StreetLevel: Slope's Best Pie?
A Brooklynian thread has word of a pizza place on 4th Avenue and 17th Street that’s been garnering a lot of Internet buzz since opening a few months ago. A reviewer on Slice says Pepe’s Pizza & Panini offers “a stand-up pie that’s miles beyond that of any conventional-oven pizzeria currently operating in the neighborhood,”…
A Brooklynian thread has word of a pizza place on 4th Avenue and 17th Street that’s been garnering a lot of Internet buzz since opening a few months ago. A reviewer on Slice says Pepe’s Pizza & Panini offers “a stand-up pie that’s miles beyond that of any conventional-oven pizzeria currently operating in the neighborhood,” and it has plenty of admirers on Chowhound. Has anyone checked this place out?
New Pizza Place – Peppe’s Pizza [Brooklynian] GMAP
Peppe’s Pizza & Panini [Slice]
Pepe’s P & P (Park Slope’s Best Pizza…Shhhh…) [Chowhound]
The House of Fried Calzone on Union St. off of Columbia has them all beat hands down. Deep Fried Calzones, an upside down slice, and the rice balls can’t be beat.
And 3:59 “It is clearly the best pie in Park Slope but then again thats like saying it has the best bagels in Boston.” What the hell are you talking about?
I read the thread on Chowhound and ordered my first pie from Peppe’s last week. After seeing the raves, I ordered the Grandma’s Pizza, and sadly, it was not very good. The sauce was more crushed tomatoes than an actual “sauce.” And the crust wasn’t anything to write home about. The owners seemed nice and I wanted the pizza to be good, I really did. Maybe I’ll give them another chance once the buzz dies down a bit and they get more into their groove. Hope you guys have better pizza luck!
For pie in the Slope, I agree with Action Jackson. I love Pizza Plus. Pizza connoisseurs may balk, and I’ll admit it’s not the best pizza place in the world–I wouldn’t suggest pilgrimages if you’re not from the nabe, but it’s a nice family business and they make a solid pie.
Based on these raves I ordered a pie tonight for the family. Pretty damn good, though the guy screwed up my order and gave me a 1/2 pepperoni 1/2 eggplant when I’d ordered a half-pepp/half-plain (thought it seemed a tad pricey!). Also, for all the folks who went on about how friendly “Mike” is, I found him kinda grumpy. But we’re all entitled to bad days… I’ll definitely be back.
Pino’s on 7th between 1st and 2nd is better than Smiling…
Pizza Plus on 12th and 7th Ave (the new and improved post fire) makes my top list. Lenny’s on 5th and Prospect used to be the shit, but totally down hill after the old man retired. The son’s not quite living up to the family tradition…
Will have to try this place though, despite the awful locale.
I’m with you 16th streeter – I just moved to this neighborhood 3 months ago – 16th street as well, and i keep finding my self pleasantly surprised with the stuff that keeps popping-up right under my nose.
Well then why is Buscemi always mentioned in relation to Smiling Pizza?????
What else is happening less than a block from my apartment that I don’t know about?
Does John Turturro own John’s Pizza?