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| - I am so happy I finally went to Pizza Taglio. I had been looking for a place that had creative pizzas AND good crust in the area and this is it.
There was a wait (it was about 7:00pm on a Saturday, so that was to be expected. My boyfriend and I put our names in and then we went next door to have a drink at The Livermore while we waited. The wait was only half the time we were quoted. Woo hoo!
To start, the ambiance is, well, lacking. I feel like it's a bit drab inside. It gives me the impression they took the style of pizza by the slice kind of place and turned the lights down to make it "hip". I think with a few minor stylistic changes, this place could go to the next level, while still keeping with the casual, low-key vibe. I was also a bit disappointed that they have a deli counter set up in the middle of the restaurant and it is pretty messy and fully on display to the restaurant. I think this could have been a really cool way of giving the diners a hit of what goes into making some of the dishes (like having an open kitchen would), but instead I just wanted to keep from looking at it because it was distracting (and not so good way).
DRINKS
This place is BYOB. I believe it was $5/person.
FOOD
To eat we had the following:
- Antipasto Plate
- Greenpointer pizza
- Bob Malnati pizza
The antipasto plate was good and I may order it again if I'm in the mood for some sliced meats. The chunks of pecorino were pretty small, but for two people it was satisfying. The pizzas were both very good! I kept trying to figure out which I liked better, and honestly it might have been the Bob Malnati. I lived in Greenpoint for a bit, so perhaps I'm partial to Paulie Gee's version of Taglio's Greenpointer, the Hellboy.
OVERALL
I will absolutely come back and often. Long wait? Who cares when there is a lovely little bar next door. Good pizza, BYOB, and good value. Go! You won't be disappointed, at least not if you sit away from the deli counter ;)
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