antico pizza

excellent. great atmosphere. very friendly staff. will be going back soon.

unimpressed. 1. the friendly counter girl got our pizza order wrong as she forgot the roasted sweet peppers.

2. dough was soft and a little mushy.....seemed as if it wasn't cooked enough. no crispness at all!! place was really crowded, so i guess they skimped on the oven time to move people in and out.

3. not very tasteful like i expected for $48 for 2 pies.

4. for that kind of money, i'd expect some soft napkins, not some hard rough roll of windshield wipe that i wouldn't wipe a horse's a.. with.

5. plastic forks and knives were a real joke , sort of like they were made out of rubber. come on...........some people like real forks and knives to eat with. how much could some cheap tableware cost?? you could buy gold plated forks & knives for what you spent on those ovens.

6. might go back one day to try antico again when things aren't so busy, but for now i'll eat my pizzas at varasanos where i know i'll get a very satisfying pizza or at baby tommy's taste of ny on 41 south of the big chicken

the first sight you see is tray after tray of empty cannoli shells and trays of sfogliatelle, a super flaky pastry filled with a lemony, ricotta-custardy filling. we ordered one of each, but were told we could pick them up at the end of the meal, so the c

amazing amazing amazing pizza! nothing i can say will do this place justice, so just go eat here and enjoy this truely unique experience.

great food and a really cool dining experience. i love being able to eat in the kitchen too. this is going into the regular rotation.

outstanding eating, no doubt. chewiest crust ever. the back kitchen must be experienced. but they have to work on the front of house system. one line to order then another line to pay in such a tight space doesn't work. hope they figure that out. but the pizza is fabulous

it's pretty good

best pizza i've ever had. hands down the best. the quality of the ingredients, the service, the atmosphere. everything is amazing. sitting in the kitchen watching the masters prepare the pizzas and throw them in the 900+ degree ovens is so cool. i wish i knew i could bring wine last time, but i definitely will on my next visit.

i'm finally jumping on the antico pizza napoletana bandwagon, though at this point it probably wouldn't matter what i say since the atl blogger community has already fallen head-over-heels for the place. with that said, 1) the pizza is as good as everyone

i followed the atlanta food-nuts to antico pizza napoletana this past weekend. i've read the reviews, blog posts, yelp page, and tweets from the fans of this new place. hardly no marketing or advertising and the place is causing quite a stir; in fact, i w

my friend pt , aka the pizza enabler , invited me to lunch at antico . i had never been so i jumped at the opportunity. that was friday. i've been back twice since. to say it was the most fun lunch would be an understatement. giovanni was not only the mos

delicious.. words just can't do justice to these delicious pizzas. while they are really freaking good, they do come with a caveat.

these pizzas are meant to be eaten when they come out. the center will get soggy by the time you get home so do eat a slice or two at the premises.

definitely worth your time (and a detour) to go check this place out. keep an eye out for the italian flag because the building is rather easy to miss.

what a great experience. the very best pizza in this town. it's as simple as that! i had not read all the reviews but they give enough details for you to understand just how good this place is. we arrived with 2 adults and 2 teens. ordered the calabrese pizza and a calzone. my husband ran off to star provisions for a bottle of wine. our dinner was on the community table before he was even out of the parking lot. the owner's kid opener bottled waters, we listened to sinatra sing and the owner sing along. he brought over a plate of complimentary cannolis that were incredible. we felt like we were in a different place and time. what a nice way to have a family dinner.

two significant updates. they are now open 6 days a week (mon-sat) from 11:30am until dough runs out (they advise to call after 9pm).

and

the communal standing table now has 20 stools for sitting.

(updates thanks to blissfull g's blog)

10/22/2009: in a quick stop on the way home, had another fantastic pie, the san gennaro. got it to "eat in" and it was delivered to the common table on a half sheet. did i say "fantastic" yet? on the table was chopped garlic, parmesan, some peppers, olive oil, etc.. for adding if i saw fit... i did not, it was perfect as it came out of the oven. nice to be able to eat in... still need that glass of vino....


-----01 oct, 2009-----

there's a new pizza in town!. this certainly is the real thing as described in the recent posting by blissful g that has gotten everyone so excited. wow. great thin and tasty crust with good flavor and a little char. add to this a bunch of tasty toppings in just the right amounts to give each bite a different flavor without being piled on so high that you can't pick it up. i went with the capricciosa (mushroom, artichoke, prosciutto cotto, and bufala) that, obviously, i liked very much. i really like the simple tomato sauce that is not sweet and tastes like fresh ripe tomatoes. if you like this style of pizza (very thin crust with minimal and very pure tastes cooked incredibly quickly with a little bit of char on the crust), this is really among the best in town (on only their second week).

also had a cannoli that even challenged my favorite spot in boston (mike's in the north end). very crispy shell filled to order with a sweet, rich, and slightly tangy cream. i'd go back just for one of those!

now to the one thing i have a problem with. they are carryout only (no seating). while this would be no problem if i lived a couple blocks away, it is really a problem when i live a half an hour away (more when there's traffic). why? because this type of pizza really needs to come out of the oven and onto your plate to eat, with a nice glass of red wine close by to compliment it. unfortunately, while the piece i ate as i drove away was beyond fantastic, the rest was not... just not the same trying to reheat it. if they put in some tables and start serving beer/wine, i'll be a regular! if not, i'm not sure i'll be going back too often, no matter how much i liked it. i'm just not interested in sitting in a dark car on the street in a ga tech neighborhood eating a pizza and sipping out of a paper-bag covered bottle of chianti classico...

update: blissful g reporting (as of a couple minutes ago) that they now have a communal standing-only table for dining in (it was in use as a prep area last night on my first visit). okay, one small step for pizza, one large step for atlanta gastronomy yadda yadda...
next challenge, sell me a glass of decent vino ;-)
(this is great pizza!)

as expected, the pizza was amazing. i don’t know that i can say that it is the best i have ever had, but without a doubt it was in the top 3.