Comments on: Taster’s Cherce

By: ehmccauley

ehmccauley — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:36:27 +0000

(Thel, I see that I never got back to you about Joba apparel, or anything Joba-related in these parts. There is nothing about any individual players; I have seen some Jeter t-shirts and plenty of Yankees hats and that’s about it. That said, a lot of the college boys in this town have NY or Boston hats probably because they’re fashionable. I have met one young woman–she has a blue Prius with a Yankees license-plate frame, exactly like our blue Prius–who regularly goes to Yanks games in KC and Arlington.)

Our quest for New York-style pizza brought us to Broken Arrow, where we met Larry, the owner of Uncle Vinny’s Pizzeria. Yankees memorabilia, photos of NYC, and Frank Sinatra songs on the jukebox were good signs, but even better was talking to Larry, who is a native of Connecticut. Before I met my wife, she lived in New Haven and went to Modern Apizza on State about once a week. Anyway, Larry was a character. He asked, “What brought youse guys out here?” It was so nice to hear that after, ah, listening to the dialect here for the past six months. Some fool student of my wife’s actually told her that she had “an accent.”

Uncle Vinny’s was no Modern A, but it was pretty darn good for Oklahoma, where people seem to like their pizzas doughy and way cheesy (the antithesis of NY style). Larry gave us a cannoli on the house.

Eric

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:03:58 +0000

[6] Mariella’s Pizza, Eight Avenue between W56th-57th on the east side of the street. Crowded space, but good pizza. There’s another one on Lexington @ E70th by Hunter College. Also Original Ray’s on the corner of 3rd Ave and St. Mark’s Place in East Village (by Cooper Union) is good. Then there’s a place on Broadway @ W88th that’s tight. Unfortunately, most of the good pizza makers have retired and/or moved out of town, so it’s hard to find great pizza in Manhattan anymore.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:06:26 +0000

[9]　：） Can we get this game going through the whole season?

“It’s pretty obvious that Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO should stop for a miso-ramen on the way home. After all, after 4 bottles of nihonshu, the ramen is sure to settle him down and in no way make him ill in the middle of the night”

Rob Neyer, ESPN Japan Analyst

(inside joke for Boatzilla if he’s out there reading!)

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:57:34 +0000

“New York pizza sucks.”

Rob Neyer/ ESPN Food Critic

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:06:57 +0000

Oh god, it’s 10am here and now I am consumed with thoughts of New York pizza…though it’s got to be from Brooklyn (well, MAYBE the Bronx, but definately NOT Mangattan..)

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:44:13 +0000

pizza IS the perfect food! and my favorite. it definitely fills me up though. i have a great pizza joint here in atlanta. 2 full slices and an excellent salad. that, and endless refills of barq’s root beer and i’m super full. i’m looking forward to real NY pizza this weekend though! : )

sam’s sounds like my kinda place. i see a coca-cola sign before the counter, but it also looks like there are pepsi products on display, just below it.

if the pizza alone doesn’t fill you up, some places have good breadsticks… i sprinkle parm cheese, garlic powder (sometimes) and cover my slices in hot crushed red pepper. mmmm, spicy!

By: ny2ca2dc

ny2ca2dc — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:57:02 +0000

I was in NYC for 36 hours or so over the weekend. Took the MegaBus from DC. Wanted some pizza on Sunday afternoon but didn’t have time. When we got home to DC, starving at about 8pm, we ordered Dominoes because they have an online ordering system that takes like 2 seconds and we were tired. And now Alex Belth has to go and add insult to the missed-NYC-pizza injury. sheesh!

Any good pizza in midtown (or anywhere in Manhattan), for the next time I’m there?

By: hiscross

hiscross — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:20:25 +0000

Producers work alone. They are the heart and soul of this country. NY Pizza is the best in the
world, with Connecticut a close 2rd.

By: rbj

rbj — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:08:07 +0000

I am so jealous. Real NY pizza. Nothing like anywhere else in the world.

By: RagingTartabull

RagingTartabull — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:29:28 +0000

I hear ya, Sam’s definitely has a “Sal’s Famous” feel…all thats missing is a Wall of Fame and Radio Raheem.

that and I’m pretty sure Sam is Albanian, but thats ok.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:22:35 +0000

Sal’s is my regular spot. I just loved the no-frills comforting goodness of Sam’s. Right on the money.

By: RagingTartabull

RagingTartabull — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:20:04 +0000

this was my spot when I lived on Godwin, its the definition of “no frills” but for a slice and a coke you could do a hell of a lot worse.

Salvatore’s up on Riverdale is still the best in the neighborhood though