Hawthorne's is like the superhero of pizza shops. Mild mannered and family friendly during the day and primed to party at night.
If you want to know what their pizza is like, look at the name of the joint. It is NY style pizza. This is the stuff that you see diet conscious people either picking up their slice and letting the grease drip off of or are dabbing it with a paper napkin. I say let it stay.
They also have a solid italian menu beyond just pizza with great pasta dishes. You can't go wrong with baked ziti.
Their pizza by the slice is part of their very reasonable lunch menu, but it also makes a return on the late night menu. And trust me, sometimes you just need a slice after 11pm.
One such reason would be their Monday night special... $1.50 drafts. Now, usually when someone runs such a special, you look at the taps and read the names of watered down domestics. Not here. This is your New Castle, your Guinness, your Blue Moon, et cetera. All of which taste good in the evening air out on the patio.
The service is great and if Johnny V. is behind the bar, its a guaranteed good time.