364137 Thu Jan 25 13:11:23 -0800 2007 11 19 Outer Boroughs 0 2226557 hey all, i know i know, pizza-purists may not care but i do and now i can say i am totally satisfied because ive found decent whole wheat pizza right here in carroll gardens, brooklyn. while i used to trek all the way to lower 2nd ave in manhattan to Viva Pizza or even worse, all the way up to 23rd street in manhattan to some chain's whole wheat and/or spelt offerings, now i can go right to V & R Pizza right on Court down low near 9th street for a whole wheat slice. while i would hesitate in assuming that theirs is really a 100% whole wheat pie like you can get in NYC, it def has a decent proportion. im thinking he goes with at LEAST a 50-50 mix. i say this because the slice, while being of the very thin, classic style, has a bit of weight to it. also, the taste! i mean, wow, even i was surprised how much the nutty flavor of the whole wheat shines through. and all this from a very classic, textbook Italian small pizzaeria. no hippedippie broccoli pies and nonsense here. just a basic good, classic pie. but with whole wheat goodness. i am entirely excited having had my first slice just 15 minutes ago. i know this will seriously alter my weekly dining habits. i can get my friday night pizza fix so easily now! one downside, while he is open till 11 pm (yes!) he does NOT deliver at all. so, make the trek to the seriously upand coming south court district and enjoy some whole grain pizza goodness. note: one slice of the whole wehat was $2.00. a bit pricey, yes, but this was a LARGE slice. it didnt completely fill me like a proper lunch would, but if youre popping by just for a slice while wlaking around, its absolutely perfect. Thu Jan 25 13:11:23 -0800 2007 42755 ben61820 1 2228874 Concerta Vecchia on Smith Street has a great whole wheat. Fri Jan 26 06:28:29 -0800 2007 2226557 47809 bklynkat 2 2229835 CASERTA Vecchia Fri Jan 26 10:23:07 -0800 2007 2228874 24925 chow_gal 1 2230628 nice, ill have to give it a shot. know where it is on smith? i thought i was familiar with smith but i dont know it. is it a restaurant or a pizza joint? Fri Jan 26 13:10:43 -0800 2007 2226557 42755 ben61820 2 2230702 GFE Fri Jan 26 13:26:07 -0800 2007 2230628 24925 chow_gal 1 2233382 I just came back from lunch at V&R. I had two whole wheat slices with a side order of meatballs parmigiana. The crust is pretty good. It's also deceptive because the dough isn't thick by any means and yet it weighs a ton. It's a large slice, the wheat taste is very pronounced. My only critique is that the sauce should be stronger so that their is a balance to the strong wheat taste. Also, you should get one slice at a time. Once a slice gets cool it get that stale texture. The meatballs had a very nice and strong plain meat taste to them. All in all not a bad pizzeria. Sat Jan 27 12:30:50 -0800 2007 2226557 15393 bigmackdaddy 1 2233831 amazing, i agree completely with you. good comments. but, in the end, what do you think as far as would you go back? did you actually like it? purely subjectively. Sat Jan 27 16:03:50 -0800 2007 2226557 42755 ben61820 2 2234169 I did like it. I'd go back. I would add meatballs or whatever to the wheat slice and add extra garlic , salt, pepper, etc to the slice. Like I said the crust is pretty good and worth the extra labor of jazzing up the cheese and sauce. Sat Jan 27 18:41:40 -0800 2007 2233831 15393 bigmackdaddy 1 2235101 yknow, when i had the single whole wheat slice i had, by the time i was about half way thru and really tasting the wheat, etc. (again, not a bad thing to me but), i did suddenly reach for all four of the shakers on the table - salt, red pepper, garlic, and ground black pepper. i started shaking them all. i guess this does call into question the true quality ofthe slice - meaning that it required excessive flavoring to really be enjoyed. but i still say that it was a decent slice and for the nitpicky want-to-but-dont pizza-lovers like me it will satisfy the craving every once in a while. nice to have them so far south of court, too. south court hurray!!! Sun Jan 28 08:54:32 -0800 2007 2226557 42755 ben61820 1 2241453 I had lunch there yesterday. This time I had two slices with eggplant, chicken, meatballs and extra sauce. Pretty good. Tue Jan 30 09:16:15 -0800 2007 2226557 15393 bigmackdaddy 2 2241708 those were whole wheat or normal? the slices. Tue Jan 30 09:59:47 -0800 2007 2241453 42755 ben61820 1 2242510 Wheat. Tue Jan 30 12:47:16 -0800 2007 2226557 15393 bigmackdaddy