Best Pizza in NY??? [Archive] - Dallas Cowboys Forum

ninja

06-01-2010, 09:18 PM

An Italian limo driver who grew up in NY told me the best pizza is at Lombardi's. I think it is in Manhattan or Lower Manhattan. I haven't been there yet. I might try it in a couple of weeks when I go to The City.

Best pizza I have had so far was in some small Italian pizzeria in Amberg, Germany. Unbelievable. The pizza here in NJ, about an hour south of NYC, is really good.

CowboyFan74

06-01-2010, 09:21 PM

The Original Ray's, if you can figure out which one it is...

Romo 2 Austin

06-01-2010, 09:26 PM

Its all overrated. I've had pizza I enjoyed more everywhere I went, Penn, NJ. Every state i've eaten Pizza in i've liked more

Alumni2k11

06-01-2010, 09:55 PM

I'll be in NY in a few months so I'm interested in this as well.

Faerluna

06-01-2010, 10:03 PM

There are about eleventy billion pizza places in Manhattan. If you're just looking for a slice, go anywhere that you can see them making the pies. chances are, it will be fine.

Personally, I know of one Ray's pizza (again, there's a boatload of Rays, all of which are the "original") on 6th Avenue and 11th Street in the Village that was really good the last time I was there.

The other good places I know are all up in Westchester County (30-45mins north), which isn't very helpful if you're in the city.

Aggie87

06-01-2010, 10:14 PM

IF you are out in Brooklyn, check out L&B Spumoni Garden - excellent!!

theebs

06-01-2010, 10:51 PM

The best pizza in ny is not in the city. Its in Utica.

One of the first pizzerias in the entire country and the best pizza I have ever had anywhere, not to mention the tomato pie.

http://www.oscugnizzos.com/

skineets is the best there is. I am not trying to be a homer but in this case I will be. you can get the kind of pizza they make in NY city in any city or small town in the country.

But there is only one O'scugnizzo's...(Skineets)

TheCount

06-01-2010, 11:08 PM

lol, do you want the best pizza in NY or do you want the best PIZZA in NY next to Columbus University and Yankee Stadium? Very different questions.

CliffnMesquite

06-01-2010, 11:18 PM

What makes pizza better in NY than in say New Mexico or Galveston?

CowboyFan74

06-01-2010, 11:24 PM

What makes pizza better in NY than in say New Mexico or Galveston?

Because the majority of the pizza we get in the South is from a franchise. Once in a while you can find a restaurant that makes their pizza truly from scratch, mom and pop type places. Otherwise you gotta go where it all started in this country and that is NY.

Like trying to find decent Mexican food up north, very rare...

Hostile

06-02-2010, 12:08 AM

What makes pizza better in NY than in say New Mexico or Galveston?There is a pizza place here in Tucson that every New Yorker I know here swears is just like the pizza back in New York. I have had it. I don't think it is as good as my favorite place here.

That place is called Zachary's and everyone I have ever taken there agrees it is the best pizza they have ever had.

The first time I took my brother as we were walking up he said, "this place is a dive."

I replied, "yes it is, and this dive has the best pizza you will ever eat."

I have friends from out of town, who every time they come to town to visit they insist we get a pizza from Zachary's. Every time.

The last thing I will say about pizza is to quote a good friend Chris. "Pizza is like sex. When it's good, it's really good. When it's bad, it's really good."

Amen.

Sam I Am

06-02-2010, 08:15 AM

The absolute best pizza I've had here was actually in Weehawken, NJ. It was a small dive that had an actual brick oven.

There is a place on Greenwich Ave. in Greenwich, CT called the Pizza Factory. They actually sold out and aren't quite as good as they were a couple of years ago. There pizza was really good.

None of these are NYC though.

As for NYC, they all serve New York style pizza and are all pretty much made the same exact way, you can practically go anywhere and get it and it will pretty much taste the same. It's good, but my favorite is thin crust (the crackery crust), but that is really hard to find here.

For NY style pizza, there are only really three things that could make one differ form the other. The oven it's cooked in, the dough it's made with and the tomato sauce. Very few of them don't use prepackaged ingredients. Those that don't will probably have better pizza. They are just far and few between.

Sam I Am

06-02-2010, 08:17 AM

Because the majority of the pizza we get in the South is from a franchise. Once in a while you can find a restaurant that makes their pizza truly from scratch, mom and pop type places. Otherwise you gotta go where it all started in this country and that is NY.

Like trying to find decent Mexican food up north, very rare...

Real Mexican food you CAN find here, but thats the problem. Real Mexican food is bland. It's Tex-Mex that is good. The main difference between Mexican food and Tex-Mex is Tex-Mex has a lot more flavor.

All Mexican restraunts here are bland, but thats all I can get for my Mexican food fix.

Yeagermeister

06-02-2010, 08:30 AM

Call Pizza Hut :laugh2:

CowboyFan74

06-02-2010, 11:46 AM

Real Mexican food you CAN find here, but thats the problem. Real Mexican food is bland. It's Tex-Mex that is good. The main difference between Mexican food and Tex-Mex is Tex-Mex has a lot more flavor.

All Mexican restraunts here are bland, but thats all I can get for my Mexican food fix.

Where is here? I grew up on the border (Laredo) and when I moved to San Antonio (Only 150 mi North) I had a hard time finding decent Mexican food.

Edit: I just noticed NYC..

DA FAN

06-02-2010, 05:12 PM

Call Pizza Hut :laugh2:

LOL...

I actually prefer a local place called Panjos pizza.

Just thought I'd try some pizzerias while up there in NYC..:D

CowboyFan74

06-02-2010, 05:32 PM

LOL...

I actually prefer a local place called Panjos pizza.

Just thought I'd try some pizzerias while up there in NYC..:D

Let us know which pizza place you try up there..:D

Bob Sacamano

06-02-2010, 06:10 PM

Ask Rampage. He's the pizza eater here.

Hostile

06-02-2010, 06:27 PM

Real Mexican food you CAN find here, but thats the problem. Real Mexican food is bland. It's Tex-Mex that is good. The main difference between Mexican food and Tex-Mex is Tex-Mex has a lot more flavor.

All Mexican restraunts here are bland, but thats all I can get for my Mexican food fix.Mexican food is not bland. I grew up on the Mexican border and have eaten in Mexico all my life. I don't know what crap they are feeding you, but it isn't real Mexican food if it is bland. Probably some bad British version, because their food is bland.

vta

06-02-2010, 06:52 PM

Mexican food is not bland. I grew up on the Mexican border and have eaten in Mexico all my life. I don't know what crap they are feeding you, but it isn't real Mexican food if it is bland. Probably some bad British version, because their food is bland.

:laugh2:
British version.

Mexican up here in the NE is nothing impressive. At least I haven't gone to any that are. I've gone to some places that claim to be authentic Mexican', but all I can figure is higher grade meat than Taco Bell.

If there is a difference between Quesadilla, Taco, Burrito & Fajita, aside from how they appear, I don't know what it is. Just shredded meats wrapped in some form of tortilla, hard or soft, with cheese, onions, etc... and guac on the side. The same dish, molded differently and called something else.

Bob Sacamano

06-02-2010, 06:55 PM

:laugh2:
British version.

Mexican up here in the NE is nothing impressive. At least I haven't gone to any that are. I've gone to some places that claim to be authentic Mexican', but all I can figure is higher grade meat than Taco Bell.

If there is a difference between Quesadilla, Taco, Burrito & Fajita, aside from how they appear, I don't know what it is. Just shredded meats wrapped in some form of tortilla, hard or soft, with cheese, onions, etc... and guac on the side. The same dish, molded differently and called something else.

There's your answer. I bet the best ethnic restaurants would be Cuban food.

vta

06-02-2010, 07:00 PM

There's your answer. I bet the best ethnic restaurants would be Cuban food.

I've never tried Cuban, but the Spanish Restaurants are awesome.
I don't like the city of Newark, but the Spanish Tavern and Iberian Peninsula are some awesome restaurants and worth the trip.

Iberia has had rodizio for a very long time, and it's the best I've had.

DA FAN

06-02-2010, 07:37 PM

:huh:

How did this go from a Pizza to Mexican food topic???

:huh:

theebs

06-02-2010, 08:00 PM

:huh:

How did this go from a Pizza to Mexican topic???

:huh:

its because of the oil spill.

DallasCowpoke

06-02-2010, 08:21 PM

How did this go from a Pizza to Mexican topic???

Damn Liberals were afraid to check their paper's and they over-ran the thread!

Sam I Am

06-03-2010, 07:54 AM

Mexican food is not bland. I grew up on the Mexican border and have eaten in Mexico all my life. I don't know what crap they are feeding you, but it isn't real Mexican food if it is bland. Probably some bad British version, because their food is bland.

Maybe you were eating Tex-Mex on the boarder and didn't know it. :p: Well, either that or you suffer from what we refer to as "The Ragu Effect". Which basically is when someone thinks crap is good because all they ever had was crap! :laugh2: (It obviously got it's name because someone thought Ragu was good, because they've never actually had a good spaghetti sauce)

I've eaten all kinds of Mexican from Texas, New York, New Mexico and in many locale in Mexico itself. My bothers ex-wife was an illegal alien before they were married. It is without question my opinion that *real* Mexican food is bland.

Give me Tex-Mex or give me death! :laugh2:

EDIT: Oh, there is one other options that may have happen when you were eating Mexican food. You applied salt liberally before you ate it! :)

Sam I Am

06-03-2010, 07:56 AM

:huh:

How did this go from a Pizza to Mexican food topic???

:huh:

You are talking to a bunch of Texans. Most Texans love Mexican food. Thats how!

Hostile

06-03-2010, 08:37 AM

Maybe you were eating Tex-Mex on the boarder and didn't know it. :p: Well, either that or you suffer from what we refer to as "The Ragu Effect". Which basically is when someone thinks crap is good because all they ever had was crap! :laugh2: (It obviously got it's name because someone thought Ragu was good, because they've never actually had a good spaghetti sauce)

I've eaten all kinds of Mexican from Texas, New York, New Mexico and in many locale in Mexico itself. My bothers ex-wife was an illegal alien before they were married. It is without question my opinion that *real* Mexican food is bland.

Give me Tex-Mex or give me death! :laugh2:

EDIT: Oh, there is one other options that may have happen when you were eating Mexican food. You applied salt liberally before you ate it! :)You think I ate Tex Mex food on someone who was renting from me? No, I think I would remember that.

Menudo is bland? Posole is bland? Cocido is bland? Anything cooked with chili is bland? Chicharones are bland? Barbacoa is bland? Birrea is bland?

Hey, I fully agree that refried beans, rice and tortillas which are a staple are kind of bland, but Mexican food is far from bland. In Cancun they actually make fruit tacos. Tacos from mangos, papayas, bananas, and other fruits. In many places in Mexico staple foods are shrimp, crab, and other meats.

I don't know what you have eaten to base that opinion on, but it is off base. As far as the Ragu comment, the tomato was actually discovered by the Aztecs (root word tomatl) in Mexico and taken worldwide. So was chocolate (root word chocolatl). The Italians may have perfected use of tomatoes, and Swiss may have perfected chocolate, but they got it from Mexican Indians.

vta

06-03-2010, 10:03 AM

Menudo is bland? Posole is bland? Cocido is bland? Anything cooked with chili is bland? Chicharones are bland? Barbacoa is bland? Birrea is bland?

What in God's name are these things? :confused:

Next 'Authentic Mexican Restaurant' I go to, if that stuff isn't on the menu, I'm going to have to sack tap someone. :mad:

Sam I Am

06-03-2010, 10:24 AM

What in God's name are these things? :confused:

Next 'Authentic Mexican Restaurant' I go to, if that stuff isn't on the menu, I'm going to have to sack tap someone. :mad:

:lmao2:

pupulehaole

06-03-2010, 02:04 PM

Sam I Am

06-03-2010, 02:21 PM

yea i dont know where you would get the opinion of "mexican food is bland" but hey maybe you eat at taco bell too much or something because as Hostile said, Mexican food is far from bland.....expand your horizons from places not named Taco del mar, Taco Bell....

There are no Taco Bells where I live. Only Mom and Pap joints. Most chain restaurants aren't allowed to open where I live. We have a Subway, and there happens to be a McDonalds physically "on the highway". Meaning you exit the highway to get to it and then back on the highway. You can't get to it without getting on the highway. Thats because my town won't let them build there.

When I say bland, I'm not talking about spice. I'm talking about bland.

pupulehaole

06-03-2010, 03:18 PM

There are no Taco Bells where I live. Only Mom and Pap joints. Most chain restaurants aren't allowed to open where I live. We have a Subway, and there happens to be a McDonalds physically "on the highway". Meaning you exit the highway to get to it and then back on the highway. You can't get to it without getting on the highway. Thats because my town won't let them build there.

When I say bland, I'm not talking about spice. I'm talking about bland.

LOL "When I say bland, I'm not talking about spice. I'm talking about bland." now that's funny. I dunno its your opinion so its no use for me to argue with you that's for sure. you are entitled to your own opinion and i will respectfully disagree.

Sam I Am

06-03-2010, 03:29 PM

LOL "When I say bland, I'm not talking about spice. I'm talking about bland." now that's funny. I dunno its your opinion so its no use for me to argue with you that's for sure. you are entitled to your own opinion and i will respectfully disagree.

Done, but I meant spicy, not spice. Jalapenos are about as much flavor as you get out of Mexican food. It's a shame I don't like the flavor of Jalapenos.

CowboyFan74

06-03-2010, 03:41 PM

Done, but I meant spicy, not spice. Jalapenos are about as much flavor as you get out of Mexican food. It's a shame I don't like the flavor of Jalapenos.

Try serranos..

Hostile

06-03-2010, 04:28 PM

What in God's name are these things? :confused:

Next 'Authentic Mexican Restaurant' I go to, if that stuff isn't on the menu, I'm going to have to sack tap someone. :mad:Can I vote on who gets blessed?

I honestly don't know what the hell he is yacking about. Maybe he doesn't know what bland means. I've eaten Mexican food all my life and have never heard it called bland before by anyone.

Next Mexican restaurant you go to ask for some albondigas.

vta

06-03-2010, 04:39 PM

Can I vote on who gets blessed?

I honestly don't know what the hell he is yacking about. Maybe he doesn't know what bland means. I've eaten Mexican food all my life and have never heard it called bland before by anyone.

Next Mexican restaurant you go to ask for some albondigas.

:laugh2:

Maybe the choice of word was wrong?

A quick google tells me albondigas are meatballs.
I'm going to have to write all of those things down and see if I can't find them at some Mexican Restaurant up here. I may try a certain place this weekend and see where it gets me. :D

Hostile

06-03-2010, 05:05 PM

:laugh2:

Maybe the choice of word was wrong?

A quick google tells me albondigas are meatballs.
I'm going to have to write all of those things down and see if I can't find them at some Mexican Restaurant up here. I may try a certain place this weekend and see where it gets me. :DYep, it is a meatball soup.

In my old crock pot recipe thread there is a recipe for posole. Trust me, it is the bomb.

Barbacoa is a pit cooked pig, lamb, or goat. It is absolutely succulent.

Birria is a type of meat that is cooked almost in a stew. It is shredded and juicy and spicy. There's a place here that puts the birria on tacos and it is delightful.

This is birria.

http://lasrecetascaserasdemama.com/images/mexican/menu1/birria.jpg

I am pretty sure you know what menudo is. Many hate it. It is anything but bland though. People here who have hangovers, eat menudo.

Chicharrones are a meaty pork rind. Not like the ones in a potato chip bag either. Sometimes they are called cracklings by gringos. Very tasty.

These are chicharrones.

http://3guysfrommiami.com/images/chichas.jpg

Cocido is a type of stew. I looked it up and it is actually from Spain, but I've had it in many Mexican restaurants. I've had cocido with chicken, pork, boiled eggs, corn on the cob, cabbage, potatoes, onions, garlic, cilantro, and carrots. It isn't even close to bland. But in fairness it is also not Mexican. My bad on that.

So don't blast anyone in the sack for that one.

DA FAN

06-03-2010, 05:10 PM

What is the best Mexican food in Texas???

Maybe this will get us back to pizza?:D

Well, at least we are on a good topic...LOL

Yeagermeister

06-03-2010, 05:15 PM

Taco Bell isn't real mexican food? :ohno:

Next you'll be telling me Pizza Hut isn't real pizza. :banghead:

/sarcasm

vta

06-03-2010, 05:16 PM

Yep, it is a meatball soup. In my old crock pot recipe thread there is a recipe for posole. Trust me, it is the bomb.

Barbacoa is a pit cooked pig, lamb, or goat. It is absolutely succulent.

Birria is a type of meat that is cooked almost in a stew. It is shredded and juicy and spicy. There's a place here that puts the birria on tacos and it is delightful.

I am pretty sure you know what menudo is. Many hate it. It is anything but bland though. People here who have hangovers, eat menudo.

Chicharrones are a meaty pork rind. Not like the ones in a potato chip bag either. Sometimes they are called cracklings by gringos. Very tasty.

Cocido is a type of stew. I looked it up and it is actually from Spain, but I've had it many Mexican restaurants. I've had cocido with chicken, pork, boiled eggs, corn on the cob, cabbage, potatoes, onions, garlic, cilantro, and carrots. It isn't even close to bland. But in fairness it is also not Mexican. My bad on that.

So don't blast anyone in the sack for that one.

:laugh2:
I'll try not to...

This is making me very hungry, and I can tell you with complete honesty, Menudo to me always meant some boy band from back when... Just looked it up: Tripe soup. I think I'll keep that one off the list. :D

vta

06-03-2010, 05:17 PM

What is the best Mexican food in Texas???

Maybe this will get us back to pizza?:D

Well, at least we are on a good topic...LOL

Hey keep it down son, who do you think you are? The topic starter? :D

REDVOLUTION

06-03-2010, 07:23 PM

What are the BEST Pizza places that you recommend in and around Columbus University or Yankees Stadium?

Sorry, I dont know of any around there. BUT... 14th street, its called Artichoke Pizza, a little hole in the wall but great stuff.

Dawgs0916

06-03-2010, 07:27 PM

Real Mexican food you CAN find here, but thats the problem. Real Mexican food is bland. It's Tex-Mex that is good. The main difference between Mexican food and Tex-Mex is Tex-Mex has a lot more flavor.

All Mexican restraunts here are bland, but thats all I can get for my Mexican food fix.

Lol this might be the most false post I have read on this forum, ever. Football, off topic, anything.

Mexican food is anything but bland. It is full of flavor. You've clearly never had real Mexican food then, as you claimed. I spent my summers in Mexico until I was 16 years old because I'm half and most of my family is down there.

That just made me shake my head..