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Tonight me and my wife went on an excursion to 3 Palms Pizzeria & Bakery in Hudson Square. I've seen this place many times while eating at One Red Door or Flip Side, but honestly when I go out Pizza is never high on my list. I don't see it as a date type place, but more of a pick up and go home for some Netflix binging. Also I hate ordering a single pizza at a restaurant because I only have one option to try. I like to order food to share and try multiple things. I reserve pizza out for large groups and that's it, but tonight I was craving Pizza!
I looked into this place and was thoroughly happy to find it served small size pizzas. Not quite personal not quite medium sized. We showed up at 6:30 p.m. on a Friday night and wouldn't you know it an hour wait for 2. At least they have the system to send you a text when you're on deck and there's plenty of fun shops to check out in Hudson.
It's got a nice vibe to it. A large open area for dining with a very minimal rustic feel. The music and ambient noise keeps to a decent level so you don't have to quite shout to hold a conversation. Another thing my wife noticed was the varied ages of the tables. People with kids, older people, teenagers with friends, and 20 something hipster foodies like ourselves ;). We waited quite a while for our waitress to show up and had our entire order made up by the time she got there. It wasn't an obnoxious amount of time, but enough to make a note of. They have a good bar selection, but also have a number of non-alcoholic options as well including a personal favorite, Kombucha, we ordered a mango cayenne version. The drinks came out speedily and the Kombucha was nice and chilled. For an app they had a large selection of charcuteries, but it seemed the big push was the meatballs. They let you choose a meatball paired with a source of your choice and served it with ciabatta bread and ricotta which is all made in house. We decided on rating the appetizer by ordering a traditional meatball with the classic sauce. The meatball was the size of a baseball and it was pretty good. It didn't blow me away, but I was glad they executed this Italian standard very well. All the elements on the plate were great and stood on their own, but the star was the sauce. The trick to knowing good Italian sauce is if you can eat it with a fork and no spoons were needed here. Very satisfied with the appetizer.
Now on to the pizza, which is of course the star of the menu. I will warn however that other than salads and pizza the rest of the menu options are VERY limited. A few sandwiches and 2 entrees. I guess they just want us to stick to the pizza? Less stress of the kitchen too. Food came out quick, but I'm glad they didn't try and shove pizza on the table while we were eating our app. I hate that! Pizza came out still bubbling from the oven and my first bite was HOT! I ordered the 'Diavola : tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, spicy salami, and chili oil' I always go for a spicier option. My wife got the 'Funghi : a sweeter sauce, wild mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese. The pizzas are a good size. Too big to eat all by yourself, but not big enough IMHO to share. The price range on the pies is actually rather decent so I say each person get a pie and share around! The pizza is cooked in a wood fire oven and come out thin and crispy, but pliable enough to fold and not break. I going to use a little rubric to rank this pizza:
Sauce - loved the tangy tomato sauce on my pie. My wife's sweeter sauce for the mushroom pie complimented well too!
Toppings - fresh and varied. I liked the many options available here.
Cheese - didn't wow me, but it had nice stretch and taste to it.
Crust - thin and crispy just the way I like it. The further out you go the crispier it gets. Also the pizza bones (outer crusts) were totally edible which is a highlight for me.
Pizza was fantastic!
We also got dessert which they have a huge bakery and large gelato selection to choose from, but what Italian place shouldn't be judged by its Tiramisu? My wife and I split a slice and each got plenty of bites out of it. I have to admit, good not great. It was perfectly fine, but I like my dessert to knock my socks off for real! I want it to blow my mind and not just be fine. I might get some gelato next time and see how that goes.
All in all I think it's safe to say I found a pizza place to enter my rotation for a night on the town! Just be warned, it's not a pick up and go home kind of place. I mean I'm not saying that's not available I didn't ask, but you'll be missing out on the experience. Also do not go here expecting a typical pizza. It's not a 'pizza' place it's a Neapolitan pie restaurant.
Bill for 2 with waters, Kombucha, appetizer, 2 pizzas, and dessert was around $50.
Atmosphere - ***
Price - ***
Quality - *****
Taste - ****
Service - ***
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