I approached this place with a little trepidation. There were quite a few high recommendations for it, but probably just as many negatives. Interestingly, the naysayers admitted that the pizza was good, but referred to the place as, basically, a dark, dingy, dirty, hole in the wall, with unkempt, dirty waiters and cooks who you didn't want near your food. Now, there are some other restaurants, even another pizzeria, with the El Griego name, albeit unrelated to this one, so I'm wondering if those negative reviews were about one of those spots and the reviewers simply mistook one for the other without thinking about the address. This is a large, brightly lit place, with windows on two sides, gleaming clean, and with professionally attired waitstaff. It did take them a little while to get the order to the table, but it was, I'd say, worth the wait. The fugazzetta con queso has a great crust, delicious cheese, and a decent amount of onions. I'd rather they were a little more charred, but they were at least cooked through. The strongest marks from all concerned were for the jamón y morrones pizzas, with more than one reviewer pointing out that they don't use the usual lunchmeat boiled ham slices. Indeed, this is more like a thin slice of Italian capicola laid across the pizza wedge and then topped with a lovely slice of roasted pepper. It's really good. read more

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