531135 Fri Jun 20 17:28:02 -0700 2008 52 82 New York State (exc. New York City) 0 3799165 if I am unable to get to DiFara or Totoinno Brooklyn on my next trip to NYC, any place that would compare in Westchester or Bronx ? Or is this a very silly question Fri Jun 20 17:28:02 -0700 2008 89792 surgeon 1 3800058 Sort of silly... DiFara and Totonno's have loyal followers who will debate you on this. If you want a pretty good pizza in a nice atmosphere, that's a different story. Bronx: Patricia's in Morris Park or Throggs Neck. They have a coal oven and both locations are pretty reliable. Margherita and White pizza are both quite good. Westchester: don't laugh.... Pizza and Brew in Rye or A'mangiare in White Plains. You're not going to get DiFara pizza unless you go there, but there are other good choices around. Edited to say: please post back on what you have tried... thanks! Sat Jun 21 07:43:36 -0700 2008 3799165 149592 iluvcookies 1 3800332 Hubby and I are crazy for the pizza at Sabatino's in Hawthorne - right across from the Hawthorne Multiplex on 9A. They've got an old-fashioned coal oven that puts a perfect char on the crust. Definitely great for mid-upper Westchester. Sat Jun 21 10:01:21 -0700 2008 3799165 59004 Sra. Swanky 2 3801696 Racanelli's in Rye Ridge was pretty good, surgeon. Sun Jun 22 02:46:54 -0700 2008 3800332 11104 dolores 1 3801892 go to robertos pizza/trattoria on arthur ave/bronx...across st from teitel brothers zero otto nove 2357 arthur ave/bronx 718 220 1027 Sun Jun 22 07:10:13 -0700 2008 3799165 11476 intrepid 1 3806242 Romeo's Pizza is a hole-in-the-wall in Irvington (corner Broadway & Main). They have slices available with fresh mozzarella (bocconi? little balls), fresh tomato, lots of fresh basil...I wouldn't call it a destination restaurant, but if you're in the area that stuff is GOOD! Mon Jun 23 14:07:04 -0700 2008 3799165 173639 Laurie914 1 4050732 For the most part, pizza in Westchester is pretty uninspiring. If you like it by the slice, Joe's in Fleetwood makes a classic NY variety. I have heard that Sabatino's in Hawthorne is excellent so we are going to check that out soon. If you don't mind venturing over to the Bronx, Roberto's Zero Otto Nove is phenomenal. Pizza is not by the slice though. My wife and I have an Italian food blog so we did a feature on it recently - you can see it here: http://www.sundaysauceny.com/my_weblog/2008/09/sunday-sauce-visits-zero-otto-nove.html Jonny http://www.sundaysauceny.com Sun Sep 21 06:39:35 -0700 2008 3799165 221428 SundaySauce 1 4051043 In the Bronx, all different styles of pizza but worth trying: Zero Otto Novo Coals (Grilled Pizza) extremly well done Franks (in Pelham Bay, Middeltown Rd by the 6 train) Try the granma Sun Sep 21 09:42:09 -0700 2008 3799165 152254 tye418 2 4051328 Michael's on Midland Ave in Port Chester Sun Sep 21 13:10:42 -0700 2008 4051043 20339 winston1 3 4543673 Michael's is good but very greasy Fri Mar 27 09:11:54 -0700 2009 4051328 211737 bonacbub 4 4544867 Isn't Michael's deep dish? That's another category altogether imo. Fri Mar 27 15:24:54 -0700 2009 4543673 48135 laylag 1 4051506 Nonas at the Beach Shopping Center in Cortlandt. All pizzas are great. the bruchette and Margherita are fabulous. Sun Sep 21 16:55:10 -0700 2008 3799165 164988 rkaene 1 4051614 All' Antica is the new hot spot! I Love it and everyone's been raving about it too.... super thin slices with gourmet toppings!! Its right in front of the Scarsdale Train Station! http://smilessugarandsunshine.blogspot.com/2008/07/allantica-in-scarsdale.html http://smilessugarandsunshine.blogspot.com/2008/08/all-antica-part-2.html Check out my blog for pics and a review! Sun Sep 21 18:24:16 -0700 2008 3799165 49705 MikiLovesSugar 2 4062012 Seconded, hi-quality pizza for sure and my new favorite in Westchester. Though it's not like it has tough competition in this county! Thanks for the tip Miki! Thu Sep 25 15:37:10 -0700 2008 4051614 57793 rafi 1 4051773 My Dad lives in New Haven and learned that Frank Pepe is opening the old Ricky's Seafood on Central Avenue in Yonkers. Think this post may soon lay this topic to rest? Sun Sep 21 19:54:01 -0700 2008 3799165 227670 antrogers1964 2 4052094 Wow. Great news. Here's hoping. Mon Sep 22 02:39:55 -0700 2008 4051773 11104 dolores 2 4052154 That would completely change the pizza landscape in lower Westchester! I'm so excited! I hope it's true! Mon Sep 22 04:54:30 -0700 2008 4051773 34558 roxlet 3 4053076 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/545182 Mon Sep 22 14:34:08 -0700 2008 4052154 91796 chowdom 2 4058969 Guys and gals...my business is directly across the street from Rickey's and down a few storefronts (Curto's Appliances...been on Central Ave years). I have a direct view of the construction every day. Frank Pepe's is talking about a Spring 09 opening. Be rest assured that my wife and I will be there pronto to do a review on our blog. Jonny Mangia http://www.sundaysauceny.com Wed Sep 24 14:49:16 -0700 2008 4051773 221428 SundaySauce 3 4061113 We bought our Fridge and TV from Curto's a few years back - good prices and great service on delivery and set up. The service really makes it so much better than dealing with the plethora of chains on Central Ave. I hope the reference to Fridge makes this acceptable.... Thu Sep 25 11:07:25 -0700 2008 4058969 205197 Bloombee 3 4062083 My folks bought all their stuff at Curto's back when the store was on New Main St. in downtown Yonkers. Thu Sep 25 16:04:04 -0700 2008 4058969 15712 cavandre 1 4061539 What? Nobody is talking up Johnny's in Mt. Vernon? Jeff Varasano (the guy who rigged his electric oven to hit 800 degrees in order to make a Naples-style of pizza at home) thinks Johnny's is one of the best - anywhere. He also thinks Totonno's on Tuckahoe Rd. is pretty good. Me, I can't say. I haven't come out of the wilderness in a while. Incidentally, I've eaten pizza at Romeo's (mentioned in an earlier post here by Laurie914) some time ago and it was pretty good. Thu Sep 25 13:08:16 -0700 2008 3799165 18825 Summerfield 2 4063237 I've been around the world for pizza and while some purists may not agree that Johnny's style is the best, I think it's as tasty as any I've had. It certainly is among the most consistent. Unfortunately it also has pretty much the most obnoxious service - I saw two separate occasions recently were customers stormed out all pissed off... Also, don't forget Louis & Ernie's in the Bronx. Ed Levine had it in his top six and I've got it in my top 10 or 12. Fri Sep 26 07:12:42 -0700 2008 4061539 43093 JeffV 3 4542843 I'm going to be nice. When was the last time you were there? I went once with someone who raved about it. We both left miserable! Thu Mar 26 23:58:53 -0700 2009 4063237 165800 jhopp217 2 4063257 If don't mind waiting in line to be jammed at a table where you can't move or get out of your seat for pizza that's no better than that found elsewhere in Westchester, Johnny's is okay. Me, I tried it once and won't go back. Fri Sep 26 07:19:39 -0700 2008 4061539 11104 dolores 3 4063853 I've gone to Johnny's on a number of different occasions and I never found the service to be that bad. It is not the most attentive service in the world, but I never felt the need to walk out. I have mostly gone earlier in the evening, so maybe that is the answer. Fri Sep 26 10:50:33 -0700 2008 4063257 34558 roxlet 4 4064164 My problem with Johnny's is the long wait for a pie and our realization that even with the overpriced salad we shared my dh, ds (7) and I did not have enough food or patience to order another pizza after waiting over 40 minutes from ordering to receiving it. After dropping considerable money we went home hungry and ate something else. We had not realized that one pie was not enough for 2 adults and one child when we ordered as no one else near us had pizza yet either. The couple next to us ordered 4 pies for the two of them. And we were lucky to get a table quickly. Fri Sep 26 12:48:56 -0700 2008 4063853 32905 rolise 3 4542844 I used to hate, and I mean hate Roma's in Tuckahoe. In the past year I have had Johnny's, Ciao's, and a thin crust that wasn't advertised as thin Crust at All'Antica and let me tell you, they all tasted like dogfood compared to Roma's. That being said, I don't like eating cardboard with tomato sauce and a sprinkle of cheese. I just don't get the thin crust aura, just like I hate deep dish. Give me a real NY slice with flavor! Fri Mar 27 00:01:40 -0700 2009 4063257 165800 jhopp217 1 4065053 johnny's in mt.vernon is good but pricey, all antica scarsdale is good but hard to find on the backside of the train,place in north white plains(can't remember name) is good,next to subway, for a cheesy pizza or white nicky's in white plains is very good, and for a slightly different (greek style) is jimmy"s on mamamaroneck ave in mamaroneck, across from a&p, sal's is extremely average in mamaroneck Fri Sep 26 19:32:38 -0700 2008 3799165 71745 rich51 2 4065397 Quite all true, rich51, especially about Sal's. Abatino's is the place in north WP. Racanelli's in Rye Ridge is good too. Is Jimmy's in that little building that's been there since forever? Sat Sep 27 02:12:34 -0700 2008 4065053 11104 dolores 3 4066468 I found the pie at Racanelli's to be a bit on the bland side. I would go there again if I was in the area, but I wouldn't make a special trip... Sat Sep 27 15:37:53 -0700 2008 4065397 34558 roxlet 3 4276211 sorry for the late reply, i don't sign in 1/2 the time and did not notice-that is exactly the way to describe Jimmy's that little building across from a&p and has indeed been there forever,basically looks like a luncheonette inside, but i think all they still make is pizza and maybe gyros-but also run by very nice ppl Sat Dec 27 13:09:27 -0800 2008 4065397 71745 rich51 1 4088544 Wow Johnny's in Mt. Vernon is getting some love here. I'm not crazy about the place. The pie is tasty but you do have to wait awhile for it (even when they aren't busy) and FWIW I've always found the people who work there to be a bit on the surly-side. Honestly, I think he makes the SECOND best pie in MtVern. I've always liked Joe's, which is off of Gramatan Ave. in the Fleetwood section. I always grab a slice with some eggplant on top of it. Yum. A bunch of people in the area have been asking us to go to All'Antica in Scarsdale and do a write-up on our blog, so that's probably going to happen soon. I'll let you all know what the slice..errr...scoop is. Jonny http://www.sundaysauceny.com Tue Oct 07 13:11:29 -0700 2008 3799165 221428 SundaySauce 2 4276306 I find Fleetwood Joe's to be typical pizzeria pizza, and certainly comparing apples to oranges vis a vis Johnny's in Mount Vernon. All'Antica in Scarsdale is just OK IMHO -- not worth a special trip. Yesterday I had my first slice ever at Il Bacio Trattoria in Bronxville, and I found it to be hugely disappointing. The taste was just flat; I don't know how else to describe it. For pizzeria pizza in the area, I think I'll stick with A'Mangiare as #1 and Fleetwood Joe's as #2. Sat Dec 27 13:57:25 -0800 2008 4088544 34558 roxlet 3 4543140 gonna have to disagree with you roxlet, i find al antica to be astoundingly good. can't imagine that there is another place like it in westchester. that's not to say its "the best", because how do you define "the best". it is definitely worth a trip, tho. Fri Mar 27 06:19:25 -0700 2009 4276306 59708 raider 4 4543707 My favs are Sunrise in Rye and Sal's in Mamaroneck Fri Mar 27 09:20:27 -0700 2009 4543140 211737 bonacbub 4 4543740 Raider, can I ask you a serious question. Listen, I hope they do well and they seem to be getting a nice little following. I was there once after reading the glowing reviews on CH. I had two different slices. A white w/ spinach and a chicken parm slice, and as I mentioned in another post, I was astounded at how small their slice pies were. They were about 3/4 the size of the average slice. The crust was almost non-existent and it was not advertised as "thin crust." Then the taste. I won't say it was a bad taste, because there was no taste. I believe the way I described the chicken parm in my post was "if I was blindfolded I would not know what I was eating." There was absolutely no salt, no garlic, no spieces of any kind. You would think after eating those two slices one would be stuffed. I was still hungry. Not the sign of a good slice. Oh and it's also the only pizzeria I've ever been in where I ordered, I had to wait almost 10 minutes (there were one person in front of me) and my slices came out luke warm, not hot. Basically I'm asking you to explain what makes it astoundingly good. Fri Mar 27 09:28:15 -0700 2009 4543140 165800 jhopp217 5 4544295 jhopp-I have seen the following, in general, the few times in the past year I have had a slice: If "Large/Big" so is the price. Cost of everything have gone thru the roof. Hard to tell, IMVHO just what "an average slice is. And over the years, I have gotten slices and even whole pies that where on the less than hot side. I have simple have asked them to put it back into the oven. Some folks, if seems, do not want their slice hot. Or their timing is just a bit off. Warm is better than burnt. ;>D Fri Mar 27 12:44:15 -0700 2009 4543740 151970 Jon1856 6 4544396 Totally agree on the warm vs burnt point. My point was that the guy threw it in the oven for a good 8 minutes and it was still not really warm. Cheese wasn't fully melted. As for the size, You can usually fit two slice pie slices in a small pizza box very comfortably. With these you could have fit three easily. Maybe they make the ones with special topping smaller. That may be the case. Fri Mar 27 13:13:17 -0700 2009 4544295 165800 jhopp217 7 4544538 I was at All Antica yesterday and thought the pizza was fairly sized, warmed properly in just a few minutes and very tasty. I really like the crust and the toppings choices. That said - this is different pizza from the traditional NY slices of my youth that are no longer to be found in this county. (Ah the memories of Gloria's pizza on Main St in Flushing.) Fri Mar 27 13:50:59 -0700 2009 4544396 150204 demifast 4 4544650 "Astoundingly good"? Wow. That's not the place I've had pizza from. About 10 days ago, I had lunch with some visitng relatives at Tarry Lodge. We decided to just sample several pizzas. The quattro formaggio with eggplant was, IMO, "astoundingly good." The clam pie was amazing. The meatball/jalepeno not so much. I put those first two pies on a scale with All'Antica, and there's no comparison. Not once did I look around for some extra condiments to spice things up -- each was perfect as it arrived at the table. The three times I have tried All'Antica I have been unimpressed. It's fine, but not outstanding. Hopefully, all this will all be moot as soon as Pepe's opens! Fri Mar 27 14:24:40 -0700 2009 4543140 34558 roxlet 5 4545059 Pepe's? Where? Fri Mar 27 16:55:46 -0700 2009 4544650 165800 jhopp217 6 4545298 jhopp-Look for the thread. Fri Mar 27 18:28:56 -0700 2009 4545059 151970 Jon1856 6 4545323 On Central Avenue in Yonkers, ostensibly opening within a month or so... Fri Mar 27 18:46:31 -0700 2009 4545059 34558 roxlet 1 4869716 A&V Pizza on Morsemere Ave and Sal's Pizzeria on Yonkers Ave, both in Yonkers, have my votes. Sat Jul 18 07:58:22 -0700 2009 3799165 125934 ninnikuramen 2 4870544 A slice of white pie at nicky's in white plains on mamaroneck ave is outstanding pizza but not like difara's or other thin crispy crust types...their corner sicilian is great as well. Sat Jul 18 15:28:40 -0700 2009 4869716 23270 cubanat 1 4870678 after trying every pizza joint in the Mt Kisco / Bedford / Bedford Hills / Katonah area - the 2 best pizza joints are Spinelli's on Main St in Mt. Kisco and Portofino's in the the A&P shopping center off exit 6A in Goldens Bridge - if you go to Portofino's make sure you are hungry - their slices are HUGE - and they give big portions on everything else on their menu. Spinelli's is the freshest around - they even slice their own zucchini to order for zucchini sticks. Sat Jul 18 16:53:23 -0700 2009 3799165 1094790 Robehr 1 4871951 my new favorite for pizza is tarry lodge in port chester. the 4 cheese is excellent. the best is their guanciale, black truffle and fried egg pizza. Sun Jul 19 13:05:19 -0700 2009 3799165 69187 biga290 2 4873543 biga290, I agree with you on Tarry Lodge. I haven't had the guanciale, but the 4 cheese! My oh my! I'm dying to try the guanciale. I'd put their clam pie on that list too! Mon Jul 20 07:11:39 -0700 2009 4871951 34558 roxlet 3 4874149 I agree their clam pie is also excellent. The reason I only ordered it once is that I am used to the gold standard of clam pies Frank Pepe. I drive to Fairfield or New Haven when I want a clam pie. Mon Jul 20 10:19:56 -0700 2009 4873543 69187 biga290 1 5376227 Sorry it is almost 2 years later, but in Westchester you must go to Dom's pizza in elmsford (same lot as the Greenburgh multiplex) and have their version of "Grandma's Pizza." It is like a thin crust sicilian, with fresh mozz, plum tomatos, garlic and basil. It is one of the best slices in westchester or anywhere. Thu Feb 04 09:55:45 -0800 2010 3799165 1146210 mikey77711 2 5381445 Another very good to great "Grandma's Pie" can be had at villa rustica in rye brook. have not had it in resto yet but delivered with a quart of their pasta fagiole soup (perfectly porky) can't be beat on a cold night. Sat Feb 06 09:00:44 -0800 2010 5376227 23270 cubanat 1 5382228 a couple more very good, but basic places (not destination places) are pizza 2000 on halstead in harrison and also nicky's in white plains. both good but not great also pizza place by subway (restaurant -well food anyway) on 22 in north white plains. all are good if in the area, but not places to hunt down Sat Feb 06 14:41:14 -0800 2010 3799165 71745 rich51