BEFORE YOU READ ANYTHING: GO HERE. Best pizza place in town BECAUSE OF the great staff (especially the owner) and the great food.
This part of Scottsdale really is low on good food. Trust me, it's tough to find a non-chain place worthy of your visit. Desperately craving pizza, I decided to trek to NY Pizza Lovers to try their offerings.
The owner is incredibly nice. He really wants you to feel at home, and it wasn't intimidating at all to ask him any questions or for a box or whatever. It was fun talking with him a little bit about his business.
The garlic knots were really good, and the pizza was pretty darn close to New York pizza--the best you can get in Scottsdale, for sure.
Funny story: a bunch of bratty teenaged kids came in and wanted to order ONE garlic knot. ONE. The owner calmly offered to make them one for 25 cents, which is cheaper than the 6-for-$2.99 deal they have, but he said it would take ten minutes to make another batch. They started whining and left in a huff. Needless to say, the owner simply smiled and showed me that he can handle any type of customer, and he is more than happy to accommodate guests' needs.
PLEASE go here if you're reading this. I can't tell you enough. PLEASE give this local business a shot. They have all kinds of pasta dishes as well. Seriously, go! And buy the garlic knots(not just one)!