mostly students/locals and not tourists. Worth checking out after the pandemic (if the place survives the pandemic).


La Laterna is where I took my GF on our second date.
Joe&Pats  
Hazlet Giant's Fan : 12/2/2020 9:07 am : link
1st Ave NYC and Staten Island as well
Totonno's in Coney Island  
mfsd : 12/2/2020 9:09 am : link
my favorite NY pizza. I head out there about once a year, great pizza
i tried really hard to find a better pie  
ryanmkeane : 12/2/2020 9:13 am : link
than John's on Bleeker and came up empty. That's still the king for me. Sal & Carmine's on the UWS is great too.
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GManinDC : 12/2/2020 9:18 am : link
In comment 15063963 pjcas18 said:
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on here recommended Lazzara's pizza to me. Best recommendation.

It's on W 38th, not far from Penn/MSG.

I went there and everything about it screamed this place is going to make good pizza (the entrance is up some stairs and down a dingey hallway - just looks right) and then the pizza arrived and it's square/rectangle. I almost walked out. But I'm glad I didn't. Easily best pizza I've had in NYC. Second only to Santarpio's in East Boston and the big three in New Haven. On par actually with Bar and the 2nd tier New Haven spots (Zuppardi's (West Haven), Ernies, Eli's (Hamden).

linked is Davey's (barstool) review.

and a picture from when I went - looks like high school cafeteria pizza. I think there is a similarly named spot not far from there - make sure you don't mix them up.

Lazzara's Pizza 221 W 38th Street

One bite everyone knows the rules - ( New Window )


PJ, you almost walked out because of a Sicilian style pizza?
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pjcas18 : 12/2/2020 9:28 am : link
In comment 15064007 GManinDC said:
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on here recommended Lazzara's pizza to me. Best recommendation.

It's on W 38th, not far from Penn/MSG.

I went there and everything about it screamed this place is going to make good pizza (the entrance is up some stairs and down a dingey hallway - just looks right) and then the pizza arrived and it's square/rectangle. I almost walked out. But I'm glad I didn't. Easily best pizza I've had in NYC. Second only to Santarpio's in East Boston and the big three in New Haven. On par actually with Bar and the 2nd tier New Haven spots (Zuppardi's (West Haven), Ernies, Eli's (Hamden).

linked is Davey's (barstool) review.

and a picture from when I went - looks like high school cafeteria pizza. I think there is a similarly named spot not far from there - make sure you don't mix them up.

Lazzara's Pizza 221 W 38th Street

One bite everyone knows the rules - ( New Window )



PJ, you almost walked out because of a Sicilian style pizza?


It's not Sicilian. Sicilian has a puffy crust like in the picture below. this was like I said high school cafeteria style (in appearance - if you went to my high school at least). Lazzara was thin crust, Neapolitan style, just cooked in a rectangle.

Just not what I was expecting.

RE: Joe&Pats  
robbieballs2003 : 12/2/2020 10:03 am : link
In comment 15063990 Hazlet Giant's Fan said:
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1st Ave NYC and Staten Island as well


That's my friend's family's place. Pat just passed away.
Check out  
mittenedman : 12/2/2020 10:06 am : link
Gotham in Chelsea. 18th & 9th.
RE: A show on  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 12/2/2020 10:33 am : link
In comment 15063946 DanMetroMan said:
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Hulu was pushing Dani’s house of pizza in queens which is known for its “sweet sauce”. I’ll probably go at some point but it looks like a pain in the ass for me to get to.


My co-worker can't stop raving about this place and their sauce. Never had the chance to try it myself, but it's interesting that Hulu had a show talking about the sauce too.
Sauce on 12th and 1st  
Essex : 12/2/2020 10:39 am : link
is definitely a newcomer (in the last two years opening) in the best pizza conversation.
some great places  
Enzo : 12/2/2020 10:40 am : link
have been mentioned so far...so I'll give a shout out to one of my favorite outer borough spots - New Park in Howard Beach.
.  
Anando : 12/2/2020 10:41 am : link
RE: Joe&Pats  
Essex : 12/2/2020 10:41 am : link
In comment 15063990 Hazlet Giant's Fan said:
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1st Ave NYC and Staten Island as well

That area in the East Village is a very underrated area of pizza. As I said in my post, on 12th and 1st is Sauce, which I find great. In addition, across the street from Tompkins Square Park there is a pizza place that is derivative of prince street pizza that is excellent as well. Good pizza alley over there in the East Village
RE: So many to name  
Pego61 : 12/2/2020 11:41 am : link
In comment 15063951 Anakim said:
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But Salvo's on 78th and York is amazing


I live nearby and agree that it's good. Maybe not the best in NYC but it's certainly one of my local go-to spots.
RE: RE: A show on  
DanMetroMan : 12/2/2020 11:44 am : link
In comment 15064106 Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy said:
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Hulu was pushing Dani’s house of pizza in queens which is known for its “sweet sauce”. I’ll probably go at some point but it looks like a pain in the ass for me to get to.



My co-worker can't stop raving about this place and their sauce. Never had the chance to try it myself, but it's interesting that Hulu had a show talking about the sauce too.


The customers they showed on the show were over the top in love with the sauce and apparently are there all the time just for that reason.
Is there really anything  
moaltch : 12/2/2020 11:47 am : link
that compares to L&B in Brooklyn? I think not.
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GManinDC : 12/2/2020 12:12 pm : link
In comment 15064020 pjcas18 said:
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on here recommended Lazzara's pizza to me. Best recommendation.

It's on W 38th, not far from Penn/MSG.

I went there and everything about it screamed this place is going to make good pizza (the entrance is up some stairs and down a dingey hallway - just looks right) and then the pizza arrived and it's square/rectangle. I almost walked out. But I'm glad I didn't. Easily best pizza I've had in NYC. Second only to Santarpio's in East Boston and the big three in New Haven. On par actually with Bar and the 2nd tier New Haven spots (Zuppardi's (West Haven), Ernies, Eli's (Hamden).

linked is Davey's (barstool) review.

and a picture from when I went - looks like high school cafeteria pizza. I think there is a similarly named spot not far from there - make sure you don't mix them up.

Lazzara's Pizza 221 W 38th Street

One bite everyone knows the rules - ( New Window )



PJ, you almost walked out because of a Sicilian style pizza?



It's not Sicilian. Sicilian has a puffy crust like in the picture below. this was like I said high school cafeteria style (in appearance - if you went to my high school at least). Lazzara was thin crust, Neapolitan style, just cooked in a rectangle.

Just not what I was expecting.



ok, gotcha. didn't notice the flatness of the slice. You gad pizza in HS?. Nice
my favs in east village LES soho  
giantfan2000 : 12/2/2020 12:31 pm : link
scars
joes pizza
prince street pizza amazing Sicilian
motorinos
Joe & pats on 1st ave
I like Pizzeria Brunetti...  
richynyc : 12/2/2020 12:36 pm : link
...near me on Hudson between Jane and Horatio. Not a slice place, though. I used to go to Numero 28 on carmine back when it opened but not recently. Although I know Joe's on Carmine is a gimme, it still does bear mention, particularly their Sicilian slice which is less well-known. And I would be remiss if i didn't mention my childhood pizza place in Yonkers, Dunwoodie Pizza, which I still go to when I'm visiting my Mom's house.
GManinDC  
pjcas18 : 12/2/2020 12:48 pm : link
you didn't have pizza in high school?

Every Friday for us. It was pretty bad.

It looked like the picture below - which maybe explains my initial reaction to the slices from Lazzara.

RE: RE: RE: A show on  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 12/2/2020 12:49 pm : link
In comment 15064179 DanMetroMan said:
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Hulu was pushing Dani’s house of pizza in queens which is known for its “sweet sauce”. I’ll probably go at some point but it looks like a pain in the ass for me to get to.



My co-worker can't stop raving about this place and their sauce. Never had the chance to try it myself, but it's interesting that Hulu had a show talking about the sauce too.



The customers they showed on the show were over the top in love with the sauce and apparently are there all the time just for that reason.


I don't know how many times I've ate lunch with my co-worker and she's like "I wish I had Dani's sauce right now to put this in". She's mentioned it so many times over the last couple of years. Always reminded me of the Frank's RedHot "I put that shit on everything" commercials. I had no idea she was a part of a larger cult who were in love with this sauce lol. I'm definitely intrigued and will have to try it one of these days.
I'm sure it's not the best, but there's this pizza joint  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 12/2/2020 1:20 pm : link
in NY Penn Station-Don Pepi perhaps?-that is really good. I've enjoyed it each time I've had it. Again, I'm sure there are much, much better options, but when in NY Penn Station, it's pretty good.
RE: I'm sure it's not the best, but there's this pizza joint  
Enzo : 12/2/2020 1:23 pm : link
In comment 15064271 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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in NY Penn Station-Don Pepi perhaps?-that is really good. I've enjoyed it each time I've had it. Again, I'm sure there are much, much better options, but when in NY Penn Station, it's pretty good.

Rose's? If so, that's a damn good slice considering you're in Penn. Good beer selection as well.
Agree that Rose’s is Penn Station isn’t bad.  
richynyc : 12/2/2020 1:32 pm : link
I believe it’s owned by someone I know who also has a few Little Italy Pizzas around town (including in the building on the UWS I manage), and he recently bought Bleecker Street Pizza. All solid slices.
I have gotten slices  
pjcas18 : 12/2/2020 1:36 pm : link
from Don Pepi before, not bad in a pinch for a "fast food" slice.

Kabooz's also in Penn, makes pretty good wings.

though I haven't been to penn station since March. no idea if those places are hurting and if they will survive.
Haven't been in a while, but Sac's in Astoria was always legit...  
sb from NYT Forum : 12/2/2020 1:44 pm : link
Looks like they moved from B'way and 29th Street to 35th Ave and 37th Street, close to Kaufman Studios.

Worth going to if you're at Kaufman or the Museum of the Moving Image.
Sac's Place - Astoria - ( New Window )
I don't know which is my ultimate favorite  
Matt M. : 12/2/2020 2:50 pm : link
But my short list:

Lucali (Brooklyn)
Johns (Bleeker)
Prince Street
Lombardi's
Tottono's (Haven't been in a long time)

**I did try Di Fara's (Brooklyn) which has an almost cult following. It was certainly really good, but I have no interest of ever going again. It wasn't other wordly or worth waiting almost 3 hours to grossly overpay for a pie.
RE: GManinDC  
GManinDC : 12/2/2020 2:52 pm : link
In comment 15064246 pjcas18 said:
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you didn't have pizza in high school?

Every Friday for us. It was pretty bad.

It looked like the picture below - which maybe explains my initial reaction to the slices from Lazzara.



Nah, went to HS in Brooklyn in early 80's. Lucky if we had a hot lunch. Most times it was ham or turkey sandwiches..
RE: RE: GManinDC  
Matt M. : 12/2/2020 2:57 pm : link
In comment 15064345 GManinDC said:
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you didn't have pizza in high school?

Every Friday for us. It was pretty bad.

It looked like the picture below - which maybe explains my initial reaction to the slices from Lazzara.





Nah, went to HS in Brooklyn in early 80's. Lucky if we had a hot lunch. Most times it was ham or turkey sandwiches..
Wasn't pizza a staple in NYC schools? When I was in school, it was a bad French bread type that was terrible, but I liked it. One of the few things I would buy from the cafeteria.
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Essex : 12/2/2020 3:02 pm : link
In comment 15064276 Enzo said:
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in NY Penn Station-Don Pepi perhaps?-that is really good. I've enjoyed it each time I've had it. Again, I'm sure there are much, much better options, but when in NY Penn Station, it's pretty good.


Rose's? If so, that's a damn good slice considering you're in Penn. Good beer selection as well.

The slices in Penn Station on both the Jersey and the Long Island side are ridiculously good for being in Penn Station. When I grew up in NJ, we would always stop there while waiting for the train back to the burbs. They are regular slices, nothing fancy, ingredients are whatever, but anytime I go to a ranger game and take the subway, I stop in for a slice.
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GManinDC : 12/2/2020 3:28 pm : link
In comment 15064351 Matt M. said:
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you didn't have pizza in high school?

Every Friday for us. It was pretty bad.

It looked like the picture below - which maybe explains my initial reaction to the slices from Lazzara.





Nah, went to HS in Brooklyn in early 80's. Lucky if we had a hot lunch. Most times it was ham or turkey sandwiches..

Wasn't pizza a staple in NYC schools? When I was in school, it was a bad French bread type that was terrible, but I liked it. One of the few things I would buy from the cafeteria.


Went to school in Crown Heights. Alexander Hamilton. they changed the name to Paul Robeson. Let me take that back, getting old, what you posted pj is what I remember now. The "crust or bread" was terrible. Taste like carboard.
RE: RE: RE: I'm sure it's not the best, but there's this pizza joint  
Pete in MD : 12/2/2020 4:16 pm : link
In comment 15064355 Essex said:
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In comment 15064271 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:


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in NY Penn Station-Don Pepi perhaps?-that is really good. I've enjoyed it each time I've had it. Again, I'm sure there are much, much better options, but when in NY Penn Station, it's pretty good.


Rose's? If so, that's a damn good slice considering you're in Penn. Good beer selection as well.


The slices in Penn Station on both the Jersey and the Long Island side are ridiculously good for being in Penn Station. When I grew up in NJ, we would always stop there while waiting for the train back to the burbs. They are regular slices, nothing fancy, ingredients are whatever, but anytime I go to a ranger game and take the subway, I stop in for a slice.


Yet another thing to make me miss work travel. Obviously not the best pizza in NYC but I would always grab a slice or two in Penn Station on my way home. Definitely better than anything I can get in Baltimore.
RE: Someone  
Mattman : 12/2/2020 5:24 pm : link
In comment 15063963 pjcas18 said:
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on here recommended Lazzara's pizza to me. Best recommendation.

It's on W 38th, not far from Penn/MSG.

I went there and everything about it screamed this place is going to make good pizza (the entrance is up some stairs and down a dingey hallway - just looks right) and then the pizza arrived and it's square/rectangle. I almost walked out. But I'm glad I didn't. Easily best pizza I've had in NYC. Second only to Santarpio's in East Boston and the big three in New Haven. On par actually with Bar and the 2nd tier New Haven spots (Zuppardi's (West Haven), Ernies, Eli's (Hamden).

linked is Davey's (barstool) review.

and a picture from when I went - looks like high school cafeteria pizza. I think there is a similarly named spot not far from there - make sure you don't mix them up.

Lazzara's Pizza 221 W 38th Street

One bite everyone knows the rules - ( New Window )


That looks like what is called grandma style pizza and I make something like it at home. It’s becoming more popular from what I hear.
for all you gluten free folks out there  
gidiefor : Mod : 12/2/2020 5:57 pm : link
I'm going to recommend Talia -- made by an authentic pizziola in Napoli and shipped "sleeping" directly to you

I love them
Pjcas  
aimrocky : 12/2/2020 6:03 pm : link
Zuppardi’s has been sending their pizza truck to specific towns in Fairfield and New Haven counties. They hit my town Sunday, and I got on their list. Ordered 5 football pies. Can’t wait.
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pjcas18 : 12/2/2020 6:07 pm : link
In comment 15064497 aimrocky said:
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Zuppardi’s has been sending their pizza truck to specific towns in Fairfield and New Haven counties. They hit my town Sunday, and I got on their list. Ordered 5 football pies. Can’t wait.


I had a 6 pack delivered via goldbelly, obviously some quality loss due to shipping/freezing/cooking in an conventional oven, etc. but for frozen it's as close as you can get to real pizza IMO.

very underrated in person too.
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aimrocky : 12/2/2020 7:28 pm : link
In comment 15064501 pjcas18 said:
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Zuppardi’s has been sending their pizza truck to specific towns in Fairfield and New Haven counties. They hit my town Sunday, and I got on their list. Ordered 5 football pies. Can’t wait.



I had a 6 pack delivered via goldbelly, obviously some quality loss due to shipping/freezing/cooking in an conventional oven, etc. but for frozen it's as close as you can get to real pizza IMO.

very underrated in person too.


I took my 7 year old daughter to Zuppardis and Sally’s right before the pandemic and she deemed Sally’s the best pizza in the country, but Zuppardi’s was a tie for second with Colony.
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pjcas18 : 12/2/2020 7:44 pm : link
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Zuppardi’s has been sending their pizza truck to specific towns in Fairfield and New Haven counties. They hit my town Sunday, and I got on their list. Ordered 5 football pies. Can’t wait.



I had a 6 pack delivered via goldbelly, obviously some quality loss due to shipping/freezing/cooking in an conventional oven, etc. but for frozen it's as close as you can get to real pizza IMO.

very underrated in person too.



I took my 7 year old daughter to Zuppardis and Sally’s right before the pandemic and she deemed Sally’s the best pizza in the country, but Zuppardi’s was a tie for second with Colony.


Smart kid. She is being raised right. I prefer Modern to Sally's but basically it's 1, 1a and 1b among the big 3 in New Haven. There is no wrong answer. I never had Colony, but people I trust love it.
.  
jrapps : 12/2/2020 9:34 pm : link
F&F on Court (live around the corner and I’m obsessed)
Lucali
Di Faras
L&B
Joe’s
Prince Street Pizza
If you're ever on the Upper West Side  
JayBinQueens : 12/2/2020 9:55 pm : link
Sal & Carmine's was my go to on 102 & Broadway
Rubirosa  
JPinstripes : 12/2/2020 10:40 pm : link
on Mulberry Street.
Gotta go  
Leg of Theismann : 12/2/2020 11:43 pm : link
With Joe’s
Biased New Yorkers lol  
Now Mike in MD : 12/3/2020 8:00 am : link
You want a great pie? Go to santillos in nj.
BROOKLYN SQUARE  
x meadowlander : 12/3/2020 8:13 am : link
South Jersey. You want a killer Sicilian pie?

Fucking ridiculously great.

Good enough that I've pulled off the GSP on the way home from Cape May and eaten the half hour in lost time to take 2 pies back to Binghamton for dinner.
RE: BROOKLYN SQUARE  
Matt M. : 12/3/2020 9:13 am : link
In comment 15064758 x meadowlander said:
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South Jersey. You want a killer Sicilian pie?

Fucking ridiculously great.

Good enough that I've pulled off the GSP on the way home from Cape May and eaten the half hour in lost time to take 2 pies back to Binghamton for dinner.
We do the same with Frank Pepe's in New Haven on the way home from Mystic.

We may have to try this coming home from Cspe May, especially because we were just talking about how there are. O good pizza places in Cape May
Same here  
pjcas18 : 12/3/2020 9:35 am : link
I used to travel by train from Boston to NYC several times a month.

I stopped a couple years ago going from Boston to NYC and started often driving to New Haven and getting the train there solely so I could pick up pizza in New Haven on the drive home. I'd even book my trip times around being able to pick up pizza.

It's actually faster for me if you can believe that. Even with the Acela, but still unconventional since train is viewed as more convenient.
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mfsd : 12/3/2020 9:41 am : link
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Zuppardi’s has been sending their pizza truck to specific towns in Fairfield and New Haven counties. They hit my town Sunday, and I got on their list. Ordered 5 football pies. Can’t wait.



I had a 6 pack delivered via goldbelly, obviously some quality loss due to shipping/freezing/cooking in an conventional oven, etc. but for frozen it's as close as you can get to real pizza IMO.

very underrated in person too.



I took my 7 year old daughter to Zuppardis and Sally’s right before the pandemic and she deemed Sally’s the best pizza in the country, but Zuppardi’s was a tie for second with Colony.



Smart kid. She is being raised right. I prefer Modern to Sally's but basically it's 1, 1a and 1b among the big 3 in New Haven. There is no wrong answer. I never had Colony, but people I trust love it.


I’ve long been a Modern fan...but I stopped by in October to pick up an Italian Bomb, and have to admit wasn’t as great as I recall. Seemed like crust was thicker and doughier than I’d prefer.

Going to give Sally’s a run again next time I’m in town, that was always my favorite as a kid growing up there.

Zuppardi’s is great. Colony is very good, I’d put it a notch below the best but still quality. BAR never disappoints either
I just ate  
pjcas18 : 12/3/2020 9:58 am : link
at Modern in October. Fantastic as usual. I had been though when it was just ok.

I always order my pizzas well done though. the crust when done perfectly is slightly charred and some people may be turned off by that, but it's better.

In my town in Mass I was at a pizza place called Bidinos, it had real promise. Nice thin crust, good sauce, the right cheese, toppings, etc but the pizzas were never cooked well.

I told the guy on the phone when i ordered to slightly burn the crust and I was there to pick up my pizzas and I opened the box and it was not well done. I asked him to put it back in the oven and he did - checked it and it still wasn't done enough, after maybe two more times of this he just took the pizza out and put it in a box and said "it's done".

the place is out of business now. Many places are afraid to cook the pizza. I think their ovens are too low too. 700 degrees is where I'd start.

If I ever go to Modern and the edge of the crust is not charred like this I know it's not going to be perfect.

Interesting, I’ve never ordered it well done  
mfsd : 12/3/2020 10:35 am : link
but will try it, I love the charred crust. Good looking out pjcas!
The best neapolitan pizza  
Producer : 12/3/2020 10:55 am : link
is Roberta's in Bushwick. Blows Keste out of the water.

Try the Bee Sting.
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