![]() ![]() ![]() A yellow train car sits along the Sunset Strip with an enormous crossing sign advertising burgers and hotdogs. but I guess that's why it's called a "New York style" pizza in the first place. Save for the amazing ricotta, it seems LA has yet to master the NY pizza. The crust was too thin and flimsy by any standard, and it lacked any flavor. It started to go downhill when we tucked into the fresh mozzarella slice and the Garibaldi (meatball, jalapeƱos). Big dollops of sweet, creamy ricotta is generously dotted across the pie, coming together into a rich bite with swirls of pesto and olive oil. After being welcomed by the likes of Louis, we started with a white cheese pesto slice - it was an exceptional start to our pizza stop. ![]() Unfortunately for LA, if this is the "best" NY-style pizza this city has to offer, then I dread what the pizza must be like in the rest of the area. Patient, outgoing, offering utensils, extra plates before we even thought to ask, and he sports the most genuine smile I've seen on the west coast. Even the service is anything but New York - Louis, the guy handling the cashier was probably the nicest and on-the-ball pizzeria server I've come across. There is nothing New York about the place. ![]()
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