The "Brick Oven" or Just a Fire Hazard? A Tony's Tragedy When a New Yorker craves NYC-style pizza, the expectations are higher than the Empire State Building. Unfortunately, my first visit to "Tony's Brick Oven" with my sister was less of a culinary dream and more of a charred nightmare. I was in the mood for a masterpiece; instead, I got a math lesson in how many things can go wrong at once. The bad taste started before we even saw a menu. The person who greeted us was remarkably rude, offering each of us snickering, condescending comments. We were unhappy from the get-go, and in hindsight, that was the warning shot. But because I had a singular, non-negotiable mission for pizza, we stayed. That was my first mistake. I started with an extra cheese pizza, but it arrived with a crust and bottom so burnt it could have doubled as charcoal for a summer BBQ. Then came the 'Margherita' slice--a term usually implying fresh mozzarella and basil. What did I find instead? A single, solitary slice of regular mozzarella cheese thrown on top like an afterthought. Like, really? As a self-proclaimed 'garlicky kind of girl' who enjoys eating garlic straight from the clove, I had high hopes for the garlic knots. Sadly, they weren't just burnt; they were hard enough to be classified as construction materials. To add insult to injury, they were completely devoid of actual garlic flavor. For someone who lives for that pungent, zesty kick, it was a heartbreak in dough form. The 'service' at the end was the cherry on top of this overcooked sundae. When it came time to pay, I handed over the cash, and the guy stood there with an expectant look, clearly waiting for a tip. Considering I was basically paying for the privilege of eating carbon, he got lucky I paid at all, let alone in cash. Tipping 15-20% is standard for satisfactory service, but for a meal this inedible, a tip was the last thing on the menu. This was one meal that definitely didn't earn its keep. Tony might have the brick oven, but someone needs to tell them that 'charred' and 'incinerated' are not the same thing. read more

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For starters, hubby ordered a rice ball and the counter guy cupped it full palm to toss into the oven. Then full palm cupped another one from the fridge to replace in the case. No tongs, no gloves, bare handed, after just handling a newspaper! Behind him another guy is making pizza, using his bare hands to grab handfuls of toppings from a bowl and drop them onto the dough, while using the very same ungloved hand to eat pieces of the topping as he's prepping. No gloves. When brought to the attention of the counter guy, he merely shrugged. (Big surprise there.) Before ordering I specifically asked if the Italian wedding soup had little meatballs in it and I was told YES. And this is what I got... little pieces of chopped SPAM. Seriously gross. When I arrived home I dumped it immediately, along with the riceball. Ugh. If you care anything at all about sanitary conditions DO NOT ORDER FOOD HERE. If you do, make sure your medical coverage is in order because you could end up in the E.R. Be smart, eat elsewhere! read more

Tony's Brick Oven - Italian wedding soup WITH SPAM - Pizza Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Fabulous pizza, sauce to cheese ratio is perfect. Delicious cheese and sauce. Fantastic undercarriage. Place is spotless and the staff couldn't be nicer. Four stars instead of five, because I thought the crust was a smidge doughy. Will definitely be going back read more

We frequent this quaint pizzeria at least once a week. The cold antipasto and pizza are by far the best we've had! Hands down! The antipasto salad has pickled veggies with fresh meats and cheeses expertly plated and then drizzled with balsamic dressing. A large can serve 3-4 people. Their dishes are prepared fresh and have a that Sunday dinner taste. Located on Bay Street in a small plaza-it's hard to miss, but when in the area support this family business. The owner and his family are so very nice! Thanks Gianna for always taking care of us! We love Tony's! read more

Very good food. We ordered some mozzarella sticks, grandma square, veggie slice and a mushroom slice. Everything was fresh delish.

Got two pizza slices - the square margarita and the veggie without cheese. Both were tasty and vegetable selection was great. The margarita has a good thin crust and the other had a deeper crust. It was quiet for Saturday at 1 pm but place was clean and staff friendly. Yes, could have been tastier in terms of crust and pizza sauce. But, for 8.5$ lunch, this is a classic American pizza place - and for that it delivers. The table has all you need to amp up your pizza - oregano, garlic, etc. read more

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Stayed at the Navy Lodge while visiting my daughter in NY, and the hotel recommended this pizza place then we recommended it to a fellow guests at the hotel because this pizza was phenomenal! Fast service and delicious food! Didn't eat inside but typical fast food pizza place vibe. On the main road of Staten Island so you can get your pizza and go back home o the lodge or have it delivered! read more

Tony's Brick Oven - Pepperoni pizza by the slice - Pizza Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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Overall I tend to like brick oven pizza, I have had this place recommended to me in the past and have gone but recently I have found the pizza to be burnt and the crust to be frankly way too hard to bite into. The service is nice and the staff is friendly and the vibes are probably nicer than your average pizzeria. However for me food is always the biggest thing and I have not had a pizza I liked from here in years and it hurt my mouth biting into this hard crust. read more

My family has chose Tony's as our go-to pizzeria since we moved here in 2009. Every time we ordered, it was absolutely delicious. Penne Vodka is fabulous, pizza tastes fresh, and garlic knots taste beautiful. Nice staff & pretty quick delivery. Interior looks great overall, but is a tad small. To sum it up, good food, good staff, pretty quick delivery, and nice interior when dining in. WOULD RECOMMEND! read more

Friendly great service and food always fresh and amazing I highly recommend Tony's brick oven Mario C read more

The Sicilian pie and the grandpa pies are great. Great crunch on the Sicilian square slice and nice sauce to cheese ratio. I have ordered delivery from here a few times now. The squares taste great leftover the next day as well. read more

Hands down the BEST margarita pie on Staten Island Quality is consistent every single time. Thin, crispy & full of flavor. read more

Tony's Brick Oven - 1. Margherita Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Staten Island, New York

I have been a customer of Tony's for 25 years. Tonight I ordered vodka sauce pie. It came with NO mozzarell. When I called him back to advise of this, he was very adamant to say I was lying, and that there was mozzarella on it. This is a 25 year customer. I had come back to pick the pie up. The driver came in my home and looked at the pie. The driver confirmed to me and my wife that there was no mozzarella on it. When I called Tonys back and I look at the pie? He still insisted there was mozzarella on it. He called me a liar and told me to goblank myself. He said what is driver know. I guess my wife, the driver and myself are all crazy. Angelo, which is his real name is stubborn and just can't admit he made a mistake. The 25 year customer this is I'll never order from him again. He is rude and nasty. usually a pizzeria. As far as Angelo goes, he is done with me signed off MONTE. read more

I ordered Grandpa on their website. And it was so good. The crust and the sauce a good balance. The service was smooth and fast. Also free delivery. Highly recommended read more

We were in Staten Island for 3 days and ate here twice!! Both times having the Margherita pizza. The crust was thin and crispy, just delicious. The service was great and our waiter was extremely patient and helpful with our questions. If we're ever in the area again we will definitely be back! read more

Very unprofessional. I called to place a order they spoke to me like i owned them money. Person on the phone had a nasty attitude yelled at me when i started giving him the phone number for the order while he asked me to. Everything is overpriced. Save urself the trouble of dealing with them!!! read more

Great atmosphere Tony is amazing. Pizza is on point even though I'm a Brooklyn pizza girly. Also really good entree dishes my fav is the penne vodka and the stuffed garlic knots read more

This was my first time here and the food was amazing. It's made fresh to and just the ambiance is great. Customer service is amazing. I would truly miss this place when I go back to Florida. I'm going to enjoy it every moment I can read more

Tony's Brick Oven - Shrimp Scampi - Pizza Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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We had a couple of paninis from here. They were fairly good by all accounts, but a bit pricey for the size. read more

Tony's Brick Oven - the front of the building - Pizza Near Me - Staten Island, New York

First off if I could give 10 stars I would. 5 is the most available to me so that is what I chose. To start, I only order chicken parmigiana, since that is my litmus test for all places. Their red sauce is so delicious, not too sweet not too acidic but pleasant on the tongue. The portion is large enough I did not feel hungry after. The chicken was absolutely breaded by hand, did not feel like frozen chicken like some places use. The driver was so nice and really appreciated my promptness to get to him, which I completely understand. Their price for chicken parm dinner was about in line with the rest of the island but for what you pay, the food is well worth it. I would not walk but run to your phone to order or walk in because this is a solid home run in food quality and service. thank you all who helped contribute to my meal last night! read more

Great pizza especially the regular slices and the Granma pizza but everything is excellent here. Eggplant parm hero, pepper and egg very good. The regular slices taste how pizza tasted when I was a kid. read more

Tony"s Brick Oven pizzeria and restaurant makes the best pizza on SI or anywhere, which is a pretty bold statement to make about NY pizza!! The prices are very reasonable- the hot sandwiches and heroes are big and generously filled. The calzone, which comes fried or baked, is also huge and filled to bursting with cheese. The garlic knots have real pieces of crushed garlic on them. I'm getting hungry...I'm on my way to call Tony's. It's just as easy to order online, btw, and the food is always delivered piping hot and quickly!!! read more

Consistent delicious pizza and awesome food options. One of my favorite spots on the island for lunch/dinner

Amazing This place has been stellar for many many years A staple with all local regulars in the dining area The food is amazing-fresh and homemade always The pizzas are scrumptious and the service is always genuine and perfection Angelo- way to go read more

I recently went in for a slice, when I received the slice I went to pay. I asked I believe it was the owner (who I've read about on other posts - older man with a thick mustache and glasses) how much it was. He said $3.60. I gave him a $5 he proceeded to give me .40 cents back and immediately turned around and walked into the back kitchen...and closed the door. I'm not going to get into an argument over $1 but that was just plain rude. I was brought up with manners so I will not speak rudely of him, but wanted others to know what type of service you may receive if you patronize this establishment. Thank you for helping me to see where NOT to spend my money. read more

This is near our house and we always either come here or order delivery. Angelo the owner makes you feel at home, the food is amazing and the portions are huge. You can tell he takes pride in him business and you can feel that from the minute you walk in the door. Our little girl love Angelo! read more

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First time ordered delivery from this place, the whole margaritas pizza was black except the topping. All I could taste was a burnt pizza. After two bites, we ended up throwing away the whole pie. I can't believe they would deliver a burnt pizza to customer. I would never order from them again. read more

We needed a quick dinner and Tony's was recommended to us. Glad we went as it was very good. We had garlic knots to start and they were fantastic!! Our meals that followed were each very good. We had subs and a Stromboli. Very generous portions and modestly priced. Staff was friendly and there was plenty of parking. I would definitely go back again. read more

I ordered pizza for myself for wife and I. The pizza came so burnt my dog wont eat it. I wanted to try it because of the good reviews, but... the calamari was good though. read more

Tony's Brick Oven - Burnt pizza - Pizza Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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My family has been going to Tonys Brick Oven for years. At least once a week we get a pie! Regular pie is excellent, Sicilian pie is out of this world! Will try to post some pictures next order :) Go for meatball or sausage toppings - or both! read more

First time here. I got take outs. Food was bomb even 45 mins after I placed the order (placed order at 1pm, picked up around 1.30pm got home at 1.45pm) the breads/food still crushy the outside , soft the inside. Food was perfectly baked, no overcooked or burn. Love their chicken parm on garlic bread. Soo good. I wish they put more chicken tho, and more stuffing in the rice ball too, just to balance the amount of rice/meat (my personal preference). Highly recommended. Staff was nice too. Even tho, he was a cashier and few mins of conversation. Definitely will come back. read more

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This place is good 9 out of 10 times, today was that 1 out of 10 where they just dropped the ball. The pizza had the wrong topping and the bottom/crust was completely burnt. It's just hard to believe they would even think of delivering a pizza to a customer that burnt. They're usually so good but they definitely messed up this time. read more

This is your not your typical "neighborhood" pizza spot. They're a restaurant too! And they have a good amount of people eating here for lunch or having dinner. After my hubby raved about this place(since he gets lunch here when working in the area) he finally bought me here during lunch one day. Staff is friendly and we manged to get a good seat. Ordered a chicken roll(to share) and some slices of pizza. They were nice enough to bring it to our table and we enjoyed our lunch with some cream sodas. The sauce they have is really good. It doesn't have an overpowering taste and goes great on anything. The pizza is nice and thin, not too thin that it's too crunchy but enough not to be doughy...you get me? Well if you do or don't you must try it for yourself. The chicken roll was good, i was actually thinking of not sharing my piece. On the next trip to SI I will make sure to order my own. I saw some tables with pasta, and they were really enjoying it. So maybe next time we'll pick some up and give them a try. Overall, good food and good service so we will be returning. read more

Tony's Brick Oven - Can you see that steam!!!!!! - Pizza Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Worst pizza ever i paid $65 for two pizzas, I got it both so crispy u cant even bite into it, no one ever should eat here everyone is rude when you can call them and tell them the pizza was to crispy they hang up in your face so disrespectful! read more

Always a pleasure going to this old school favorite. Food is fantastic. Enjoy this place like home. The Brick oven pizza is a must. 10/18 read more

Tony's makes the best Grandma pizza on Staten Island. Not to mention the garlic knots! The only place worth crossing the bridge to Staten Island. read more

I love Tony's - it is the only pizza that comes close to the pizza I knew from my childhood. The generous amount of cheese, the homemade-tasting sauce and the crust you can fold over...but the last several times I ordered a pie, the dough has a strange taste..almost the taste of cleaning solution they may be using on the counters or in the 'fridge where the dough is kept. Maybe it is the boxes absorbing some kind of taste. I am dying to order a pie - I did one last time, months ago, hoping the problem would be gone, but it wasn't. I wonder if it is some kind of cleaning agent used because of this Wuhan situation or maybe I am wrong, and it is some kind of damp, moldy place where the boxes are stored. I hope no offense is taken - I love the guys who work there. They are so warm and friendly on the phone and I would love nothing more than to continue supporting my local pizza restaurant with my business! read more

I had a very unpleasant experience with who seemed to be the owner of this pizza joint. From what I've read below his name is Angelo. Here it goes. That very day I was given the go ahead by my oral surgeon (I had bone surgery 4 days prior) to eat regular food so on my way home I stopped at Tony's. My mouth was still swollen and I was still unable to make many normal facial expressions, but who cares, I was ordering pizza and garlic knots for my boyfriend and I. I ordered 2 slices from the young man behind the counter and when he stepped away Angelo walked up. I asked Angelo to add 3 garlic knots to my order. Angelo says, "What order?". I tell him "the order I just placed with the man behind you". Angelo says, "how am I supposed to know that?" I'm thinking to myself, JUST GET ME MY GARLIC KNOTS GUY, but I refrain because well, I have manners. Then Angelo puts the pizza box on top of the counter and to call me over says, "Ok smiley it's $17.75." Clearly he was being sarcastic, and quite frankly very rude and upsetting, because I PHYSICALLY COULD NOT SMILE. So I pay him and I say, "I'm not smiling because I just had oral surgery and cannot move my face." As I was walking out I heard a woman say to him, "I guess you won't be saying that to anyone else anytime soon" and Angelo replied, "why not?" I was only at Tony's on 1 other occasion and was reminded why I never went back there. And to think I paid $17.75 for 2 slices of pizza and 3 garlic knots and I ended up leaving there on the verge of tears. Forget about Tony's and head over to Pizza Mia - everything they have there (pizza, garlic knots, service, price, etc) is better. read more

I absolutely love this place the pizza is great and spaghetti & Meatballs are amazing !I love when I walk into a business and I'm greeted with genuine service also love that the owner Remembers me that I'm from California visiting and this place is my final dinner before I go back home . read more

I feel so out of place with my review but I really wasn't feeling it as much as I really wanted to. I pass this pizzeria like 5x a day an I only been in here 1x an that time I ordered to go. OK, I order 2 pies 1 pepperoni for my boys which they loved an looked really good. Second was a margarita pie which was decent not on of the best pies I've had but it was ok!! Little under flavored sauce for my liking no much salt in it I guess. Order calamari, I don't eat seafood but my son an husband does, they weren't empresses either, I felt bad an disappointed for them. I hear so many great thing about this place an I wanted to like it so bad, I guess I'll give them one more try an see if it does it for me. read more