Pomodoro, Soho

Address: 51 Spring Street (at Mulberry)
Purchase: Vodka Pizza (House Specialty)
Price: $13 medium, $15.95 large
Pizza Rating:


We stopped by Pomodoro's with a huge crowd on Thursday night after Lincoln's reading in the final round of the L Magazine Literary Upstart competition (Yay, Lincoln!). We (of course) ordered their house special, the Vodka Pizza. It smelled good, it tasted pretty good (maybe a little bland), but we hated the crust. It was some seriously thick, bready crust. Really distracted from the sauce and cheese. I felt like I was eating a pizza sub, rather than a slice of pizza. However, our waitress was very nice, and they serve pitchers of beer, so we were happy. I would definitely try a slice yourself when you are nearby.


Steamy hot vodka sauce. Yum!


AJ, Soraya, Lincoln's friends from Columbia, and Lincoln, while we're placing our order.

Tony's Pizza Spot, Clinton Hill

Address: 431 Dekalb Avenue at Classon
Purchase: 3 regular slices
Price: $1.90 each ($12 for a whole pie)
Pizza Rating:


Tony's pizza is of a different caliber than the usual neighborhood pizza-by-the-slice joint. Rather than a scalded, greasy layer of cheese over sweet, tasteless red sauce and a soggy, thin crust (e.g. Mariella's), our slices from the Pizza Spot (fresh from the oven) had a springy, doughy crust, (still thin, but thicker than usual), yummy sauce and some good cheese. When I finished, my hunger was satisfied and I didn't feel like it was at my arteries' expense. I am curious to find out how long Tony's has been around. Though right next to Pratt, his clientele seemed pretty local. Thanks to Brooklyn Stableboy (Bruno's new dog-walker!) for the recommendation!


AJ and Bruno head over to Tony's.


The view inside Tony's. (Note: It may look like he's at the pizza oven, but he's actually watching America's Funniest Home Videos on a small TV).


A classy Saturday night dinner: pizza, paper towels, and a 16 oz. Budweiser.

Mariella Pizzeria

Address: 965 Lexington Avenue between 70th and 71st
Purchase: 1 regular slice
Price: $2.25
Pizza Rating:


Mariella's caught my eye on a walk to the post office during my lunch break. It seems to be a pretty busy place, close to Hunter College. There were still some people in line even though it was already two o'clock. They have a very large, clean, and tiled seating section, and very friendly pizza-makers. My plain slice was served up quickly, scalding hot, which means it was nice and fresh... which unfortunately also means I can't blame its poor quality on its sitting under heat lamps too long, (which I like to do when I like the place but not the pizza). The cheese was seriously greasy (see photo), the crust was extremely thin, and the sauce was so hot that the cheese was just sliding all over the place. On my way out, however, I saw their takeout menu, boasting their "best GRANDMA in Manhattan." I didn't notice any grandma slices, so it is quite possible that this claim is true, and the grandmas sold out at 11:30. Maybe I'll go back and try it next time I'm over there.




That is one shiny slice of pizza!

NYPD "Pie-racy"

It's always exciting when pizza is the cover story of a daily paper. It's even more exciting when the headlines are full of "cheesy" puns. Apparently this Florida franchise is not the only case of NYPD "pie-racy." This flickr post conveniently links to all the details.

Mario's Pizzeria, Clinton Hill

Address: 141 Greene Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Purchase: Two plain slices
Cost: $3.50
Pizza Rating:

I really wanted to give Mario's a higher rating than 2.5--they were friendly, the slices were cheap, and there was a window for ordering outside so I didn't have to pick up Bruno and carry him while I was inside. However, my two slices were totally blah. They were both sort of soggy and not very flavorful. Mario's is not a high volume pizza place, the two slices that I got for dinner looked like they had been sitting there since lunch time. I don't think I would every go back to Mario's for slices but I would certainly order a whole pie from them. Their pizza would be quite good if ordered fresh.