The Pointersaurus Pizza....St. Louis MO

[Weiser Wonder]

This thread makes me want to go to New York... or Marlborough Mall.

[Shazam]

My brother could finish that pizza... He's a skinny little runt with a giant appetite.

[Cactus Jack]

Originally Posted by valo403

Lombardi's in SoHo typically gets good reviews as well. Pizza 33 (33rd and 3rd, and also on 14th St) is pretty damn good for slices (the more old school places typically only do whole pies) and Artichoke on 14th St. does an amazing job, although it's a bit different than what you might have been expecting (think amazing artichoke dip on a slice, their traditional stuff is great too though).

I'm sure DJpatm would prefer Pizza 73, chump!

Originally Posted by valo403

And why would you choose a beer like Amstel light that you can get anywhere over a beer that's only available locally? Try some of the local stuff (McSorleys, Brooklyn Lager, Blue Point, even Yuengling). If you're a real beer guy there are also lots of Belgian brew pubs around town that serve all kinds of crazy brews, the Blind Tiger on Bleeker is particularly good IMO

Trust me, I'm a total beer snob and if there were something better than Amstel Light at Grimaldi's I would have had it. They had standard US macrocrap and Brooklyn Lager at Grimaldi's. I tried the Brooklyn Lager and it was just blah. There was nothing to it you couldn't find anywhere else in any beer, despite the fact I have heard good things about that brewery. They didn't have any of the other beers you mentioned at Grimaldi's so I haven't tried those.

Speaking of which, I was excited to try a Rogue beer and found the Chocolate stout in a bar on the upper east side. To be honest, it was only stout in name and colour. It was not in the least bit chocolately and had that carbonated feel I get from Sam Adams. I haven't tried many US microbrews but the best one I've had so far is the IPA by Lagunitas, although I'm not a fan of US brews on the whole. Sam Adams, Moose Drool, Brooklyn Lager, Rogue Chocolate stout, etc I didn't think much of. It was halloween and they had 6 different pumpkin seasonal brews I tried in a sampler and only one of them was really good. It was at David Copperfields.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Now I have a Grimaldi's craving

[Cactus Jack]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Now I have a Grimaldi's craving

It's a cool excursion if you've already been to NY a few times and seen the major attractions. You walk the Brooklyn Bridge which if I'm not mistaken is 1-2km, so it doesn't take that long and see a different view of Manhattan and the statue of liberty. You walk along the apartments that look like where the Cosby Show was filmed back in the day and with the help of a map arrive at the waterfront of Brooklyn. Grimaldi's is right there and the old ice cream shop across the street on the pier is pretty decent.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by valo403

There are plenty of places that rival Grimaldi's, if you google "best pizza in NYC" you'll get a ton of different answers, but it does seem to generally be the pick. I like Totonnos on the Upper East Side, but it's also close to my place so that gives them an edge. Lombardi's in SoHo typically gets good reviews as well.

Don't bother with Lombardi's anymore. The place was sold a few years ago, and th quality of the ingredients went downhill with the new ownership. It's still good, but it's no longer what it used to be (it used to be my favorite, I went there all the time whenever Sbarro's was closed or too full). I had an inkling things wouldn't turn out well when the place started selling tshirts and souvenirs of itself....

Grimaldi's is imo the best pizza going at the moment. There are a lot of great pizza joints in town, but that place is heaven.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Cactus Jack

It's a cool excursion if you've already been to NY a few times and seen the major attractions.

Grimaldi's should be on everyones list as a major excursion. NY is one of the best cities for food in the world, and taking advantage of it beats lot of the other touristy things. Would you rather spend a couple of hours having one of the best food experiences of your life, or watch a couple of drama queens dance around in lion costumes?

[Locke]

Is this thread seriously about eating chain-store pizza while in New York?

[valo403]

Not to turn this into a NYC pizza thread, there's plenty of those elsewhere, but when I lived on Long Island there was a great place called Ciros in Floral Park. If you ever find yourself out there (maybe if you're going to the Flames/Islanders game? It's relatively close to the Nassau Colliseum) try a Chicken Marsla or Chicken alla Vodka slice. Incredible.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by valo403

Not to turn this into a NYC pizza thread, there's plenty of those elsewhere, but when I lived on Long Island there was a great place called Ciros in Floral Park. If you ever find yourself out there (maybe if you're going to the Flames/Islanders game? It's relatively close to the Nassau Colliseum) try a Chicken Marsla or Chicken alla Vodka slice. Incredible.

I AM, so i WILL! Lot's of Long Island excursions these days as the gf's family lives there, so I'm more than glad to try a few new places along the way.

If you ever find yourself in Port Jefferson, LI....you have to make your way to the Steam Room. I know it sounds like a place full of sweaty russians, but this is a great little seafood shack (and the town itself is pretty great too). It's as good as the Lobster Roll, but half the price. I find myself making excuses to go visit my gf's family just so I can go to this place.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Locke

Is this thread seriously about eating chain-store pizza while in New York?

Not necessarily. I believe the Olive Garden was also mentioned a few pages back.

[Flames_Gimp]

now for some reason whenever I think of dj_patm i think he is this guy..i need a break from photoshop. ugh

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

now for some reason whenever I think of dj_patm i think he is this guy..i need a break from photoshop. ugh

why are you forcefeeding us this picture? you are worse than Sutter with Regher/Phaneuf.

[dj_patm]

Oh and a cool food think I did try in NYC was "Rice To Riches"

Rice pudding = awesome.

[gargamel]

Originally Posted by dj_patm

Oh and a cool food think I did try in NYC was "Rice To Riches"

Rice pudding = awesome.

Which is literally right across the street from Lombardi's, a pizza place that is consistently rated among the best in the country.

I'm just giving you a hard time though. Rice to riches is too expensive for what you get, but it is a cool place.

[dj_patm]

Rice Pudding and pizza isn't something that I'd want to eat right after each other.

It is really expensive but it was a cool place and all signs and writing they had on the wall was pretty funny too.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Cactus Jack

It's a cool excursion if you've already been to NY a few times and seen the major attractions. You walk the Brooklyn Bridge which if I'm not mistaken is 1-2km, so it doesn't take that long and see a different view of Manhattan and the statue of liberty. You walk along the apartments that look like where the Cosby Show was filmed back in the day and with the help of a map arrive at the waterfront of Brooklyn. Grimaldi's is right there and the old ice cream shop across the street on the pier is pretty decent.

My uncle lives in Hoboken and there's a Grimaldi's there as well, went to that one.
Didn't get a chance to walk the Brooklyn bridge which is high on my to do list for next time.

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

why are you forcefeeding us this picture? you are worse than Sutter with Regher/Phaneuf.

lol i dont know..it makes me laugh? or maybe its me in an outfit I wanted to show off?

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Well this thread turned into a

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

Thats what happens when you let DJ drive.

That wouldn't have happened if he had winter tires.