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| - THE NAME OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT HAS CHANGED. THEIR NEW NAME IS RIZOLI'S. The name has changed, but the 'za is the same!
I'm sure that in this sprawling metropolis there are several, if not hundreds, of pizzerias that offer New York style pizza, but until I stumbled on this little hole-in-the-wall, strip mall pizza place I hadn't found any. The pizza here transports me to New York's lower East Side. The crust is perfect, just aching to be folded, but not so droopy and soft that the sauce and toppings slide off before you can get it to your mouth. The sauce is the perfect blend of tomatoes and herbs, spread thinly over the dough, and the edges are just a bit thick and chewy. The cheese is melty and stringy and messy and applied just right, so you can see the sauce peeking through, and the 'za is just a bit greasy (maybe "oily" or "unctuous" would be better words, less fraught with ethnic innuendo) like God intended it to be. The toppings are the usual, added in just the right proportions.
Of course, there are other items on the menu; pasta, meatball subs, calzones, salads, and (mostly fried) sides. I've only sampled the salad, which is meh, and the garlic knots, which are very good. But eat them all the night you order them! Left to sit overnight, like any garlic knots from any Italian place, they become hard little projectiles one could conceivably use as ammo. There are lots of lunch and dinner specials, and they also serve pizza by the slice, in case you're done shopping at the Sprouts next door and feel a bit peckish. I don't generally drink wine or beer, so I can't tell you if it's offered there. There is a table and a couple of chairs outside the shop in case you'd like to dine "al fresco." The interior design is, well, not really given much thought, but it is scrupulously clean. And they deliver, although if you order delivery, you might wanna heat up your oven to 250° when you order, then put the pizza in, box and all, to warm it a little. There isn't a pizzeria on earth that can deliver a piping hot pizza, though, so no fault, no foul!
The staff can tend a bit towards surly, but that only lends a New York feel to the place, and no one there has ever actually been rude. If you're ordering to dine in or take-out, they'll keep you notified of the wait time.
Plenty of parking, as it's in a strip mall. And if you feel guilty about scarfing two or five slices, you can always stop by that Sprouts on the way home and pick up some healthy food, just to make yourself feel noble.
If you're anywhere near the neighborhood. I highly recommend that you stop by and sample their pies. You won't be sorry (except for that guilt), but you WILL be hooked!
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