by far the best pizza in charlotte, or pretty much anywhere.. this is, by far, the best "real" ny style pizza in charlotte. i've tried all that i know of, and this is tops. it's better than hawthorne's, brooklyn, tony's, and others that are out there. here is why:
1) starting at the crust... it's a perfectly crisp crust with the right amount of "chew" to it. a lot of pizza places have decent crust, but they typically don't use high gluten flour. this is critical for the chewy, crispy, bubbly crust that makes the foundation for a perfect pizza. these guys nailed it.
2) the sauce is a great, perfectly seasoned red sauce. not too sweet, not to salty, and not too much/ or too little of it.
3) the cheese is a very good mozzarella that gets a nice "nutty" flavor when it gets browned in the deck ovens.
speaking of the ovens, i don't consider a pizza place as being "legit" unless they have a bakers pride type deck oven. these are the ones that have the slate stone floor that's required to get authentic crust.
i don't typically get any toppings, but if you do, i highly suggest the sausage. it's a very unique presentation of link type sausage that is sliced lengthwise. very tasty.
-----20 oct, 2014-----
by far the best pizza in charlotte, and pretty much anywhere.. this is, by far, the best "real" ny style pizza in charlotte. i've tried all that i know of, and this is tops. it's better than hawthorne's, brooklyn, tony's, and others that are out there. here is why:
1) starting at the crust... it's a perfectly crisp crust with the right amount of "chew" to it. a lot of pizza places have decent crust, but they typically don't use high gluten flour. this is critical for the chewy, crispy, bubbly crust that makes the foundation for a perfect pizza. these guys nailed it.
2) the sauce is a great, perfectly seasoned red sauce. not too sweet, not to salty, and not too much/ or too little of it.
3) the cheese is a very good mozzarella that gets a nice "nutty" flavor when it gets browned in the deck ovens.
speaking of the ovens, i don't consider a pizza place as being "legit" unless they have a bakers pride type deck oven. these are the ones that have the slate stone floor that's required to get authentic crust.
i don't typically get any toppings, but if you do, i highly suggest the sausage. it's a very unique presentation of link type sausage that is sliced lengthwise. very tasty.