Tag Archives: New York-style pizza
Rivoli Pizza II—New York City Street Slice Perfection on Hudson Street
It was time for the Pizza Snob to return to pizza basics on the streets of Manhattan—the epicenter of the New York slice. Earlier this year, I had a nightmarish adventure when I discovered that my passport was expired the night before I was travelling to London. Faith and perseverance however led to a happy […]
Vinny’s N.Y. Pizza—A Quick Slice with Free Parking in Midtown Atlanta
When I planned to test-drive some new pizza joints on my annual summer visit to ATL, I expected to encounter the usual local hurdles of traffic and parking. This year was no different, and the mad Friday afternoon congestion limited me to only a single stop. But imagine my surprise when I found free fifteen-minute […]
UPDATE: Pizza Changeover in Spring Hill, TN–Samboli’s Space is Now Nelly’s
Original Review: 12/20/12 PIZZA SNOB RATING **** Near Perfection On a recent trip south to Spring Hill, my visit to a new pizza place, Nelly’s Italian Cafe, found that it was a takeover of the former site of Samboli’s Family Restaurant and Pizzeria. Nelly’s has a new ownership with ties to Nashville’s Joey’s House of […]
Nelly’s Italian Cafe—Ownership Change for Spring Hill, TN Pizza Location
The Pizza Snob doesn’t venture much into the Southern Williamson County town of Spring Hill. The last time was to help my son, The Kid, buy a car, and this time it was to help support a friend’s efforts to restore an old fire engine called Fire Belle. It was a mere coincidence that both […]
New York Pizza in Homewood, Alabama – A Place That Just Doesn’t Live Up to Its Name
If I behave myself, Mrs. Pie will let me stop for pizza along I-65 on our annual vacation drive to the Florida Panhandle. Timing has it that going down we stop in Montgomery while coming back it’s Birmingham. My pre-screened pick for this year’s return trip was the enticingly-named New York Pizza in Homewood, a […]
Joey’s Pizza Truck—Nashville’s Best Pizza Goes Mobile
When local radio station Lightning 100 kicked off the sixth season of its Live on the Green outdoor concert series, there was a new addition to the line-up of food trucks parked along Deaderick Street. Joey’s on Wheels, the pizza truck run by Joey’s House of Pizza, was there doing a brisk business. At usual […]
UPDATE: Enzo’s Italian Restaurant—Still the Best on Florida’s 30-A
Original Review: 10/07/12 Previous Rating: ***1/2 Working On A Good Thing Two summers ago, The Pizza Snob travelled across the Florida Panhandle’s Highway 30-A looking for good pizza. Hands down, the most authentic and tastiest pie I found was at Enzo’s Italian Restaurant. Previously located on the west end of 30-A in Santa Rosa Beach, […]
Panama Pizzeria—The Death of a Slice in Panama City Beach
During our annual beach vacation in the beautiful Florida Panhandle, Mrs. Pie had a need to go to the mall. Since we were staying on the east end of 30A, that meant we would take a trip over to the mega Pier Park outdoor shopping center in Panama City Beach. On the drive over I […]
John’s Pizzeria of Times Square—Combining Coal with Tradition
In the last quarter century, New York City has noticeably bettered its appearance. The actions of wise visionary leadership atop a robust economy have led to an influx of new commerce and an enhanced infrastructure. Both have helped ooze out a great deal of the crime, sleaze and filth that once made NYC an undesirable […]
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