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| - This is the quintessential old school pizza joint. When I think of pizza as comfort food, Bitondo's is the first place that comes to mind. The place is a hole in the wall - plastic furniture, video consoles from the 80s, and dingy bathrooms down dangerous stairs, but that is somehow part of the odd charm.
I can't remember my first Bitondo's pizza, but fortunately, little has changed. The surly guy taking out his frustrations in life by hand pounding each pizza is still there as well. The menu has expanded from the original four ingredients - pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers and anchovies - to offer a half dozen more choices. But the pizza, oh, the pizza, is still just as good. It starts with the crust, with the perfect balance of crunch and chew. The sauce tastes like pizza sauce should, balancing acid and sweet without the thick jammy consistency chains like to use. The toppings are fresh and they top it with enough cheese to generate that burst of hot oil that burns the top of your mouth on the first bite.
But maybe even better than the pizza is the panzerotto. What is it about deep fried dough that is sooooo good? Their version is classic - just loads of cheese with just enough seasoned fresh tomato sauce to make your tastebuds sing. Beware the slow leak, or worse, the gusher of burning hot juices!
Come here for the awesome food, questionable ambience, great value and time warp back to the 70's when pizza ruled and nobody asked about calories.
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