Category New York
L&B Spumoni Gardens– A Fabulous Pizza Factory in Brooklyn
Given that Brooklyn is currently the most-happening New York City borough, it’s easy to skip over the old haunts in favor of its new trendy districts. One old area is the busy commercial district that runs along 86th Street. The Pizza Snob found his way there one Saturday morning to finally visit one of the Holy […]
Times Square’s Famous Original Ray’s Pizza—Location, Location, Location!
The Snob has already taken a poke at all the pizza places in New York City that use the name Ray’s. One of these is the Famous Original Ray’s Pizza situated a few blocks north of bustling Times Square. According to their website, this branch of Ray’s has been in business since 1964 and includes […]
Grimaldi’s in Brooklyn– Pizza Landmark Lives Up to Its Reputation
Despite all the great pizza places the borough has to offer, when you tell someone you are going for pie in Brooklyn, they assume you are going to Grimaldi’s. The Snob was long overdue for his maiden visit to the place. Just before Thanksgiving, I was back in town and sought to rectify this situation. […]
UPDATE: Famous Roio’s Pizza—The Original Ray’s Pizza in New York City Closes
Original Review: 07/08/12 News Story: 09/03/12 News Story: 10/16/12 Previous Rating: ***** Near Perfection The Pizza Snob is sad to hear that Manhattan’s Famous Roio’s Pizza has closed. As first reported in Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York blog site, the day before Thanksgiving would have been your last chance to get a great slice at the […]
NY Pizza Suprema, New York, NY – Is it Really the Best Slice in Manhattan?
Following the lead of the Slice Harvester, I set out to taste the pie at NY Pizza Suprema in Midtown Manhattan across from Madison Square Garden. Harvester is the Brooklyn dude who visited and blogged about eating at every pizza joint in the City. He gave Suprema his only perfect score. On their website you […]
New York Penn Station’s Finest—Don Pepi Pizza
Being back in the City for me means two things: live music and pizza. In town for a show, I parked the car down in the Village and hopped on an uptown train with plans of first checking out two pizza joints recommended to me by my readers. The first was Don Pepi Pizza which […]
John’s of Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village–Coal-Fired Pizza Delight
Knowing that John’s of Bleecker Street would be closing at 11:30 p.m., Music City Mike kept an eye on his watch during the final moments of the Dave Alvin show at the City Winery. Unable to find a phone booth, I hurriedly transformed into my Pizza Snob identity during my brisk walk through the Village. […]
Patsy’s Pizzeria – Legendary Pizza Perfection in East Harlem
After finishing our business meeting midday in Manhattan, it was easy to entice my business associate from Tennessee into a New York City pizza experience for dinner. Since we would be attending the Yankee game that evening, my bucket list indicated it was finally time for me to visit the legendary Patsy’s Pizzeria in East […]
Greenwich Village’s Percy Pizza – Pretty Good for Only a Buck!
Last year, I was fairly certain that my one and only experience with New York City dollar pizza at St. Mark’s 2 Bros. Pizza would be my last. However, I was intrigued enough by a recent Village Voice story heralding Percy Pizza as the best dollar slice in the City to give it a try. […]
Manhattan’s Bleecker Street Pizza – Another Page from the Classic Slice Textbook
The time for another trip back to New York City had come upon me. While my pizza planning for the week was still underdeveloped, I had long decided that Bleecker Street Pizza in Greenwich Village would be my first stop. Despite this joint’s slew of “Best Pizza in New York” and celebrity accolades, my visit […]
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