Mad Props for Brooklyn Pies
Time Out’s epic search for NYC’s ten tastiest pizzas turned up three Brooklyn-baked pies, including the (somewhat unsurprising) number-one choice: DiFara’s. And a devotee of the Midwood joint–Carroll Gardens native Mark Iacono, who crafts DiFara’s-style pies at newly-opened Lucali–garnered a lovely review in yesterday’s Times. All this critical attention to Brooklyn pies is reassuring in…
Time Out‘s epic search for NYC’s ten tastiest pizzas turned up three Brooklyn-baked pies, including the (somewhat unsurprising) number-one choice: DiFara’s. And a devotee of the Midwood joint–Carroll Gardens native Mark Iacono, who crafts DiFara’s-style pies at newly-opened Lucali–garnered a lovely review in yesterday’s Times. All this critical attention to Brooklyn pies is reassuring in the wake of Domino’s releasing its “Brooklyn-style” pizza, but that attention is also sure to make the already-packed Lucali impossibly crowded, as Slice NY notes. And while we’re on the subject, no reviewer ever seems to mention the precise time, in hours (at least two) that it already takes to get a pie at DiFara’s.
At the risk of driving droves of people there, what’s your fave Brooklyn pizza place? Any opinions on the exclusion of Grimaldi’s from the top ten? And DiFara’s is certainly delicious, but how long would you wait for a pie (or any foodstuff, for that matter)?
Topping the charts [Time Out NY]
Deep Brooklyn Roots and a Passion for Pizza [NY Times]
Lucali in the ‘New York Times’ [Slice]
Photo by Scaredy_Kat via Flickr
Sam’s on court is my favorite. You can also get a pie in 15 minutes instead of an hour or two. Try the garlic and ricotta pie too. For a slice id vote Fascati.
This place reviewed is great…long wait though and too many F&*#ing kids and strollers! Probably better to go a little later awhen they’re asleep.
Grimaldi’s is so overrated it’s unbeleiveable it’s recommended as much as it is….mediocre at best.
Another vote for fascatti’s here…
The place on Union is called like House of Pizza or something like that. Good pies.
What’s the name of the place on Union, on the other side of the BQE, southside, middle of the block? Best sauce on any slice I’ve ever had. I like the crust at Sam’s. Best overall though is Totonno’s. Had a pie there last week and it was the best meal of the year, so far. (And Grimaldi’s is way over-rated.)
I haven’t been to DiFara’s, but my vote is for Lucali’s. It’s way better than Lombardi’s or Grimaldi’s! My mouth waters when I think about it…mmmmmm….
DiFara’s is an adventure but worth the wait. Also I really like Amorina on Vanderbilt and go way out of my way to go there. The ingredients are extremely fresh and high quality and the specials are almost always very interesting. I like the Tricolore and also the pizza with fennel, oranges and mint. Much better than Franny’s which gets so much inexplicable press.
I second the Fascati vote (also great chicken and meatball parm heros); there’s another goodie on 3rd Ave and Carroll St in Gowanus — I don’t know their name, but I seem to remember that they moved there from Manhattan.
Anthony’s 14th/7th ave. Park Slope… yummy