Gloria's Pizza

[Greg]

Does anyone remember Gloria's on Main St. in Flushing? Where can I get great thin crust pizza with a sweet sauce like Gloria's?

[Steven]

I am not familiar with Gloria's but it sound good. Try New Park Pizzza on Cross Bay Blvd in Howard Beach.

[Hank]

I still dream of Gloria's Pizza. My childhood was spent in there waiting for the Q 25/34 bus. Still the best I've ever had. So glad the family re-opened in Whitestone. I live in Rockland County, but I'm heading down with my kids.

[vinny c]

the original owners of Glorias are now in
New Hyde Park, the name of the new place
is La Verra. Its on Hillside Ave in a
small row of strip stores just before
Marcus Ave. Their pies are still good & they
even make one with low calorie cheese!

[daphne lawrence]

The Gloria's guys now have Amore Pizza in Flushing, Linden Place and the Whitestone Expressway in the Pathmark shopping center. One bite of their sauce took me back decades.

[Alan]

The family that owned Gloria's operates Amore Pizza in the Pathmark Shopping Center which is just off the Whitestone Expressway off of Farrington. Their other food is OK as well. In the words of Homer Simpson, "MMMMmmmm Gloria's."

[Don]

There will never be another Gloria. I dream about that place. I used to take the 25/34 bus right outside the place. Couldn't wait without a slice or pie in my hands. It was crowded until it closed at 1:30-2:00 in the morning.
While it's still the best there is a place that is close to it. Called Carlo's in Port Washington on Main Street.
I travel 30-45 mins to get there but it's worth it.
If you're in the area or can get to it give it a try. It's the closet you'll get.
Enjoy
Lets not also forget Lums Chinese Rest on Northern Blvd

[Pizzaman]

the gloria's of old is the Amore of today. Pathmark Shopping center off Linden Place. Same family. Same thin crust and great sauce.

[mike]

But Amore was always there in the shopping center at the same time Gloria's was in business less than a mile away on Main St.

Are they really the same family?

[Max Sholl]

Amore's Pizza is by far the best in NYC that I've seen yet, and I've been on a search for the best, but I always go back to Amore!!!
-Max

[fcbs]

Well I'm a little older than most the others on this board. I used to go to Gloria when I was at Flushing HS class of '66!!!! The Pathmark shopping center did not go up until the 70's when I was living in Mitchell Gardens after I got married. You could buy a slice and a coke (the real thing) for 25 cents!! An extra slice cost you 15 cents more.

Fast forward 40+ years and I'm at my grandson's baseball game in Piscataway, NJ and we order pizza at the nearby Dominic's Pizzeria. My husband (also Flushing raised) thought we made the Quantum Leap to Main St & Roosevelt Ave. The closest thing we've found since leaving Flushing. Can't wait though to go to Whitestone on our way out to Long Island one day to stop and see if this is the real deal!

[budinado]

Every time I come back to the neighborhood (Main st.) I think of Gloria's. They were one of the only pizza places in the city that ALWAYS had a fresh, pip hot slice available due to their popularity. Must try Amore now to see if it brings back the same sweet memories.

[Cheese Boy]

Amore has sweet sauce for sure. I know because I made a mental note to never return there. Sweet pizza sauce is just not my thing. Seems very un-Italian.

[Afikoman]

Sweet red sauce is un-Italian? Who are you...the sauce police??

I despise smoky, meaty red sauce marina. My Italian brother-in-law makes awesome SWEET red sauce.

I grew up in Howard Beach so I know from what I speak Cheese Boy!!

[Cheese Boy]

Afikoman, I'm not sure what you're yelling about, but if you read my reply all I really am stating is that it's ... 'not my thing.' If you want to spend your money on pizza that tastes like it came out of your grocer's freezer, then that's your prerogative. As much as YOU despise smoky, meaty red sauce, I doubly despise the sweet stuff you crave. Howard Beach doesn't hold a candle to the pizzas of Rome, Naples or Tuscany AND that's where I grew up son.

[stuartlafonda]

Slow down "cheese boy", I always enjoy reading your posts and appreciate your contributions to the OBB but Amore pizza is nothing like what comes out of the grocey store freezer. It is one of my favorite local slice joints. I pass it on my way home every day and stop at least once a week and have done so for years. My appreciation for the joint is not based on nostalgia as I ate more pizza from Hurdy Gurdy then Glorias when I was waiting for the Q16 in the 70's, it is based on the fact that is is a good slice. As others have written, it is almost always right out of the oven and relatively thin with a good sauce. I also happen to love Patsy's East Harlem another place that many desrcibe as useing a sweet sauce so maybe that is my preference although I have been unaware of that and do not have a "sweet tooth". As for "un -Italian"(you brought up the subject), despite a couple of trips to Italy I would not even begin to debate that and will leave the issue of authenticity to the Marcella Hazens of the world.All I care about is if it tastes good. Another day another pizza war, I love Chowhound.

[Polecat]

I've enjoyed my few trips to Amore as well. It's a slice that definitely emphasizes the sauce, and is, yes, on the sweeter side, without forcing the issue. Nice thin, crisp crust as well. I found the slice somewhat similar to Dani's in Kew Gardens, only without the oregano.
P.

[Cheese Boy]

Stuartlafonda, it is undoubtedly a 'pizza war' as you stated, and Amore certainly has its fans. Who am I to come between that? Surprisingly though, I really like East Harlem Patsy's pizza. Hey, at least we don't have to debate that subject. Whew.

[Val55]

Definitely try it. It's not exactly like Gloria's but it is pretty darn close. And, its slices are fresh. If they reheat at all, it's from the one they are serving now, not ten different pies all made earlier in the day. The pie that just came out is usually still warm when I've been.

[ldysmth]

I live in South Brunswick, NJ and wouldn't mind taking a drive to Piscataway, NJ for a trip down memory lane. Is the restaurant Domini'c Pizza still around? If so, can you tell me the town where it is located?

[fcara]

This would be Amore's M.O. to a Tee. The old man in Amore and Glorias is one in the same. Can any oldtimer really explain the difference between a slice from Amores and Glorias. They sound exactly alike! Could nostalgia be playing a factor here in Glorias is glorified to Difara proportions.

[addictedtolunch]

I'm told that when Gloria's closed they literally transferred the "recipe" to Amore. Sold it or something, but it's the same recipe/method.

[mosbuler]

Hi, I still live in Flushing. Lucia's Pizza (which was there during the Gloria days). It is on Roosevelt Avenue, north side across the streets from Macy's (the old Sterns).
I go there on my travels back from NYC.
Maureen

[NYJewboy]

Even though Gloria's saved my life on multiple occasions (i.e. after 2 day acid trips) it wasn't THAT good! Come on. It was good, but not DiFara good.

[stuartlafonda]

Don't be mess'in with Amore. Of course it is not as good as DiFara, noboby is. Some of us eat pizza at places other then DiFara. It is a great local slice joint and that is a hard thing to find these days.

[mshpook]

The thing about Amore...which is absolutely a great slice joint, is that the pizza tastes like it did when I was a kid. Back in the day, no one was slicing/shredding fresh basil over the pizzas, etc., etc.
I love the crust and the sauce and the cheese. IMHO, fresh out of the oven, it is hard to beat! I am a big fan.

[captainspacefood]

I just had my first Difara the other day. Got the Difara Special. It was good! But not transcendently so. I was sad that it was not as good as all the online commenters say. It was just pizza, oh well. But definitely the best pizza! But still, just cheese and tomatoes on bread with some toppings.

[galeott2000]

I too enjoyed Gloria Pizza in days gone by. I grew up close enouth to Nuti's Pizza, where they had brick oven and wood fire...