As a transplant from New York, I can tell you this pizza does not fill the void. The pizza is blandish but after the bars let out it seems to get the job done for me and my friends so it is definitely bearable! It is an unfair advantage to compare it to back home but I have had a lot worse pizza out here that is for sure so I would not count this one out. I will how ever rely on spinados for my sober pizza cravings!