Apizz Restaurant

(212) 253-9199

217 Eldridge St
New York, NY 10002 40.721751 -73.990125

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Neighborhoods: Lower East Side, Downtown, Bowery

APIZZ.COM

Hours:

Mon-Sun 6pm-11pm

Price:

$$$

Last updated 12.19.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Romantic Dining, Quiet

Cuisine:

Pizza, Italian

What People Are Saying About Apizz Restaurant

Featured Review

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The Scene – With no windows and only a tiny sign, Apizz has a discreet presence on Eldridge Street. Inside, though, it is charmingly decorated, with dimly lit brick and a giant wood-fired oven occupying center stage. The clientele is young and hip, but serious about its food. – – The Food – The focus of the restaurant is the eponymous pizzas, each with a flaky, salty crust only a few millimeters thick. One is topped with crumbled sausage and the deeply savory house tomato sauce; another, with spinach and three kinds of cheese, absorbs that smoky flavor beautifully. The…

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What to Drink:
The small but carefully assembled wine list touches on numerous regions of Italy. Several choices are available by the glass, all for under $10. Don't want vino? The bar makes a nice Bellini in season as well.
Look Good:
The correct pronunciation of the restaurant's name is "ah-beets."
Know Before You Go:
Portions are plentiful and the food is filling, but try to save room for desserts like the house-made Gatto Di Formaggio (cream cheese cheesecake with a cookie crumb crust, served with fresh strawberries).
ambiance
88.7399959564209% positive
  1. food, service, and a lovely cozy room, soooooooo nice to find.
  2. Off the beaten path, but the better for me to keep as my little secret;-) The place is very cozy.
  3. wow talk about a weird location,if you live above 34th st, anyway loved it ,the food is as good as the place is intresting,best hide out spot i found in a while.
  4. The feel of the place is really intimate and cozy, the service is really friendly and patient.
  5. from the moment i got there, i knew this place was for me, it has a speak easy kind of feel, it is so cozy and cool, and it has the most delicious food,
  6. nice change from all the cramped dark places down on ludllow st. lots of room and still cozy,i had the wild boar pasta and i cant wait to get it again, friends loved the pizza , great lighting.
  7. this restaurant has got something about it that you just love the second you enter the room, the warm cozy room is only enhanced by the delicious dishes that come out of this huge wood burning oven, a very special place to find down on the lower eastside,
  8. The neighborhood is not very charming in itself, but once one steps inside, the high ceilings, exposed brick and amazing view of the wood burning oven takes you to another place.
  9. coworker recommended the place and it was romantic and warm.
  10. The atmosphere was nice and cozy especially on a cold winter night.
  11. The ambiance of the restaurant is very cozy and inviting.
  12. some real intresting italian food served in a place that is so cozy and warm, the self taught chef says our waiter is only cooking a few years, it was hard to belive
  13. Definetly a terrific spot for a special anniversary like we did, and my partner was so impressed by the romantic feel it has.
  14. Very intamit and cozy, nice oven lets off warm glows through out the room, food was great, lasagna with vegetables was terrific, and also the whole fish, we also induldged in a serious torte caprese chocolate cake.
  15. Great warm atmosphere as well.
  16. just teriffic, food blew us away, and the atmosphere for a small place is so quaint, nice fire place, and sweet staff.
  17. good thing the food is great the place has such a nice feel because no one i was with could find it, and we all live in the city, but after we settled in it just got better, private cozy, and nice people,
  18. great food,nice atmosphere
  19. Too bad because the service was good enough and the place is very cozy.
  20. the first thing about this place i loved was the cozy little room that makes you feel like you are in a friends house, they have this huge wood burning oven that the chef cooks everything out of, its amazing, so the pizzas are great, the lasagna is great,
  21. It kills me to give this place a less than glowing review: the service was wonderful, and the room is beautifully cozy yet hip.
  22. friend of mine recommended this really neat cozy spot in the Lower East Side so I had to check it out.
  23. great place for a dinner party or just a romantic date for two.
  24. While the atmosphere was warm and inviting, the service was poor and unattentive.
  25. The location is not great but this is truly a gem, I wish they open one close to midtown area!
  26. Perfect for a double date, very romantic, quiet atmosphere.
  27. The place is cute and cozy and has a nice lounge downstairs if your just in the mood for cocktails.
  28. Great place for a date or a romantic evening
  29. The cozy decor, the feeling of Tuscany, the brick wood fed ovens and most importantly, the food and service makes this place a keeper and one that you'll want to return to as soon as possible.
  30. We had a great table in the back corner so very comfortable!
  31. The atmosphere is great for a date or just a nice get together with friends.
  32. this place is so much fun , first when you walk in its like a secret speak easy or something, then the vibe from everyone there is so uplifting, i loved it, and oh yes the food is amazing
  33. the room is so cozy and warm you cant help but to love it right away, thats what made me worry about this place, usually places that look good, dont have good food, well this place does both, and well.
  34. fun and good food is hard to get.
  35. cozy atmosphere, good place to bring a date,would definitely recommend it.
  36. The atmosphere is warm, intimate, but fun, too.
  37. The ambience was warm and inviting.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. Only the dessert was good.
  2. The best dessert by far was the flourless chocolate cake.
  3. Very intamit and cozy, nice oven lets off warm glows through out the room, food was great, lasagna with vegetables was terrific, and also the whole fish, we also induldged in a serious torte caprese chocolate cake.
  4. wish i had room for the wonderful looking desserts.
  5. the deserts are exquisite and a must.
  6. For the appetizers, we ordered the warm octopus salad, antipasto plate and polenta cakes with wild mushrooms.
  7. square shape, and nice oven, gnocchi dish with sunday sauce was nice, and the gelatos for desert are worth going back for, a little loud ,,but still intamit, not cheap, but i guess you get what you pay for,
drinks
86.3599967956543% positive
  1. What a quaint little place burried down on the lower east side, never expected such good food or wine down there.
  2. we loved this place except for the waiter who got just about everyones drink order wrong,and didnt even think anything was wrong with it,the food was delicious,especially the veal chop.
  3. Plus when I didn't like the bottle of wine that we ordered, he was quick enough to offer the wine list, apologized and told us to pick another bottle that we like.
  4. First we walked in 20 min late, they said dont worry, then my fish was a little under cooked, they took it off the bill with no attitude at all, then my girlfriend tasted 4 wines by the glass untill she was satisfied, again done with a smile and real conc
  5. But seriously place was great, everything we ordered was fantastic and would highly recommend for a date (but trust me you don't need the second bottle of wine!
  6. Nice wine list.
  7. Had a lovely dinner there and was very impressed with the oven style cooking they do, also very nice and affordable wine list, warm and intamit room.
  8. it was nice to find this place that has no windows which you will never even notice because the room is so warm and inviting, you end up enjoying your company and a lovley dinner, very nice staff and very affordable wine list, mostly southern italian, don
  9. The wine list was superb, the steak is great the fish also, the ravioli was vey cheesey
  10. The place is cute and cozy and has a nice lounge downstairs if your just in the mood for cocktails.
  11. There were also a ton of really good and affordable wines by the glass.
food quality
93.2699966430664% positive
  1. wow this place is so unasuming from the outside, we never expected this kind of design and cozyness in this place, i loved it, the lighting makes everyone look beautiful, props to the designer, also the food is what we keep us going back, i think they are
  2. More than just great pizza.
  3. The food is outstanding, we started with a delicious artichoke salad and a wonderfull fresh pizza, this pizza is so unique words could not describe how simple and intresting it is.
  4. The margherita was also tasty.
  5. We are big fans of thin-crust brick-oven pizza and growing up in New York, we consider ourselves pretty on target when it comes to finding a good Italian place.
  6. P.S. I LOVE the sister restaurant Peasant - so I cannot understand why this meal was just so plain awful!
  7. The pizza bianca (spinach, mozzarella, parmigiano and ricotta cheses) is very flavorful, with a smoky and nutty flavor.
  8. But I thought the pizzas were terrible.
  9. First we walked in 20 min late, they said dont worry, then my fish was a little under cooked, they took it off the bill with no attitude at all, then my girlfriend tasted 4 wines by the glass untill she was satisfied, again done with a smile and real conc
  10. did not expect this just walking up the block from the movie theater, the food was delightful, cant wait to return for the pizza as well as other dishes
  11. The wine list was superb, the steak is great the fish also, the ravioli was vey cheesey
  12. The pizza is the best I've had in a long time.
  13. Everything is so fresh and all the food has that stone oven taste which one can only really find in the heart of Italy.
  14. before and how they built it, we felt so connected to this place after we left i had to write this so other owners might take notice and follow along, this concern goes along way, and so does their divine food.
  15. some real intresting italian food served in a place that is so cozy and warm, the self taught chef says our waiter is only cooking a few years, it was hard to belive
  16. What a quaint little place burried down on the lower east side, never expected such good food or wine down there.
  17. Both dishes were so tasty.
  18. suggest the open ravioli, wild boar lasagna and crispy chicken as entrees and Apizz Margherita, Octopus and Mozzarella for starters but you can't go wrong anything from the menu.
  19. its the second time here for me, i needed the phone # so i looked it up on city search, and now i know why people take time to write these reviews, if you truley like a place you want to tell people and do the restaurant a favor for the great time and gre
  20. this restaurant has got something about it that you just love the second you enter the room, the warm cozy room is only enhanced by the delicious dishes that come out of this huge wood burning oven, a very special place to find down on the lower eastside,
  21. Cool place, not too crowded but best ap I've ever had - crisply prosciutto with something sugary/fruity, kinda like 5 star bacon but better.
  22. fun and good food is hard to get.
  23. they say all the food comes out of a wood burning oven, well i was really curious to see them do this speacial the night we were there which was lobster risotto, one of my favorite dishes, and well i do cook a mean risotto also, well no matter how they di
  24. If you want a good pizza go to Cronkites a couple of blocks away or to one of a thousand other much better Italian restaurants in the city.
  25. The white pizza with spinach was delicious.
  26. The sixth dish, an open ravioli, was not terrible, it was just okay (a little too heavy for me).
  27. Definitely, a satisfying food experience!
  28. The food was great -- especially the ravioli con zucca, which is topped with butternut squash, it is mouth watering, and the blood orange mojitos are scrump·tious.
  29. we found it odd that such a nice place,with terrific food in a hot neighborhood was not packed on a thursday night at 8, the well mannered owner explained how business slowed down at the start of the war, hope this place out lasts the war because it quick
  30. night it was so crowded we couldnt belive it, we know the food is great but for people to travel from the upper eastside is crazy, find your own place near you, thank god they still remember us, and know their loyal customers, it goes along way, long enou
  31. I've been searching for the best pizza in NY and I think I found it at Apizz.
  32. this dish blew my mind,i never even heard of using wild boar in lasagna,it is soooo good, i guess that huge wood oven helps with that smokey flavor.
  33. refreshingly nice people and food,
  34. It's a rectangle with fresh mozz and sauce.
  35. everything just really nice, people,food,and the spot is great to turn friends on to.
  36. my wife took me here with about 10 friends ,everyone thought the food was great and it is so intimate it made the whole night great.
  37. good thing the food is great the place has such a nice feel because no one i was with could find it, and we all live in the city, but after we settled in it just got better, private cozy, and nice people,
  38. this is by far the most unique, intimate,understated downtown restaurant i have been to in years,no attitude,no problems,and great straight foward italian food,minus all the foo-foo food thats out there these days,definetly a find to bring that first date
  39. The "apizz's" individual pizzas that are the restaurant's namesake are not very good.
  40. The bread is extremely fresh and came with a nice ricotta and tomato sauce accompiniament.
  41. The pizza was good - however both our main courses were DOUSED in salt!
  42. The gnocci tasted fresh.
  43. when we read about this place it seemed like a new pizza joint , worth checking out to compare to our favorites, what we found was a really cool restaurant with better then average food and ok pizza, they use buffalo mozz.
  44. nice change from all the cramped dark places down on ludllow st. lots of room and still cozy,i had the wild boar pasta and i cant wait to get it again, friends loved the pizza , great lighting.
  45. we loved this place except for the waiter who got just about everyones drink order wrong,and didnt even think anything was wrong with it,the food was delicious,especially the veal chop.
  46. The complimentary bread comes with this great cheese and tomatoe sauce, ymmm!
  47. the room is so cozy and warm you cant help but to love it right away, thats what made me worry about this place, usually places that look good, dont have good food, well this place does both, and well.
  48. The service is great and the food is spectacular.
  49. Our overall dining experience was ok - attentive service, a bit on the pricey side for food that wasn't inspirational.
  50. and i did not think the food would be as good as it was.
  51. Everyone felt like i did, good food, good people, and they appriciate having you there.
  52. We then split a lasagna with wild boar meat , which also was so creative in its own unique way.
  53. For the main course, we ordered the whole fish roasted in the oven served with lemon and a very fruity flavorful olive oil, lasagna with braised wild boar ragu, and their famous giant meatballs filled with ricotta cheese, and gnocchi with braised short ri
  54. but there's more than just great pizza here.
  55. the pizzas are also great with their own flavors from this oven.
  56. It's a shame that a place this beautiful and with a great menu has to have such mediocre food.
  57. wow talk about a weird location,if you live above 34th st, anyway loved it ,the food is as good as the place is intresting,best hide out spot i found in a while.
  58. this place is so much fun , first when you walk in its like a secret speak easy or something, then the vibe from everyone there is so uplifting, i loved it, and oh yes the food is amazing
  59. great food ,poor service,
  60. The pizzas were surprisingly good.
  61. enjoyed the chicken cutlet I ordered but I think the most appetizing dish was the pasta that the girl ordered next to me with butternut squash and stuffed ravioli.
  62. my partner had the wild boar lasagne,which was great, and i had the pork chops which blew us away, that oven they cook out of does great things to meat, like carmelizing them, just all around nice expierience, cant wait to go back and try more dishes.
  63. And although it took about 45min to seat us the food was great.
  64. think it is to tangy for pizza, so people love it, like my dinner companion, but what we both agreed on was the amazing pork chops and skirt steak that came out of this huge wood oven, we went for pizza but will go back for more.
  65. my girlfriend loved the lamb chops.
  66. And the pizza is terrific.
  67. they took us with no problem,they are nice they are from the hood,and the pizza and salads are truley divine, good luck guys we loved it.
  68. but that sauce is so good.
  69. The food was fabulous.
  70. cant belive how perfect this place was for an early dinner , which included a nice artichoke salad, a great pizza gourmet style, and we split the whole fish, then walked down the block to the new sunshine movie theater, its just that much nicer then mos
  71. She insisted we try the pizza, which was very good.
  72. If you want good pizza, go to Grimaldi's, Lombardi's, John's, or Nick's.
  73. never heard of using yougurt before but it was a nice flavoring, still not as good as mine, oh yeah food done the way i like,simple and good,
  74. everybodys a critic, except this place dosent care, they do the real home cooked food in a huge oven right in front of you and they do it well.
  75. just perfect, i thought a small place like this was not going to be good for a party of 20, but it turned out perfect, the service was on, the food was great and the mid-course of pizzas they did for us was great , i recomend it.
  76. I think this is the first time I've ever uttered these words - considering the fact that I like my food on the saltier side.
  77. its so cute, the room is warm the people where nice, and the food teriffic, my kids loved the pizza and meatballs.
  78. the minute i walked in i fell in love with it ,warmth is something you dont get from a brick and stone place., but this place has this intense oven ,like a giant fire place, its so warm , and the food is great, i love peasant,so i knew the food would be g
  79. The cozy decor, the feeling of Tuscany, the brick wood fed ovens and most importantly, the food and service makes this place a keeper and one that you'll want to return to as soon as possible.
  80. before we sat down at apizz a waiter slaped down some serious red sauce ,ricotta cheese, and great country style bread, it was wonderfull, it was a perfect appetizer, its nice to see this , unlike most restaurants today barley put bread down , and if they
  81. square shape, and nice oven, gnocchi dish with sunday sauce was nice, and the gelatos for desert are worth going back for, a little loud ,,but still intamit, not cheap, but i guess you get what you pay for,
  82. The food was excellent!
  83. had a Foie Gras to die for, it was wrapped in applewood smoked bacon, anything wrapped in bacon is to die from really, the salmon tartare is the way i liked it mixed with herbs and a lovely sauce with creme fraiche, the risotts was good,but the loin of
  84. Excellent pizza, lasagna and gnocci and great service too!
  85. And we were too full to eat the gnocchi so we took it home and I had it for lunch the next day - really good but not enough meat for the price.
  86. For the appetizers, we ordered the warm octopus salad, antipasto plate and polenta cakes with wild mushrooms.
  87. loved the pizza , up there with some of our favorites, gets high marks for originality, buffalo mozz.
  88. If you want good Italian food, go to one of Mario Batali's places.
  89. extreamly good food.
  90. after hearing about all the hype on the food of this place i set off on my journey from the upper westside to check it out, to put it short i wish their was one in my neighborhood, really intresting place with very flavor full dishes, if i was a chef i wo
  91. The food was absolutely delicious - so many great flavors!
  92. the first thing about this place i loved was the cozy little room that makes you feel like you are in a friends house, they have this huge wood burning oven that the chef cooks everything out of, its amazing, so the pizzas are great, the lasagna is great,
  93. the pizza is good but thats all.
  94. and fresh tomatoes are so fresh and simple tasting, you could make a meal of it , but dont cause the wild boar lasagna is outstanding, and my wife loved her oven baked whole fish, the size of this oven is incredible, and they only burn wood, so simple yet
  95. had the pork chop which was juicy and delicious.
  96. was not impressed with the Octopus Salad, so I would stick with the pizza to start or even just the fresh crusty bread they bring to the table.
  97. The Margarita pizza has the most delicious smoky wood oven flavor.
  98. Very intamit and cozy, nice oven lets off warm glows through out the room, food was great, lasagna with vegetables was terrific, and also the whole fish, we also induldged in a serious torte caprese chocolate cake.
  99. love this pizza, its not greasy or filled with mounds of cheese, its just fresh tomatoes basil and buffalo mozz.
  100. its like a private club with great food
  101. The food is outstanding, the service perfect, and the vibe is confortable and cool, not to cool though.
  102. just teriffic, food blew us away, and the atmosphere for a small place is so quaint, nice fire place, and sweet staff.
  103. love the idea of their Bread being served with sides of fresh ricotta and tomato sauce but even here the sauce needs a little kick (garlic, salt, basil - something!)
  104. The pizza had a nice smokey flavor to it, the mozzarella was fresh and gooey.
  105. My boyfriend had the pork chop with vinegar cherry peppers (he's on Atkins), which was so good.
  106. great food, thanks
  107. really enjoyed this place, its small, very unique and wonderfull tasting food, the place has a charm about it that makes me feel good.
  108. They dont try to fancy up their dishes with ingredients i never heard of , foods great and people super nice.
  109. food, service, and a lovely cozy room, soooooooo nice to find.
  110. We live in flatiron forever and we never heard of eldridge st., little be knowns to us this restaurant and neighborhood is very popular, its really a nice part of town to vist, its where all the imigrants came to settle, and this place just came out of no
  111. from the moment i got there, i knew this place was for me, it has a speak easy kind of feel, it is so cozy and cool, and it has the most delicious food,
  112. go here first, its the only real good food with out paying ridiculous prices on the lower east side, the portions are huge, we get a salad and a pizza and then the movie its nice,,, mabey they will offer a dscount to movie go'ers like us we are loyal.
  113. great food,nice atmosphere
  114. Bring your appetite to apizz because when it comes to great food and great portions these cats don't play!
menu variety
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. suggest the open ravioli, wild boar lasagna and crispy chicken as entrees and Apizz Margherita, Octopus and Mozzarella for starters but you can't go wrong anything from the menu.
  2. You know ther are not many places i know where you can get great Foie Gras and the person next to you can be eating 2 huge meatballs with ricotta cheese oozing out, and also amazing, its a very eclectic menu and yet some what simple.
  3. It's a shame that a place this beautiful and with a great menu has to have such mediocre food.
overall
96.4900016784668% positive
  1. We are big fans of thin-crust brick-oven pizza and growing up in New York, we consider ourselves pretty on target when it comes to finding a good Italian place.
  2. Only being a block or two from my house will make this great place a new favoriate of mine.
  3. howdid we find this great place
  4. We live in flatiron forever and we never heard of eldridge st., little be knowns to us this restaurant and neighborhood is very popular, its really a nice part of town to vist, its where all the imigrants came to settle, and this place just came out of no
  5. nice restaurant
  6. night it was so crowded we couldnt belive it, we know the food is great but for people to travel from the upper eastside is crazy, find your own place near you, thank god they still remember us, and know their loyal customers, it goes along way, long enou
  7. it was nice to find this place that has no windows which you will never even notice because the room is so warm and inviting, you end up enjoying your company and a lovley dinner, very nice staff and very affordable wine list, mostly southern italian, don
  8. we found it odd that such a nice place,with terrific food in a hot neighborhood was not packed on a thursday night at 8, the well mannered owner explained how business slowed down at the start of the war, hope this place out lasts the war because it quick
  9. Too bad because the service was good enough and the place is very cozy.
  10. good thing the food is great the place has such a nice feel because no one i was with could find it, and we all live in the city, but after we settled in it just got better, private cozy, and nice people,
  11. just teriffic, food blew us away, and the atmosphere for a small place is so quaint, nice fire place, and sweet staff.
  12. great place for a dinner party or just a romantic date for two.
  13. wow talk about a weird location,if you live above 34th st, anyway loved it ,the food is as good as the place is intresting,best hide out spot i found in a while.
  14. its the second time here for me, i needed the phone # so i looked it up on city search, and now i know why people take time to write these reviews, if you truley like a place you want to tell people and do the restaurant a favor for the great time and gre
  15. this was a perfect NY night, caught a great movie[raising victor vargas] at the sunshine and walked down the block to this wonderfull quaint italian restaurant.
  16. cozy atmosphere, good place to bring a date,would definitely recommend it.
  17. It is a nice little place with some great original feel to it.
  18. these guys are doing something right , not only is apizz a great place its their 2nd place and its smaller, usually the 2nd place is bigger and people forget their roots, well these guys have gone back to basics cooking out of one wood burning oven , and
  19. the room is so cozy and warm you cant help but to love it right away, thats what made me worry about this place, usually places that look good, dont have good food, well this place does both, and well.
return potential
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. definitely will not go back and will certainly not recommend this place.
  2. my partner had the wild boar lasagne,which was great, and i had the pork chops which blew us away, that oven they cook out of does great things to meat, like carmelizing them, just all around nice expierience, cant wait to go back and try more dishes.
  3. think it is to tangy for pizza, so people love it, like my dinner companion, but what we both agreed on was the amazing pork chops and skirt steak that came out of this huge wood oven, we went for pizza but will go back for more.
  4. The cozy decor, the feeling of Tuscany, the brick wood fed ovens and most importantly, the food and service makes this place a keeper and one that you'll want to return to as soon as possible.
  5. We live in flatiron forever and we never heard of eldridge st., little be knowns to us this restaurant and neighborhood is very popular, its really a nice part of town to vist, its where all the imigrants came to settle, and this place just came out of no
  6. did not expect this just walking up the block from the movie theater, the food was delightful, cant wait to return for the pizza as well as other dishes
service
92.46000289916992% positive
  1. good thing the food is great the place has such a nice feel because no one i was with could find it, and we all live in the city, but after we settled in it just got better, private cozy, and nice people,
  2. some real intresting italian food served in a place that is so cozy and warm, the self taught chef says our waiter is only cooking a few years, it was hard to belive
  3. we loved this place except for the waiter who got just about everyones drink order wrong,and didnt even think anything was wrong with it,the food was delicious,especially the veal chop.
  4. Too bad because the service was good enough and the place is very cozy.
  5. It kills me to give this place a less than glowing review: the service was wonderful, and the room is beautifully cozy yet hip.
  6. it was nice to find this place that has no windows which you will never even notice because the room is so warm and inviting, you end up enjoying your company and a lovley dinner, very nice staff and very affordable wine list, mostly southern italian, don
  7. The food is outstanding, the service perfect, and the vibe is confortable and cool, not to cool though.
  8. The service is great and the food is spectacular.
  9. And good service on top of that!
  10. We had an amazing dinner with 6 people who all loved it.
  11. great food ,poor service,
  12. They dont try to fancy up their dishes with ingredients i never heard of , foods great and people super nice.
  13. Their staff, Diego, was always very helpful and accommodating.
  14. The service was friendly.
  15. The feel of the place is really intimate and cozy, the service is really friendly and patient.
  16. night it was so crowded we couldnt belive it, we know the food is great but for people to travel from the upper eastside is crazy, find your own place near you, thank god they still remember us, and know their loyal customers, it goes along way, long enou
  17. food, service, and a lovely cozy room, soooooooo nice to find.
  18. before we sat down at apizz a waiter slaped down some serious red sauce ,ricotta cheese, and great country style bread, it was wonderfull, it was a perfect appetizer, its nice to see this , unlike most restaurants today barley put bread down , and if they
  19. The wait staff was attentive, nice, and well informed.
  20. think they really enjoy making people happy.
  21. The wild boar lasagna, which was recommended by our server, was fantastic.
  22. The manager was very attentive as well.
  23. The service was poor, my apps and entrees were all ill prepared.
  24. think it is to tangy for pizza, so people love it, like my dinner companion, but what we both agreed on was the amazing pork chops and skirt steak that came out of this huge wood oven, we went for pizza but will go back for more.
  25. Pizza ok; avoid any time; terrible customer service
  26. Our overall dining experience was ok - attentive service, a bit on the pricey side for food that wasn't inspirational.
  27. The service was terrific, with a staff that is friendly AND knowledgeable (a concept lost on many restaurants).
  28. just perfect, i thought a small place like this was not going to be good for a party of 20, but it turned out perfect, the service was on, the food was great and the mid-course of pizzas they did for us was great , i recomend it.
  29. We live in flatiron forever and we never heard of eldridge st., little be knowns to us this restaurant and neighborhood is very popular, its really a nice part of town to vist, its where all the imigrants came to settle, and this place just came out of no
  30. Now, that's great service!
  31. refreshingly nice people and food,
  32. While the atmosphere was warm and inviting, the service was poor and unattentive.
  33. just teriffic, food blew us away, and the atmosphere for a small place is so quaint, nice fire place, and sweet staff.
  34. The service was decent.
  35. The cozy decor, the feeling of Tuscany, the brick wood fed ovens and most importantly, the food and service makes this place a keeper and one that you'll want to return to as soon as possible.
  36. people here were so cool.
  37. its the second time here for me, i needed the phone # so i looked it up on city search, and now i know why people take time to write these reviews, if you truley like a place you want to tell people and do the restaurant a favor for the great time and gre
  38. these guys are doing something right , not only is apizz a great place its their 2nd place and its smaller, usually the 2nd place is bigger and people forget their roots, well these guys have gone back to basics cooking out of one wood burning oven , and
  39. Everyone felt like i did, good food, good people, and they appriciate having you there.
  40. Excellent pizza, lasagna and gnocci and great service too!
  41. everything just really nice, people,food,and the spot is great to turn friends on to.
  42. its so cute, the room is warm the people where nice, and the food teriffic, my kids loved the pizza and meatballs.
value
93.64999771118164% positive
  1. this restaurant has got something about it that you just love the second you enter the room, the warm cozy room is only enhanced by the delicious dishes that come out of this huge wood burning oven, a very special place to find down on the lower eastside,
  2. There is a huge brick oven fire in the back.
  3. square shape, and nice oven, gnocchi dish with sunday sauce was nice, and the gelatos for desert are worth going back for, a little loud ,,but still intamit, not cheap, but i guess you get what you pay for,
  4. The wild boar lasagna excellent, the meatballs huge and good.
  5. when we read about this place it seemed like a new pizza joint , worth checking out to compare to our favorites, what we found was a really cool restaurant with better then average food and ok pizza, they use buffalo mozz.
  6. There were also a ton of really good and affordable wines by the glass.
  7. And we were too full to eat the gnocchi so we took it home and I had it for lunch the next day - really good but not enough meat for the price.
  8. the first thing about this place i loved was the cozy little room that makes you feel like you are in a friends house, they have this huge wood burning oven that the chef cooks everything out of, its amazing, so the pizzas are great, the lasagna is great,
  9. The portions are very big,consider splitting an entree.
  10. You know ther are not many places i know where you can get great Foie Gras and the person next to you can be eating 2 huge meatballs with ricotta cheese oozing out, and also amazing, its a very eclectic menu and yet some what simple.
  11. it was nice to find this place that has no windows which you will never even notice because the room is so warm and inviting, you end up enjoying your company and a lovley dinner, very nice staff and very affordable wine list, mostly southern italian, don
  12. The brick oven is huge and acts as a really lovely backdrop to the evening.
  13. Bring your appetite to apizz because when it comes to great food and great portions these cats don't play!
  14. this dish blew my mind,i never even heard of using wild boar in lasagna,it is soooo good, i guess that huge wood oven helps with that smokey flavor.
  15. Great prices as well!
  16. think it is to tangy for pizza, so people love it, like my dinner companion, but what we both agreed on was the amazing pork chops and skirt steak that came out of this huge wood oven, we went for pizza but will go back for more.
  17. Food quite good but overpriced for the 'hood.
  18. go here first, its the only real good food with out paying ridiculous prices on the lower east side, the portions are huge, we get a salad and a pizza and then the movie its nice,,, mabey they will offer a dscount to movie go'ers like us we are loyal.
  19. everybodys a critic, except this place dosent care, they do the real home cooked food in a huge oven right in front of you and they do it well.
  20. Had a lovely dinner there and was very impressed with the oven style cooking they do, also very nice and affordable wine list, warm and intamit room.
  21. Our overall dining experience was ok - attentive service, a bit on the pricey side for food that wasn't inspirational.
wait time
75.0% positive
  1. The pizza is the best I've had in a long time.
  2. Plus when I didn't like the bottle of wine that we ordered, he was quick enough to offer the wine list, apologized and told us to pick another bottle that we like.
  3. night it was so crowded we couldnt belive it, we know the food is great but for people to travel from the upper eastside is crazy, find your own place near you, thank god they still remember us, and know their loyal customers, it goes along way, long enou
  4. the minute i walked in i fell in love with it ,warmth is something you dont get from a brick and stone place., but this place has this intense oven ,like a giant fire place, its so warm , and the food is great, i love peasant,so i knew the food would be g
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/17/12

Great pizza!

by Briana786

This place is tiny but great! HOwever, for the top 10 best pizza places in NYC https://files.nyu.edu/jdy215/public/

4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/01/12

Like me

by elganc781

Very good !!!

Super!

Great service!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/05/11

Lower EastSide Treasure

by sandrafoster

Apizz is one those restaurants that you feel like you have discovered and can't wait to tell friends about. It's a cozy, one story place on Eldridge Street with phenomenal food. I took my girlfriend there on Thursday night and went back with my parents on Sunday and it was the perfect place for both. The meatballs are the best I have had in the city...my girlfriend loved the lamb chops. Check it out!

1 Star Rating: Poor

11/13/10

do not enter

by dontbelate

If i could have published this review with less than 1 star, I would have. I have never been treated with such disrespect from a restaurant manager. Unfortunately I arrived 15 minutes past my reservation time and was scolded for being late and told that my table had been given away. Then, instead of offering to have us wait at the bar until the next table became available (like any other host in the city would have done) we were given the cold shoulder and told maybe there would be something available in 45 minutes. Although we did not feel particularly welcome we took it upon ourselves to put our names back on the list and go to the bar. After waiting patiently for 45 minutes, our unfriendly manager reluctantly visited us and said he could probably seat us downstairs, but if we wanted to wait for an upstairs table it would be a lot longer of a wait. Since we had never stated a preference and he made the downstairs sound incredibly unappealing, I asked if there was some reason we shouldn't dine downstairs. He mumbled something about it being for walk-ins and as he was clearly becoming increasingly irritated with our presence, we went ahead and asked him why he was being so rude and unaccommodating to us... at which point he said he no longer had any tables available for us and we could leave. so we did.

*Even though I had made a reservation and confirmed that morning, we were told that people make reservations there all the time on weekends and don't show up so they seat whoever shows up, so if you dare to make a reservation here, don't expect them to honor it*

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/03/10

Great Food, Great Atmosphere!

by blades

Celebrated my birthday last week with my wife at Apizz! The atmosphere was nice and cozy especially on a cold winter night. There is a huge brick oven fire in the back. Not many tables. It's great for small groups or just with your spouse. The food was fabulous. Had the ravoilli with butternut squash and my wife had the gnocchi with beef. Both dishes were so tasty. They added a lot of butter so that's why it was so good! Not good if you are on a diet! Ordered a bottle of wine. Desert was good as well. Had two by accident! The service was right on point. It wasn't that crowded being on a week night and in the midst of a rain storm but it filled up quickly as the night went on. Great place to snuggle with your other half. I would highly recommend coming here. We had a great table in the back corner so very comfortable! The location is not the greatest. It's kind of out there in the middle of nowhere but only about 2 blocks from the train station.

  • Pros: Food, Wine, Service
  • Cons: Location

The Details on Apizz Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • great straight foward italian food
  • great fire place
  • good white pizza
  • great service
  • warm atmosphere
  • excellent wild boar lasagna
  • huge giant meatballs
  • nice people
  • warm waiting room
  • amazing birthday dinner
  • poor customer service
  • mediocre food
  • favorite dishes
  • nice wood burning oven
  • great everything
  • fresh tomatoes
  • terrific little spot
  • nice restaurant
  • delicious pork chop
  • affordable wine
  • wonderful dessert
  • truley divine octopus salad
  • huge wood oven
  • nice wait staff
  • suggest open ravioli
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