Pizza in Park Slope

8thandprez

Roma's Grandma pizza is pretty good for a quick slice. I agree that Smiler's on 9th is reliable. Whatever anyone might say about "fancy" pizza joints, La Villa is like crack... I just keep going back for more (even though I cry every time I look at that hideous Commerce Bank next door).

anonymous

The pizza at Anthony's, newly opened on Seventh between 14th and 15th, is pretty good -- a notch above La Villa to my mind, and I like La Villa.

vanilla

Jack wrote: Joe's of Bleeker Street on 7th Avenue near Carroll is quite good for the regular slice.

plus they have cheeseLESS slices, yumyumyum.

flute

vanilla wrote: plus they have cheeseLESS slices, yumyumyum.

excuse me if i'm being an idiot ... but this is something that has been floating around in my brain for years ... so, doesn't the absence of 'cheese' make 'pizza' no longer pizza, or something other than pizza?

:?

vanilla

FLUTE wrote:

excuse me if i'm being an idiot ... but this is something that has been floating around in my brain for years ... so, doesn't the absence of 'cheese' make 'pizza' no longer pizza, or something other than pizza?

:?

actually, pizza in italy is usaually without cheese. or if there is cheese, there is just a wee bit. like, cheese does not make the pizza, you know?

flute

vanilla wrote: cheese does not make the pizza, you know?

I see. Thank you for setting me straight on that ... :oops:

vanilla

FLUTE wrote: [quote=vanilla]cheese does not make the pizza, you know?

I see. Thank you for setting me straight on that ... :oops:



i think, however, cheese does make the pizza in NEW YORK..

flute

vanilla wrote: i think, however, cheese does make the pizza in NEW YORK..

Yea!!! That's it !!!

anonymous

Anonymous wrote: The pizza at Anthony's, newly opened on Seventh between 14th and 15th, is pretty good -- a notch above La Villa to my mind, and I like La Villa.

I love Anthony's. Anthony's existence has made my life better.

On the other hand, I had such a bad experience at La Villa that I don't think I will ever go back. Ever.

linusvanpelt

Subject: La Villa

Anonymous wrote: I had such a bad experience at La Villa that I don't think I will ever go back. Ever.

The pizza at La Villa is consistently excellent; the service every time I visit is incompetent or worse. So now I only order delivery.

anonymous

Subject: Slope Pizza

Pizza Plus on 7th Avenue between 10th and 11th is my favorite. Good old fashioned pizza with fresh ingredients and the perfect crust--not too hard, not too soft.

roux42

There was a pizza place on 5th somewhere near SouthPaw that cooked sesame seeds into their crust. Does anyone know which place this is? I miss it! And can not find it any more.....

8thandprez

I went to Anthony's this weekend. Aside from having run out of 4 or 5 things on the menu (and not having a liquor license), the experience was great! The pizza was delicious - more rustic and homemade than La Villa... the perfect blend of fresh mozz and tomato on the Margherita. Our white pizza, however, was a bit goopy.

anonymous

Subject: best pizza

roux42 wrote: There was a pizza place on 5th somewhere near SouthPaw that cooked sesame seeds into their crust. Does anyone know which place this is? I miss it! And can not find it any more.....

it used to be on the same block as southpaw. on the corner. this older eastern european couple owned it. the sesame seeds and the semolina crust made for a great cheap slice. I think the place got bought out by an Ecuadorean family, or the owner of Los Pollitos bought it -- in any case, it's now an italian pasta place. bleh

if you want to try the best pizza in brooklyn. go to Peperoncino. on the corner of 5th + St. Mark's Place. oven baked pizza. salivaticious

best pizza in brooklyn.

FACT

flute

For what it's worth, New York Magazine's Adam Platt listed the city's "Top 100" restaurants in the city and included Franny's (for the pizza, which he says is amazing) in the list. It was towards the end of the list ... but it was there nonethless.

I've not been there ... so I can't really have an opinion on that. (Franny's IS in Park Slope, right ??) ....

pitu

Subject: Re: best pizza

quijibo wrote:

if you want to try the best pizza in brooklyn. go to Peperoncino. on the corner of 5th + St. Mark's Place. oven baked pizza. salivaticious

best pizza in brooklyn.

FACT

(':shock:')

omigod, we thought Peperoncino was the WORST! We tried pizza and some other apps and salad there . . . expensive without being at all delicious. Hate that!

La Villa does nice takeout pies, and one day I'm going to Franny's . . . which is in PH not PS, yes?

and that Anthony's place in the south slope sounds great. Pizza lovers are qveling all over the slope.

anonymous

Subject: Re: best pizza

pitu wrote: [quote=quijibo]

if you want to try the best pizza in brooklyn. go to Peperoncino. on the corner of 5th + St. Mark's Place. oven baked pizza. salivaticious

best pizza in brooklyn.

FACT

(':shock:')

omigod, we thought Peperoncino was the WORST! We tried pizza and some other apps and salad there . . . expensive without being at all delicious. Hate that!

that's where you went wrong!!!

Peperoncino makes the greatest pizza in brooklyn! their apps and salads are quite another thing.

Try it again, next time, but just order the pizza

pitu

Subject: Re: best pizza

Anonymous wrote: [quote=pitu][quote=quijibo]

if you want to try the best pizza in brooklyn. go to Peperoncino. on the corner of 5th + St. Mark's Place. oven baked pizza. salivaticious

best pizza in brooklyn.

FACT

:shock:

omigod, we thought Peperoncino was the WORST! We tried pizza and some other apps and salad there . . . expensive without being at all delicious. Hate that!

that's where you went wrong!!!

Peperoncino makes the greatest pizza in brooklyn! their apps and salads are quite another thing.

Try it again, next time, but just order the pizza

no, we had pizza. bleech.
it's one of those places with fifty million things on the menu that must be festering in a freezer in basement. masquerading as a fresh ingredient kind of Franny's joint. I repeat
BLEECH!

anonymous

Subject: Vero!

I've been in the Slope for ten years - have tried EVERY pizza joint, and I have to say that my new absolute favorite is VERO - on 5th Ave between 7th and 8th. Nothing fancy - $1.75 slices and sodas, but it's nearly perfect NYC pie - and their pasta dishes are really excellent too.

bigbubba

FLUTE wrote: For what it's worth, New York Magazine's Adam Platt listed the city's "Top 100" restaurants in the city and included Franny's (for the pizza, which he says is amazing) in the list. It was towards the end of the list ... but it was there nonethless.

I've not been there ... so I can't really have an opinion on that. (Franny's IS in Park Slope, right ??) ....

No - sorry! Franny's is Prospect Heights. Flatbush is the border. If it were on the other side of Flatbush, it would be in Park Slope. (Let the flaming begin).

anonymous

Peperoncino is amazing food-been there a bunch of times and brought 6 different people there who also loved it-I think people on this board just like to bitch and moan about everything in the world

pitu

GuestAAAA wrote: Peperoncino is amazing food-been there a bunch of times and brought 6 different people there who also loved it-I think people on this board just like to bitch and moan about everything in the world

SIX different people! my goodness!

seriously, good luck getting your place into shape

:twisted:

anonymous

Yeah-again I have to say what a bunch of nasty whiney people there are on this board-every post I read is someone putting down something in the neighborhood or just generally bitching and moaning about something. sheesh-I hope i never run into any of you around the neighbrohood-what a miserable bunch you must be

anonymous

Subject: Pizza

Joe's on 5th Ave btw 12/13 (or maybe it's 11/12)....the regular beats the Sicilian, and has a great thin crust. Not too sweet (like the scary Princess Pizza on 5th and 14th).

quijibo

Subject: Re: Pizza

Flexi wrote: Joe's on 5th Ave btw 12/13 (or maybe it's 11/12)....the regular beats the Sicilian, and has a great thin crust. Not too sweet (like the scary Princess Pizza on 5th and 14th).

yea. joe's!

it's a blue collar unassuming slice

a slab of sauce and chewy cheese on a toasted thin'ish crust

the cheese at joe's is ok, but there is one pizza cheese i've had that is orgasmic

last time i had it -- was in a bronx pizzeria in the 70's

it makes me cry just to reminisce about this cheese

this cheese was white and saffron,
with olive oil swimming in these tiny rivers.
you could make 3 foot long strings of cheese
and then have it snap and smack you in the eye when it broke
you just wanna spoon with this cheese

and it smelled.
so
good

i am crying now...

digital_buffalo

My old standby was Pinos La Forchetta, then I got hooked into Joes because they stay open past last call. Along the way a few other places were tried, Lennys, La Villa, Franny's, Tomato and Basil. In the end, I've come back to Pinos - large tasty pies, fast car-based delivery, and good value.

pitu

Subject: Re: Pizza

quijibo wrote: the cheese at joe's is ok, but there is one pizza cheese i've had that is orgasmic

last time i had it -- was in a bronx pizzeria in the 70's

it makes me cry just to reminisce about this cheese

this cheese was white and saffron,
with olive oil swimming in these tiny rivers.
you could make 3 foot long strings of cheese
and then have it snap and smack you in the eye when it broke
you just wanna spoon with this cheese

and it smelled.
so
good

i am crying now...

you're crackin' me up

ever been to diFara's?

quijibo

Subject: Re: Pizza

pitu wrote:
you're crackin' me up

ever been to diFara's?

nah. what is that?

oh. i also like joe's because they have an outdoor window, which you can eat your slice at.

food is about the ambiance too

pitu

Subject: Re: Pizza

quijibo wrote: [quote=pitu]
you're crackin' me up

ever been to diFara's?

nah. what is that?

oh. i also like joe's because they have an outdoor window, which you can eat your slice at.

food is about the ambiance too

DiFara's
1424 Avenue J (East 15th)
legendary Brooklyn pizza, see top of the thread

your 1970s Bronx slice might be a train ride away . . .

quijibo

Subject: Re: Pizza

pitu wrote: DiFara's
1424 Avenue J (East 15th)
legendary Brooklyn pizza, see top of the thread

your 1970s Bronx slice might be a train ride away . . .

alright. i'm gonna go and check it out
i'll buy some comic books to go with it

nothing as good as eating pizza while reading comic books

i still think you should give peperoncino another try

start off with a mojito
and just get pizza
nothing but pizza