I have been coming to this Pizza joint since I was 5 years old. I have never had a better slice in my life.
Now, I consider myself an objective man of taste. I remember the first time I had sushi at 9 years old and loved it, only to realize it was trash 20 years later when I got fresh Sashimi in Tokyo's fish market. I realize now how greasy and horrible my favorite Chinese Take-Out was and how getting it every week in my teenage years was a HUGE mistake.
But I've had pizza from every joint in Pelham, in the heart of Manhattan, up and down the East & West coast of our great nation, and even across the Atlantic Ocean in both Florence & Rome.
My friends, I have never had a better slice.
They make a good cheese slice. You know the kind. The one that gets the balance of cheese, sauce, and dough perfectly. The kind with those fresh ingredients cooked on a slice that's just thick enough. It's baked in an oven hot enough to keep the sauce moist but also have that satisfying crunch when you bite into the crust from underneath.
But their slices with the toppings though. That's where things get crazy.
The fresh ingredients used for the toppings are heaped on in helpings big enough to fill your belly but shop short of being gratuitous. You will NOT leave this establishment hungry. But you'll also not leave this place feeling like you just finished up some gratuitous, greasy burger challenge (there's chains for that in the next town over).
And the toppings they use are top notch. Italian Sausage, tomato with extra mozzarella slices, chicken parm, spinach Alfredo... there's just so many that offer those authentic Italian flavors. My favorite pizza is the Eggplant parm, but that's just me. They're all fantastic.
If they're serving dinner you can ask for a menu and sit down for table service. You can order wine with other more intimate, knife and fork oriented dishes. I've done this with my family many times but (to be honest) I couldn't tell you how any of the other dishes are. The fam always said everything they ever ate was delicious but I've never ordered anything else here other than the pizza.
...Oh wait that's not true. I just remembered that I got the escarole and beans here once 7 years ago and it was amazing. Never mind.
Anyway, do yourself a favor. Don't settle for Villaggio on the other end of main street, with it's over-sized restaurant side that segregates the pizza from the wine / dinner dishes. Don't do delivery from one of the greasy corner shops in town just because they'll bring it to your doorstep. And for goodness sake, DON'T do Digiorno! You owe it to yourself to drive downtown and get the real deal.
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