Finally, something that my home city does far far better than anywhere else in the US. My pizza dilemma is more along the lines of “ok, I only gorge myself on cheese and meat loaded carb vehicles once in awhile. So, how the hell do I decide which of the 7-8 amazing pizza joints within 5 miles of my house should I order from, given that we only order pizza maybe once a month at most.”
East End pizza is a 5 minute walk. Damn fine pizza, some claim best in LB, but I don’t love how firmly they cook their crust.
Gino’s is a Long Beach institution, and they put so much cheese on their pies my sinuses clog up as soon as I walk in. Amazing cheesy greasy New York epic ness. Probably my personal favorite on the beach.
But dammit if sorrento’s doesn’t also make a killer pie, slightly more Roman style than New York style, and equally delicious. Their shop burned down last year so you get bonus karma points for supporting a decades old family owned shop that is getting themselves Re-settled in a new location.
but then along comes the grandma pie from Da Vinci’s, and holy smokes will THAT change a man’s life. Shaped like a Sicilian pie, but much thinner crust, and that homemade sauce and fresh mozzarella and basil make you want to quit your job, find da Vinci’s grandma, and just live in her bosom til the end of your days
that’s just scratching the surface of LB pizza. Now multiply that times 100000 to account for every other town on Long Island that has at least a few excellent pizza joints, and the thousands in the city itself, and you simply have an embarrassment of pizza riches in a single DMA.
AND, for those days where I’m just craving pizza but my gut has told me “no more carbs this week” I can always order from Brixx and Barley and get their staggeringly delicious cauliflower crust pepperoni pie. In NO WAY does it taste like a “no carb compromise” it is an EPIC pizza in And of itself, cooked in a wood burning brick oven for added smokiness.
ok, so, I now know I’m buying a Pyzel today AND getting pizza. Carpe diem
