I was visiting from out of town, and a foodie friend of mine recommended "you have to go to Difara's." We took a 45 min subway ride to Brooklyn, and what do you know... they're not open on Mondays. My friend who was with me said "you owe me a good pizza place!" Frantic and hungry, I jumped on my iPhone to search for a reputable pizza joint. You'd think it'd be easy, considering this is NYC. Well, there seems to be a ton of good pizza places; and people are so opinionated about their favorite one, so I took a chance with Lucali's based on the reviews and descriptions of the place. Lucali exceeded my expectation. I might even say best pizza I've ever had. Everything was awesome - from the romantic candle lit atmosphere that emphasizes the wood coal oven, the fresh ingredients sitting out on the prep table letting you know exactly how good the ingredients that you're about to eat are, to the pizza that is perfect in every way. We were so excited that we didn't know what to order. There is no menu, just wait staff that will tell you what ingredients are available. We asked for a recommendation and she said that garlic and basil is really good. In my head I'm thinking "I want to try everything! more toppings! more toppings!" After the inner child calmed, logic kicked in and grasped that a good pizza, is a simple pizza done well. Our waitress was right. It was so good that it was perfect the way it was. The meticulously stretched and charcoal heated crust, the sauce, the carefully laid cheese, the bits of garlic and bed of fresh basil all worked harmoniously to give my friend and I an unforgettable foodgasm. Our eyes synchronized and rolled so far back as we took our first bite and tried to mmmm and chew at the same time. It was that good. BYOB? no corking fee? $24 for a pizza with 8 slices? (that's $12 and 4 big slices per person if you're dining with 2 people). Seriously? Are we still in NY? I've easily spent more than that at a NY deli, and this is a romantic sit down, rustic Italian pizza restaurant. What a deal! read more

Wait does suck... but REALLY good pizza. Just get there early and put your name on the list then walk,shop, nap in your car or whatever it is to kill time lol. read more

The first time I had a pie from Lucali it was in 2008 and it was take out. Although I was a guest at someones home and they had purchased the food I couldn't help myself. I devoured At least 4 or 5 slices with out thinking twice about it. This was the first real good pizza I had in NYC. I grew up in New Haven, and a lot of people from there tend to be snobs about their pizza. The New Haven style is often callously referred to by New Yorkers as "Thin & Burnt". Well both of these terms are subjective. Anybody who has a taste for fine pizza knows that a certain amount of charred flavor is just part of the experience. In my opinion it is a prerequisite of good tasting pizza. As far as thin goes, well if there is too much of one thing the balance of the dish will be destroyed. Lucai's pizza is perfect. I've never had a bad pie there. Excellent balance of ingredients. Wonderful flavors. Impeccable texture. and just enough portion for two hungry people to be well satisfied. I could go on and on, but it wouldn't even get close to accurately describing how superb this establishment is. A note about the wait: I've gotten in anywhere from 15 minutes to almost 2 hours. This will not prevent me from going back. read more

It really is that good. You don't need another Lucali review. We had half reg, half mushroom. The reg is the litmus test, and it passed with flying colors. Definitely a cooked sauce with character. That crust is alchemy, I don't know what Mark is doing. The pizza king approves. The mush half was surprisingly banging. Recommended. What's not recommended is the fabled calzone. Trash. Imagine having someone stuff your face with ricotta without your asking. Disgusting. Still 5 stars because it's about the pizza, and if I don't give it 5 the Carroll Gardens mob will wack me since I sort of live there. read more

Lucali's - whatever you do don't miss the calzone! The calzone is stuffed with five cheeses and it is so rich. They suggested a small calzone if you are ordering a pizza for two. The pizza is also pretty awesome - we choose the mushrooms, pepperoni and the basil and garlic toppings. The pepperoni was fantastic - smokey, bacony, rich in flavour. Not your standard fare. Do ask for extra tomato sauce if they do not bring to the side - it is heavenly. I can't give it a five star rating because of its lack of selection in toppings and my personal preference for a coal oven pie. But make no mistake Lucali's is excellent. Be prepared for a line up so either get there by 5pm so you can make the first seating at 6pm or be prepared to wait about 2 hours. Remember it is cash only and BYOB! read more

Classic, simple, fresh ingredients for a perfect pie. Worth the trip to Brooklyn. Don't get the calzone, the pies are way better. They also have outdoor seating rn for COVID. Pizzas also come out crazy fast. very casual vibe read more

Hands down the best pizza in New York. !!! We come here about once a month. !! Everything is fresh and the service is impeccable !!!

The pizza is great, top 3 in my book for sure... but the real can't miss here is the CALZONE. The hype is justified. For toppings the hot peppers were great and tasted quite fresh... not like the usual old pickled types you encounter. Service is 5/5 too. The liquor store a few blocks north sells reasonable wines for your BYOB needs. read more

I adore Lucali's lo-fi / keeping it real pizza producing style. No salads! No mozarella chicken sausage fingers! No stuffed crust! No beer! No wine! Just pizza. And the toppings - which are whatever they have that evening. The crust has the perfect amount of charred-ness and the toppings are top notch. They are BYOB. Although they charge a corkage fee - which seems pointless. As if I was going to drink soda for dinner instead. Cons? It's crazy packed. All the time. read more

I am giving this place a three star because I like the way they have the place decorated. It's very old school style. At night, you would think this place has no electricity because they make it seem like they have candles on, but instead they are those battery operated tea lamps. Regardless, it made the place look very romantic. The food itself here was ok. I wouldn't say GREAT, or BAD but it's ok.The crust was a little bit on the bland side. Pizza was $26.00 and it was huge, so it was a pretty good deal. You could feed approximately 4 people with it. Apparently they don't have menus? Because the waiter never gave us one, and I remember her saying that they only serve pizzas and calzones. Menu's would be nice to show the types of toppings they have instead of having the waiter to repeat it over and over again since they have several different varieties. read more

#1 Best Neapolitan Pizza Margherita in NYC. Properly Properly good pizza in the style of Naples. If you have spent time in Italy you will be brought back. The authenticity of Lucali is worth its weight in gold and 5 glorious red stars. read more

I've been here before and the pizza is truly great but I've also come here and more than once they've been closed for a private event with nothing posted on their website. This is not the kind of place you go to often because the lines are so long to get in. You make a special trip, get there early and hope the wait isn't too long - it is what it is - but I've come here more than once only to find out the place is closed for a private event and it really doesn't seem like they care that people are showing up only to be turned away. There are plenty of great places to eat where they appreciate your patronage or, at the very least, respect your time. Great food but if feels like they know how popular they are so they couldn't care less that your time got wasted - particularly when a simple posting on their website would fix the problem. Service matters and how you treat customers matters no matter how good the food is. It will be a loooong time before I come back to Lucali. read more

I had the same experience as MS (1/16/08). I've been to Lucali's twice. The first time was transcendent and I thought I'd died and gone to pizza heaven. The second time was good, but nowhere near superlative. The pizza was soggy which, though still tasty, was disappointing. The calzone is amazing. read more

Very good - was more into the calzone than the pizza, but both very good. They keep it simple, it's all handmade and brick oven, very homey atmosphere. Watching two strapping young dudes handmake your pizza by firelight is um, niiiice. The secret to any good pizza is two things - the sauce, and the dough. These guys use a thin crust without much flavor or complication to it - it's a stage for the sauce. Their sauce is where their magic is at - tart, thin, zesty and packs a lot of flavor. Pizza's a good balance for a girl like me, who loves carbs but also thinks of pizza as sauce+dough, and is not interested in a whole mouthful of edge crust to define her pizza. The calzone is rich, exorbitant (in flavor and heft, not price), yet, oh so delicious. It's big enough to feed a family of 4 or 5 alone (two adults, 2-3 kids). You only get one choice - ricotta. But that's OK, cuz it's hella good. On the day we came, Beyonce and Jay-Z walked up in there and freaked everybody out. But apparently they've been coming there for years. Good times. read more

Wow, what an awesome experience. Delicious and simple food, fresh ingredients, great (albeit dark) atmosphere, and BYOB. We had a 1.5 hour wait and went over to a bar a few blocks away to grab a beer. The location is quaint, not necessarily convenient if you're coming from Manhattan but well worth it. We tried the pizza and the calzone, both were incredible. I couldn't name one thing about either dish I didn't like-- it's a small menu but they do everything well. The owner is always there, doin' his thing, he clearly has a passion for what he's doing and it shows in the food. I liked that they use a couple types of cheeses and have topping options of fresh vegetables. I got a chance to talk to the owner after dinner and he mentioned they might be opening the back outside part of the restaurant which would be so killer. I'd travel for this pizza any day and I'm looking forward to introducing more of my friends and fam to Lucali in the future. read more

I was lucky to not have the long wait many people reference to dine here. The pizza was thin, fresh and delicious. Simple goodness. Not so delicious that i dream about it or am in any rush back to Brooklyn. It certainly was a good quality pie in the setting of a nice, cozy, rustic atmosphere. It's a good spot for a slightly more sophisticated pizza dinner. It's nice to actually be able to watch your pizza being made and put in the oven. Good for a date or to bring out of towners. BYOB is always a nice perk. :) read more

My husband and I live in Philly and we drive to Brooklyn for this pizza. In fact, I want him to build me a brick oven so that when we move to California we can have something similar. This is how much we love this place. Everytime we go, we order: 1. Pizza w/ everything 2. Calzone (ask for sauce) read more

There are 90+ reviews, so no need to add too many details. $26.00 a pie, plus $3.00 (most toppings). Seriously, a $30 cheese pizza with Basil? I would watch people take 4 to go and couldn't help but think: GOOD GOD, $120!!!!!! We got a table for two right away, at 5:45pm on a Friday. Atmosphere is romantic, until the place fills (which will be always) and then it's quite loud. Pizza is very good, but not amazing considering the price. I love just mozzarella... and Lucali's uses a mixture of cheeses that makes it taste like many other pies I've had in NYC. Service was pleasant. No real complaints there. All in all: I'm gonna say it. Nope, can't stop me. Here we go..... I like Grimaldi's better. There. It's done. I can't take it back. (more selection, way better price, and not as full of themselves). read more

Dang really want to try this pizza. I'm a pizza addict. I got family out there ive been meaning to visit, but horrible time right now. Can you get on Gold Belly...they pack it right to deliver with the united states...LOL! I'm giving four stars off top for making me right this review withbout even tasting your pizza. I would be one of the orders on Gold Belly sign up with them. Put the margarita pizza up....im sure people will buy. read more

Solid 4. Reminds you of a street slice, but in a good way. After meeting a friend and starting my drive home, I decided to stop here on a whim. I arrived around 7 to no wait. They only serve pizza and calzones, so there is no menu. Toppings, it seems, change daily as well and the server will rattle them all off for you. BYOB, but they serve soda to drink as well. Also cash only, which, fortunately wasn't an issue. The place is small and dimly lit, with soft, mellow music and a clear view of the open kitchen. Wonderful, relaxing ambiance. The service is also polite and friendly. The pizza was quite good. I ordered a pie half plain and half garlic. There was an odd familiarity about it and it took quite a while after I had left to put my finger on it: the crust was so very much like a standard New York street slice, crusty, crunchy, and chewy. Yet, it was so much better, like a tender and flavorful baguette. Which is good, because the crust is rather wide, perhaps twice the typical width. Expertly charred, though perhaps a tad bit more would've been better. The charred bits of the crust added just the right offset to the bready crumb interior. The sauce was a fresh sauce which normally I do not enjoy. However, the sauce was not sweet, which I find most fresh sauces to be. In that regard, it was quite good. The cheese was also very good: creamy and milky as mozzarella should be, without being watery. And there was freshly grated Parmesan on top, offering salty umami goodness. Finally, fresh basil sprigs were strewn about. I think that less stem may be an improvement. The garlic half had fresh minced garlic sprinkled about. Garlic is usually pretty delicious but there are many ways to use (and abuse) it. In this case, the pungent sweetness of the garlic was evidence that it was, indeed, fresh and added another, very pleasant, layer of flavor to this pie. One other nice thing was that even as I finished my fourth slice, the center of the pizza was still relatively crunchy. But how did they do it? It looked like the pan the pizza was served on had been covered in a sprinkling of bread crumbs. I think that was the secret, and kudos to them for this technique. Would I eat again? You bet. Should you go out of your way to get a pie here? If you're in NYC, then yes. read more

Lucali - A plain slice with basil - Pizza Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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It's no wonder Lucali only has two menu items -- it simply has the best pizza in New York. The sauce is perfect, the crust is just the right combination of crispy and chewy, and the rest of the ingredients are unrivaled. I've never tasted such delicious mushrooms in my life; the cheeses are extremely fresh; and the basil is a perfect complement to everything else. If that's not enough to draw you to Lucali, the ambiance is rustic in the best way possible. There are real candles all over the restaurant, and the brick-oven is the centerpiece of the restaurant. I also appreciated the wide spacing between tables. By virtue of the BYOB policy, the alcohol selection is also unrivaled. They're happy to refrigerate your beer or wine while you wait, too! read more

Okay, I don't do Brooklyn. I occasionally hear of Brooklyn but I just don't do Brooklyn. And then my friend told me he ran into Jay Z and Beyonce twice at this spot. I said to myself now I had to do Brooklyn for the pizza there. Everything is simple. One size, one price, a few topping, only pizza and you can BYOB. People line up for this simplicity! The pizza there is just so right and so right. The restaurant has the down to earth vibe, not artificially decorated but homey and welcoming. You can either eat the pizza with wine with your date on a casual going-out or eat the pizza with beer with your family for a Sunday fam get-together. They could have turned down the A/C a bit tho. It made our pizza cold rapidly but overall Lucali is just lovely. I think I like Brooklyn now. read more

I had never heard of this place before I...heard of it. I was in the hood visiting a friend and he suggested me & BF go there for dinner. It was a rainy weekday, so no line. It was cozy and warm, and the pizza was perfection! This is definitely in my top 3 Brooklyn pizza joints. The crust was amazing, the sauce flavorful and the toppings fresh. GO EAT NOW I have heard about the crazy lines and such so Id suggest a rainy weekday. read more

Had a pizza and two calzones between us. Superior in every way. Wood fired, perfect crust. The calzones were stuffed with creamy ricotta (I assume ricotta, or another very similar fresh whole-milk Italian cheese). By far the best calzone I've ever had, and pizza that could compete with or beat the very best. Cash only, and call ahead to put your name on the list. They'll call you back when a table is opening up. Friendly service, no frills, just delicious pizza or calzone. read more

Lucali - The staff even took photos of these beautiful calzones. - Pizza Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Probably the best pizza I've had anywhere, especially in NYC. Maybe not for people who really love deep dish pizza though because this is a very thin crust pizza. My boyfriend and I tried coming here last year but got there too late after they ran out of ingredients. So this time, we made sure to be waiting as soon as it opened - got there around 5:40 PM on a Thursday night and was able to nab a table for 3 as soon as it opened at 6 PM. People were RSVP-ing for 7 PM tables before it even opened though, so make sure to get there early! We ordered 2 margherita pizzas with garlic and 1 with pepperoni and mushrooms. They have a small ingredient list of what is available that night. The crust is super light and fluffy with the right amount of crunch factor. You can tell they use very good, fresh ingredients. My tiny, tiny complaint was I wish they would rip off the basil leaves off the stems, because I think all the pizzas come with basil, and they are just haphazardly thrown on like an afterthought. We took the extra pie and a half leftover home and ate it again as a late night snack. Super good! read more

I would give Lucali a 4 1/2 for the food, but the staff is rude so i am giving them 3 stars. The woman who takes orders/takes peoples names down is extremely rude. I asked if she had a suggestion since we were taking food to go and didn't have a menu. She said she had none and rolled her eyes. I know the pizza is really good but you can get good pizza elsewhere, where the staff will treat you well. It was also $47 for a pepperoni pie and a small calzone, which i now know is $10 more than the listed menu price. Rude staff and overcharged... wont be coming back. If you don't mind a 2 hour wait, rude people and being overcharged... the pizza is very good. read more

Here's the deal. This is the second best pizza in all of New York City, and that of course means the world. The best is Di Fara and I won't argue with you on that. So let's start with that as the basis of fact for this review. This place makes an absolutely fantastic pie. That's it. This is as close to perfection as it gets. Just get the plain cheese pie. You don't need anything fancy anyway to ruin this fresh pie perfection. The downside is that the place has gotten way too trendy, and as a result I don't go here anymore. First, for me to leave Manhattan for pizza it has to be as good as this place makes it. Second, this is still pizza and I'm not going to wait two hours for it. Once things calm down I'll go back. Ah, I miss the days when this place first opened, before the press and great reviews, when we could go and eat great pizza without the scene. Enjoy Lucali Pizza at least once so you know what great pizza is. * I want to add a short addendum to my review. I read a few other reviews of this place and it seems people are fighting to get in, and waiting several hours. People, we all enjoy good pizza. I put pizza near the top of my favorite foods list and I consider myself an elite pizza eater and highly esteemed pizza connoisseur. But people, you need a reality check if you are expending this kind if aggravation and energy on Pizza. Pizza! If you say you want to wait for a special nite at Babbo, OK maybe. But please, don't find yourself in a place in your life where you need to stress over pizza. It's only pizza. Reality check for the guy posting pizza photos from his iPhone on his blog in real time. read more

Go here. I almost don't want to say that because the line is already too long... but oh hell, I can't lie. It's worth the wait. It's worth the European schedule (i.e. they were closed for three weeks on vacaton this August). It's worth it ALL. The pizza is so fresh, there's really nothing else like it. The pies are loaded with basil - as if they've thrown a whole plant from the backyard on top.... the sauce must have been made by an Italian grandmother cooking away with her heart and soul in some secret kitchen ... the cheese is perfectly distributed and top notch... the crust is light and buttery and crispy on the edges. The toppings selection tend to change, based on what the freshest ingredients are that day... but my favorites are the mushrooms, sausage (small and spicy), hot peppers and eggplant. And when they have grilled artichocke hearts on special, do yourself a favor and get these too! Also... take note that I am not normally a calzone person. HOWEVER, Lucali's calzones are seriously the BEST calzones I've ever had. Hands down. Order it as an appitizer with garlic and sauce on the side. Or if you're just having a calzone and no pizza, get it loaded with your favorite ingredients. It comes out of the oven literally bubbling and bursting with cheesey flavor; the ricotta fresh and smooth and mellow. The service is wonderful too. The waitresses who work here are all adorabley Brooklyn, so friendly and sweet and helpful (and HOT according to my boyfriend's little brother, ha ha). And the fact that it's BYO only makes Lucali that much more appealing. Bring your favorite bottle of red, or six pack of beer, and go to town! read more

I've only had one meal better than this in my entire life. oh. my. God. get the garlic calzone. but starve yourself for a week before hand. the taste of the ricotta is a meditation in luxury. like sleeping in 1 billion thread Egyptian cotton, made from silk worms fed Kobe beef for months on end, living in sublime Japanese sunlight. get the mushrooms on your pie. you won't regret it. read more

Living away from my dear Brooklyn the past three years, I totally missed the boat on Lucali. Was brought here by two buddies last weekend and was properly introduced to this much-hyped place. We made it to the 'second seating' (really, you'll call us back to tell us when a table's free? ok!) and I enjoyed every minute of it. We ordered two pies- one with basil, another with shallots (stupid me- why didn't we just do one pie with two toppings? Is that even allowed?). Both were fantastic, of course. Ambience- nice and cozy. Great seeing the open kitchen and the folks at work. Pizza- delicious. Hype- a bit much. While I'm really glad I went, I honestly don't know if I would make a habit out of this. Good thing my old haunt Abilene was just around the corner to kill the time as we waited for our seat... read more

Best Pizza I've ever had; NYC or elsewhere. What can I say that hasn't already been said. I didn't write a review for the longest time in an attempt to keep this Carroll Garden's little secret. Fat chance. This place is always full and for good reason. The place is BYOB which helps take the edge off of the high cost of the pies. Don't fool around with all the other pretenders. This is the best pizza you will ever have. Make the trek. read more

Fantastic pizzas. Maybe it was the hunger talking, but it was worth the 2-hr wait! The four of us shared two pies and they were gone in less than 10 minutes. Perfect combination of cheese, sauce and crust. You know it's out of this world when you are planning your next trip. Can't wait to return! read more

If I could give Lucali 6 stars, I would. We've been back several times, and it's still incredibly good. But I'm re-reviewing to tell a little story. On our last visit, we had one slice left. We decided to take it home for breakfast, but, alas, the waitress dropped it on the way back to the kitchen. No big deal. Well, apparently it was, because they gave us a new pie to take home. Absurdly good pizza and generosity too. read more

Amazing New York style pizza. After many years thinking Lombardi's pizza is unbeatable, Lucali has definitely changed my mind. Fresh ingredients really make this pizza something else. My favorites now are Lucali, Lombardi's and Motorino (in no particular order). Keep in mind this place is BYOB. read more

Lucali - Pizza Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

We had dinner at this restaurant last night and we had the absolute worst dining experience of our lives. Not because of the food but because of the service. The service was cold, rude and down right vile. I believe the 2 servers were sisters, but they were absolute trash. We heard them screaming and yelling at 4 gentlemen in suits last night, right before closing. I believe because they were irritated these guys ordered pizza RIGHT BEFORE closing and supposedly these guys were blocking the door as one of the servers tried to walk through. Instead of saying excuse me, I heard one of the servers say get the F*k out of the way. Unbelievable. They were rude to me and my husband the entire time, as well. Look at the end of the day, if you're angry about your life and where you work either quit your job or don't take your miserable life out on your customers. Absolute trash. We'll never be back. Thank You! read more

Hospitality is a mess starting from the hosts. There is huge issue with managing bookings and sitting customers. The hosts was very rude and she is willing to get into arguments and put you in bad situation. Service was very poor with no servicing class. Food was below average. the hospitality need a lot of improvements. Prices on website are completely different than prices you pay at the spot (more expensive). Ain't worth it to waste your time for below average food and even worse service and hospitality. Definitely won't recommend. read more

visited Sun evening 6/1/08 This place has no signage, just an 8-1/2 x 11 piece of notebook paper low in the window with faded handwriting that says Lucali with the hours. No problem finding it though, since there was a crowd waiting outside. An hour and a half wait? No problem. We strrolled through the cute neighborhood then got a couple of beers from the corner store. Lucked out and got a two top with a perfect view of the pizza making table. All the staff, from the hostess to the waitresses, were really nice and seemed to truly want us to have the best experience. I was in heaven with the candlelight and the great music and watching this beautiful man (with tight white tshirt and flour up to the elbows of his muscular arms!) working the table. We ordered a pie with fresh basil plus a small calzone with garlic and a side of sauce. The pie was excellent with crust baked to bubbled perfection. But, we really made a mistake by ordering the small calzone. Omygod, it was the BEST calzone ever. Light and fluffy with a perfect crust. Looked like he made it with three cheeses. The blend was just awesome. Simple and complex at the same time. Really wish we ordered a large... Have to say they really have the whole package here - great staff, atmosphere and food! I've been raving about this place to everyone who'll listen to me. Can't wait to go back. read more

This place is altogether deserving of 5 stars. Yeah, they might be overdoing it a bit wit the rusticity, but why not? Some of the reviewers here simply don't get this place. The point is simplicity. There are two items on the menu and even the customizable one only has a few options. But each option is great. Allow me to clarify. This is a limited menu, but each ingredient is top notch. The mushrooms are fresh and sliced thinly, the pepperoni is spicy, the basil is sweet and crisp. Then there are the primary ingredients. The crust here is perfectly crisp and slightly cartelized on the outside and chewy on the inside. The sauce is tangy---some people complain it isn't seasoned--well, it tastes like tomatoes... like it's supposed to. And the cheese is incredibly good. I should say cheeses... The calzone really is genius. You have the almost sweet ricotta cheese inside (along with mozzarella), and then you dip it in tangy marinara with sharp parmesan. If you appreciate the simple flavors, its really good. So despite the hype, a large pizza and a calzone (a small one is big enough for two) run only $44. And on top of all that, the service was really johnny on the spot. AND, I was seated almost immediately. Five star experience all-around. Oh, and the waitress was a fox--hope I run into her again someday. read more

After several weeks of restaurant hopping in NY and having the indifferent, the ok and the average this was the worthy end. The best meal I have had in NY and one of the better ones I have ever had. We went on a Monday, slightly fearful of the rumored crowds. As we weaved there through the back streets of Carroll Gardens, I started getting a bit nervous. We had both read a lot about this place and it wouldn't take much to be let down. On a perfect early summer evening, warm enough for T Shirts and flip flops and perfect for a relaxed dribble through the streets we really wanted more than passable. The interior, as you will see from the pictures is a cut down wood tabled bistro; open straight onto the kitchen and the oven. It is probably one of the more romantic places I have eaten. Basically the place had me at "please wait 20 minutes". Then it owned me when the waitress offered to put my spare beers in the fridge. Then I gave it my soul when she checked after our first pizza when we wanted the chef to start on the calzone so the food was timed perfectly. And this was before the food. The plain pizza with basil was perfect. No point going further. The calzone was good, though not for me, too much ricotta and too little crude backstreet calzone action. Having been raised on thumping chunks of calzone that leak their ingredients all over the table it was a bit too classy. The plain pizza though.... Praise be. Everyone notes the prices. However, all of this cost us 46 dollars and we didn't need the calzone (and I have a hunger). For the breath of the experience it is a deal. Now the problem is I just have to force myself not to go back every night for the next 5 nights I am in NY. read more

I don't know how I haven't reviewed this place yet I've been here 4 times already and its has been amazing down to the last bite. Everything is so fresh and flavorful, the pizza and calzones are cooked to perfection. Staff is sooo nice, its BYOB and no extra charges. The place is cash only of course and the only downside is there is usually a long wait but they do take call a heads! ***Excellent date spot*** read more