Bleecker Street Pizza

The Scene – Some speculate that when Italian pizza chefs left Manhattan for the outer boroughs and 'burbs, they took the best slice spots with them. Thankfully, this Long Island pizzaman commutes into his cheery Greenwich Village pizza joint to repair that image. The brightly-lit takeout spot with a few non-descript tables and chairs looks like any other, but it tastes ten times more homespun. – – The Food – The secret to the superb "Nonna Maria" pie rests in the owner's grandmother's thin-crusted Tuscan recipe. Hand-pulled, yeasty dough, baked on a bed of crusty…

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Know Before You Go:: Fresh mozzarella loses its milky charm in transit, so it's best to order the regular pie to go; savor the specialty ones, made with fresh mozzarella, in-house.
The Extras:: Every day, the cooks prepare a long list of hero sandwiches, from sausage and peppers to chicken parmesan.

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food quality	89.13000106811523% positive	“I'm usually a big fan of toppings, but the beauty of this pizza is that its so simple and so so good.” “the sauce is fresh, the slices are big and the cheese is killer.” “So rude you won't care what the pizza tastes like” “The sicilian is my favorite it is moist not dry like most places but all their pizza is great!” “perfect crisp crust (I finished it all) and mouth watering dollops of yummy sauce.” “the nona is so tasty you'll never want anything else.” “great pizza, terribly rude staff” “The sauce on the pizza is sooo good with garlic and fresh tomatoes and they don't skimp.” “highly recommend the fresh mozzarella slice and the grandma slice.” “have ordered their pizza in the past and it is among the better pizza places in the Village (Lombardi's, John's, Arturo's are also great).” “was embarassed in front of my guests because I had raved about how great the pizza was.” “Fresh tomatoey sauce, just the right amount of mozzarella, crispy crust.” “Plenty of other places to find good pizza with good service!” “Both the fresh mozzerella slices and the Plain Cheese slice are phenomenal.” “but if you're looking for the perfect slice, than order the nonna maria here at bleecker street pizza.” “The owner is very friendly and a great guy, go try his pizza, you'll like it!” “The sauce is delicious and the crust is perfect.” “Good pizza, bad service” “amazing pizza” “The BEST pizza in the Village!” “They were prepared with fresh, but not outstanding, ingredients.” “Today I had a luncheon planned and called before 11:00am to order two pizzas delivered by noon.” “always raved about Patsy's pizza uptown till I found these Guys my God words cannot describe the pleasure I had eating a slice of pizza at this place I started to think I was nuts how could I enjoy pizza so much at 39 yrs old I have eaten pizza everywhe”
return potential	100.0% positive	“can happily say that I may have had the best slice I have ever had- although I was slightly inebriated the first time my return trips are confirmation.”
service	57.14000225067139% positive	“Plenty of other places to find good pizza with good service!” “So rude you won't care what the pizza tastes like” “Great slices, laughably bad service” “Good pizza, bad service” “Our pies were ready within 15-20 minutes and were delivered by a friendly employee who joked with us.” “great pizza, terribly rude staff” “The owner is very friendly and a great guy, go try his pizza, you'll like it!”
wait time	100.0% positive	“Our pies were ready within 15-20 minutes and were delivered by a friendly employee who joked with us.”

01/31/09

amazing pizza

by nyceatsman

Went there because of all the hype (picked best pizza by food network Jimmy Kimmel et. al.) expecting to be disappointed. I can happily say that I may have had the best slice I have ever had- although I was slightly inebriated the first time my return trips are confirmation. I highly recommend the fresh mozzarella slice and the grandma slice. perfect crisp crust (I finished it all) and mouth watering dollops of yummy sauce.

Pros: amazing pizza

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01/18/09

great pizza, terribly rude staff

by p6567

i live in the neighborhood and get pizza here regularly. i only continue to go because the pizza happens to be really good, but the guys who work there barely acknowledge you when you are standing right in front of them. it's as if they think they are above you, which is kinda bizarre considering they are working behind a counter at a pizza place!

Pros: yummy pizza
Cons: rude staff

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08/16/08

Better Than A Typical Street Corner Pizzeria, But Not Comparable To Patsy's Or Totonno's

by nycinephile

Five members of Meetup?s Thrifty Gourmets group and I field-tested Bleecker St Pizza on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Although an employee of the pizzeria had repeatedly assured me before our visit that it could accommodate my group, space in the restaurant was actually very limited. Luckily, one of the countermen allowed me to claim a table before my fellow diners? arrival. He and his co-workers did not greet me when I arrived. They were a bit brusque, but outgoing. I had to jostle with other patrons to get their attention. Because there were no waiters, I ordered our pies at the counter. We were allowed, surprisingly, to take affordably priced beers and sodas from the refrigerated case with an implied promise that we would pay for them. Our pies were ready within 15-20 minutes and were delivered by a friendly employee who joked with us. They were prepared with fresh, but not outstanding, ingredients. The slices that I tasted were better than those found at a typical street corner pizzeria, but not comparable to those I?ve had at Patsy?s or Totonno?s. I did like their crispy crust, though. Pies at Bleecker Street are about $20 each, and imported beers are $3.50.

Pros: Outgoing employees; affordably priced bottled beer; nicely cripy crust
Cons: Limited space;

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04/26/08

Forget them all this is by far the beast pizza in NY hands down

by Critcd

Let me start by saying that this system needs more stars in this rating because this Bleeker st pizza would get 10 if it were up to me. I always raved about Patsy's pizza uptown till I found these Guys my God words cannot describe the pleasure I had eating a slice of pizza at this place I started to think I was nuts how could I enjoy pizza so much at 39 yrs old I have eaten pizza everywhere . How did I not discover this place earlier? YOU KNOW WHAT WHO CARES CAUSE I FOUND THEM NOW . You have to check this place out I feel like I have an addiction to it 3 to 4 times a week and loving it.

Pros: great crunch excellent sauce fresh fresh fresh mushrooms
Cons: They need more room cause the whole world will be eating there

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12/12/07

Good pizza, bad service

by sebineurope

I am very disappointed with BSP. I have ordered their pizza in the past and it is among the better pizza places in the Village (Lombardi's, John's, Arturo's are also great). Today I had a luncheon planned and called before 11:00am to order two pizzas delivered by noon. At 12:10, with my guests waiting I called to inquire about where the pizzas were and was told the driver hadn't left yet. I was told he would leave 'soon' but couldn't get any thing more out of the person on the phone. When I protested about it being late, his response : "we've been busy". At 12:40 the pizzas arrived but my guests had to rush through eathing since they had to be other places. Not only did the pizzas arrive 40 minutes late but also they were cold. I was embarassed in front of my guests because I had raved about how great the pizza was. Sadly, I will not order again from Bleecker St. There are other choices with better service.

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01/31/09

amazing pizza

by nyceatsman

01/18/09

great pizza, terribly rude staff

by p6567

08/16/08

Better Than A Typical Street Corner Pizzeria, But Not Comparable To Patsy's Or Totonno's

by nycinephile

04/26/08

Forget them all this is by far the beast pizza in NY hands down

by Critcd

12/12/07

Good pizza, bad service

by sebineurope

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