FINALLY! A decent and reasonably priced pizza place close to home! I had high hopes for Sabatino's once I heard that is was associated with Rocco's NY pizza - who my friends loved.
Staff was excellent! Super friendly and even offered us free oven-fresh zeppolis the minute we sat down. Fried dough covered in confectioners sugar this early in the day? Why not? Warm and fresh!
Sabatino's has a ton of great lunch specials - including build-your-own stromboli and calzones - but we were here for the pizza. I ordered a slice of cheese pizza with a side salad which ran about 5.00 I think. The slices are huge - with a crust perfect for bending in half and imagining you're eating at the counter of a shot-gun pizzeria in the Bowery. I liked the crust here more then Dom DeMarco's - thin, but with the perfect amount of toothiness. No cracker-like crust here!
The salad was pretty much what I expected, the standard American iceberg salad fare with chopped carrots, red onion and a basic Italian dressing. Not fancy or elevated, but I wasn't particularly expecting that.
I can't say enough about the staff, really. The gentleman, whom I assume was a manager or owner, was super attentive and immediately made us feel at home. This is the kind of neighborhood place that could easily become a regular stop.