| ambiance |
91.66999816894531% positive |
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With the exceptionally high prices, mediocre cuisine, slow service, and inattentive staff, I advise all prospective customers-especially those with children-to seek a more family-friendly (and wallet-friendly) location. ”
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Great location for great pizza ”
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Don't go if your looking for a quite romantic evening, because you won't find it here. ”
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The ambiance is fantastic, and the service is average to good. ”
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It was not too noisy, and had a good atmosphere. ”
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The restaurant was terribly loud - a horrible ambience for a date. ”
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would recommend especially given the location - very hard to find good restaurants around Times Square ”
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We can't say enough about the friendly service, the food and the location. ”
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The first thing most folks notice is the unique decor, with elements of a church / jazzy site with lavish decorations before sitting down for their first slice. ”
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Great location, great food, great atmosphere. ”
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This is a fun place to eat with a festive atmosphere, great decor, and oh by the way, pretty good food. ”
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The atmosphere is wonderful, the service is great and the food is amazing! ”
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The attentive waitresses only add to the excellent ambience. ”
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Not a quiet place by any stretch, so maybe not the best locale for a romantic date, but for great, friendly service and the most awesome pizza ever, go to John's! ”
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Fabulous atmosphere, great service, excellent food. ”
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great location near Times Square and the theaters, nice interior, not too loud. ”
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The food here is great, and the restuarant has an amazing atmosphere. ”
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Excellent pizza with a casual ambience. ”
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what an all around lovely time we had, from the host to the bartender who made my husband a wonderful martini, to the waitress and to the bustling new york atmosphere. ”
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Great pizza, great location ”
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The decor inside was incredible! ”
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Not only did we get a great meal we were introduced to the manager at the bar who shared the great history of the midtown location and he also gave us great insights in to the restaurant and what makes their pizza SOSOSO good. ”
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Inside atmosphere was awesome, decor was festive for Christmas and we felt at home. ”
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The atmosphere is very enjoyable. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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We ordered a pie to share and he gave us a good recommendation. ”
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Their menu was extensive and I didn't know what to order, so the waiter recommended his favorite pie, a white pizza with sun dried tomatoes and basil. ”
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Only order a pie here. ”
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| drinks |
91.66999816894531% positive |
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Not only did we get a great meal we were introduced to the manager at the bar who shared the great history of the midtown location and he also gave us great insights in to the restaurant and what makes their pizza SOSOSO good. ”
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Great pizza but, $6 for a small draft beer, $16 plus for a pitcher what the hell is that all about? ”
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enjoy ice cold beer the best sausage, onion and pepper sandwich and most of all thin crust brick oven pizza to die for, the best in manhatten. ”
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The bar staff are great and keep up with the pressure with a smile when busy. ”
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| food quality |
87.89999961853027% positive |
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The food here is great, and the restuarant has an amazing atmosphere. ”
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Was told this was "the best pizza in NY. ”
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The situation has improved, but nothing really beats John's - the pizza is fresh and amazingly good (don't miss the fresh basil version) and the place is big enough to seat and serve you quickly. ”
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Everyone in John's was friendly to us, and we loved the thin crust pizza. ”
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great pizza ”
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Our cocktail server at our hotel recommended this pizza place. ”
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best pizza in NYC ”
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Their menu was extensive and I didn't know what to order, so the waiter recommended his favorite pie, a white pizza with sun dried tomatoes and basil. ”
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My girlfriends and I were in the other day and we had the best cosmopolitans in all of New York (and then we had the pizza!) ”
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The crust is nice and thin, but again, nothing you can't get at any other pizza place in the neighborhood. ”
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fine for a reasonably priced group dinner, but the service is horrible and the food is mediocre. ”
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Everyone knows how good the pizza is here but please, next time you go back to John's, order the Chicken Parmesan! ”
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Perfect crisp texture with just the right amount of sauce and cheese and add to that some tasty toppings, equals a dining experience you'll come back to again and again. ”
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The pizza was great but don't expect much in service. ”
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Saw it on TV, pricey but unique and tasty ”
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The service is always good, and the prices are reasonable for the quality of the food. ”
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I'm not a big fan or thin crust pizza, but I found this pizza to be excellent. ”
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John's has excellent pizza and great pasta as well. ”
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We had to wait over an hour in line for NYC's best pizza. ”
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The food is quite good but doesn't match up to the best places in NY. ”
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Great pizza but, $6 for a small draft beer, $16 plus for a pitcher what the hell is that all about? ”
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Great pizza, great location ”
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best pizza anywhere ”
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The pizza had a very unique taste to it, robust and despite being starving, it had such a rich flavor I took my time and savored each bite. ”
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The service is terrible and inattentive, the waiters and waitresses are actively rude (or at least ours was both time we visited), and the food is not as good as your local neighborhood pizzeria. ”
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If you can deal with slightly rude waiters, the food is a definite must have. ”
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Not a quiet place by any stretch, so maybe not the best locale for a romantic date, but for great, friendly service and the most awesome pizza ever, go to John's! ”
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The pizza isn't bad, but just not worth the price when you can just go around the block. ”
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In a quaint old church is gobs and gobs of great food, enough to share at a price (for 2) under $50, my idea of heaven. ”
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Not only did we get a great meal we were introduced to the manager at the bar who shared the great history of the midtown location and he also gave us great insights in to the restaurant and what makes their pizza SOSOSO good. ”
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awesome pizza ”
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What makes these pizzas stand out is very fresh ingredients a thin crust and coal fired brick ovens that give it just the slightest hint of smokeiness. ”
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The pizza is good, brick-oven pizza, but I can't vouch for the other menu items. ”
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Although it was definitely a slow period of the day (3pm), the service was friendly and the food was delivered up quickly. ”
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The food (especially the pizza) is awesome! ”
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you first choose a base pizza ive only tried the regular margherita (tomato sauce & mozzarella) and the bruschetta (fresh tomatos and mozzarella). ”
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great pizza, awful service ”
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The pizzas are wonderful and the service was just as good. ”
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The Best authentic italian pizza! ”
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Go here for a quick, really good thin crust pizza before a show. ”
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The waiter was really charming and I'm already craving that pizza again. ”
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The pizza is perfect, the best I ever had. ”
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Salad was great as I love a vineagary salad. ”
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must admit, this was probably the BEST chicken parm I've had in a LONG time! ”
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Terrible, rude service - only passable pizza ”
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Great pizza, slow service ”
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best pizza in the city, courteous , helpful staff! ”
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Great location for great pizza ”
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Have been to John's many times (Time square & Bleeker st.) it is simply the BEST pizza made anywhere in the city! ”
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It really ruined the experience because the food was very good. ”
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I've been eating John's pizza for years and I love this place. ”
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The brickoven pizza is divine- try the bruschetta pizza! ”
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So instead you can get diced fresh garlic on your pizza, for a fee. ”
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The fresh cheese was nowhere to be found and the sauce tasted like something out of a jar and the olives were the regular canned olives like you get at dominoes. ”
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This is a fun place to eat with a festive atmosphere, great decor, and oh by the way, pretty good food. ”
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Great pizza! ”
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John's the best pizza in nyc ”
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The marinara brick oven pizza is the best we've had. ”
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Our order did come promptly - the salad over-dressed, would definitely NOT recommend the calamari (chewy, lukewarm, poor quality and not-so-tasty sauce) and a large (chewy crust) pizza. ”
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no need to go to brooklyn for great pizza ”
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Fortunately, the food was excellent and the setting was interesting (you can watch the pizzas being made and put into the brick ovens) or I might not have been so generous with the review! ”
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We can't say enough about the friendly service, the food and the location. ”
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was in New York on business and had Saturday night off so I bought a ticket to see Gypsy and they told me at the box office to go next door for good pizza. ”
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The Chicken Parm and Baked Ziti were excellent and I wanted to swipe some pizza off the table next to me it looked so good. ”
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We recommend the house salad, but it's big so you can share it. ”
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He brought some stale bread instead. ”
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The pizza was so good we went back a second time. ”
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We recently had pizza there on our last trip to NY and it was excellent as usual, but the service was great also. ”
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Overall, the food is excellent and is worth the wait. ”
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Great service and great pizza. ”
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Great, quick food, friendly service (and cute!) ”
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good pizza nice people it is a good place to eat would go to again ”
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Just that with no extra toppings and a Caesar salad make a very reasonable and delicious light dinner. ”
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With the exceptionally high prices, mediocre cuisine, slow service, and inattentive staff, I advise all prospective customers-especially those with children-to seek a more family-friendly (and wallet-friendly) location. ”
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Calimari was fresh, light, delicious. ”
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found that the service was very good - seated immediately, very attentive waitress, and the food came quickly (within 15 minutes). ”
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great NY style pizza, great service ”
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The atmosphere is wonderful, the service is great and the food is amazing! ”
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went here with my family for dinner expecting the usual great pizza. ”
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the pizzas are made to order in huge brick ovens and you can see the guys flipping and topping the pizzas with amazing speed at either side of the restaurant. ”
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The crust is just perfect,the mozzarella taste and the tomato sauce are to die for. ”
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Excellent pizza with a casual ambience. ”
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am a native new yorker, and i brought my out of town guests in for some of the best pizza in town. ”
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Fantastic pizza ”
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Always great service, and good pizza. ”
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Great pizza- ample seating ”
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know cosmos and pizza sound pretty weird, but what a great combination! ”
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The "fresh" mozerella was anything but fresh, and again, Spackle has more flavor! ”
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The pizza was delicious and the Calamari was to die for. ”
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It's pretty hard to beat the fesh food and very affordable prices. ”
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Great pizza in Times Square ”
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After having a very mediocre spinach salad, which had blue cheese all over it instead of on the side as we asked, we were hoping the pizza would redeem both the salad and the "too busy to deal with us" waitress. ”
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always come here after watching movies at times sq, because its open late, that area in general is a rip-off, and the pizza is great. ”
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It's refreshing to be able to grab a group of people to see a show on Broadway and know that some of the best pizza I've encountered is an easy walk from any of the major attractions. ”
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It is good pizza but I rather go somewhere with average pizza and a nicer, more pleasant staff that doesn't treat you like cattle. ”
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Horrible service, mediocre pizza ”
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Right in the middle off the theater district, John's simple but varied menu boasts both whole wheat and regular crust pizzas with a choice of about two dozen toppings, pastas, sandwiches, salads, and a decent winelist. ”
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Everyone at the table agred this was the best pizza they had ever had and that includes Grimaldi's in Brooklyn! ”
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The pizza is also really good. ”
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My favorite pizza in the city. ”
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Their pizza is always fresh and very tasteful. ”
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Steps away from the famous Sardi's but just not in the mood to dress up or the budget is slim, is a pizza with my name on it. ”
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THe pizza at John's is awesome, i am just amazed by the way they use the brick oven. ”
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John's salads are always fresh and tasty. ”
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It may not be your favorite pizza but it's definitely worth a try, and seating should definitely not be a problem. ”
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The food was great, no doubt but the waitor had issues. ”
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Fabulous atmosphere, great service, excellent food. ”
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Amazing pizza, but they have even better house salads. ”
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would not hesitate to recommend John's Pizzeria, and I'd find their prices quite affordable when you split a pizza with some friends. ”
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This pizza was so good I came back again a few days later! ”
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John's pizzeria has the best authentic italian pizza i've ever tasted here in the U.S.! ”
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Their other entrees are delicious. ”
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The staff was friendly, the food was good. ”
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The food was good. ”
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John's Pizzeria is a church turned pizza parlour in the heart of Times Square, featuring some of the best pizza (and spendiest) in the area. ”
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The food is wonderful. ”
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she recommended the bruchetta pizza, which my husband and i split, and it was OUT OF THIS WORLD! ”
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Great pizza, even better House Salads! ”
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Great location, great food, great atmosphere. ”
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Sure, it may be New York, but I'm not paying for both overpriced food AND poor service! ”
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The pizza is a great traditioinal thin crust. ”
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loved the Bruchetta pizza! ”
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enjoy ice cold beer the best sausage, onion and pepper sandwich and most of all thin crust brick oven pizza to die for, the best in manhatten. ”
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Great pizza. ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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The pizza is good, brick-oven pizza, but I can't vouch for the other menu items. ”
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John's has a small menu of traditional Italian fare all of which is good. ”
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Tourists will find this palce good, but trust me, there are better options for you. ”
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Their menu was extensive and I didn't know what to order, so the waiter recommended his favorite pie, a white pizza with sun dried tomatoes and basil. ”
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Right in the middle off the theater district, John's simple but varied menu boasts both whole wheat and regular crust pizzas with a choice of about two dozen toppings, pastas, sandwiches, salads, and a decent winelist. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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The situation has improved, but nothing really beats John's - the pizza is fresh and amazingly good (don't miss the fresh basil version) and the place is big enough to seat and serve you quickly. ”
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nice place ”
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The crust is nice and thin, but again, nothing you can't get at any other pizza place in the neighborhood. ”
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good pizza nice people it is a good place to eat would go to again ”
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Not only did we get a great meal we were introduced to the manager at the bar who shared the great history of the midtown location and he also gave us great insights in to the restaurant and what makes their pizza SOSOSO good. ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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Everyone knows how good the pizza is here but please, next time you go back to John's, order the Chicken Parmesan! ”
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Perfect crisp texture with just the right amount of sauce and cheese and add to that some tasty toppings, equals a dining experience you'll come back to again and again. ”
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| service |
65.43000221252441% positive |
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what an all around lovely time we had, from the host to the bartender who made my husband a wonderful martini, to the waitress and to the bustling new york atmosphere. ”
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After having a very mediocre spinach salad, which had blue cheese all over it instead of on the side as we asked, we were hoping the pizza would redeem both the salad and the "too busy to deal with us" waitress. ”
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we realized how bad our waiter sucked! ”
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The waiter was really charming and I'm already craving that pizza again. ”
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Although it was definitely a slow period of the day (3pm), the service was friendly and the food was delivered up quickly. ”
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Our waiter was less than inviting. ”
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To me, having a little extra time makes the slow and irritating service ignorable. ”
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Very poor service - inexcusable! ”
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Great, quick food, friendly service (and cute!) ”
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Great pizza, slow service ”
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The key to good service is not to act like a tourist, if they think you are a lowly out of towner it takes a toll on your service (which should take a toll on their tip). ”
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The attentive waitresses only add to the excellent ambience. ”
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Great service and great pizza. ”
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The staff was really great, for Times Square. ”
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Very good service ”
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Considering how busy they get, the service is pretty darn good. ”
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They don't have to employ good people, because the tourist traffic keeps people moving through - but if your address ends in NY, NY, stay out. ”
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The service is always good, and the prices are reasonable for the quality of the food. ”
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If you want to go to a place where the first member of the staff you encounter is extremely rude and where the "rules" are so inflexible you cannot have people join you later in a post-theater flexible way, this is your place. ”
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The people at the front desk when you walk in are RUDE! ”
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great pizza, awful service ”
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shudder to think what table service is like if this is what meets you at the entrance. ”
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best pizza in the city, courteous , helpful staff! ”
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Everyone in John's was friendly to us, and we loved the thin crust pizza. ”
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Fabulous atmosphere, great service, excellent food. ”
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Their menu was extensive and I didn't know what to order, so the waiter recommended his favorite pie, a white pizza with sun dried tomatoes and basil. ”
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Average Pizza, really bad service ”
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perfect for fast service, horrible bathrooms. ”
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It's not worth deal ing with snobby hostesses and rude waiters. ”
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Did I mention the awful service? ”
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The wait staff was very friendly and nice to look at too :o) We were lucky enough to have a tall blonde goddess named Jen as our server. ”
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The pizza was great but don't expect much in service. ”
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The service was very good although we were warned that it could be slow. ”
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fine for a reasonably priced group dinner, but the service is horrible and the food is mediocre. ”
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Terrible, rude service - only passable pizza ”
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have never had service so bad. ”
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There are too many restaurants in Midtown to put up with bad service. ”
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You have to order whole pies, so for three + people it's great. ”
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Aside from the not-helpful hostess, service was actually pretty good. ”
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It is good pizza but I rather go somewhere with average pizza and a nicer, more pleasant staff that doesn't treat you like cattle. ”
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Extremely unaccomadating and truly the worst service I have ever received in a New York Restaurant. ”
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go to this place probably once a week (bad service doesn't stop me). ”
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The atmosphere is wonderful, the service is great and the food is amazing! ”
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The ambiance is fantastic, and the service is average to good. ”
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We recently had pizza there on our last trip to NY and it was excellent as usual, but the service was great also. ”
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The pizzas are wonderful and the service was just as good. ”
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It's refreshing to be able to grab a group of people to see a show on Broadway and know that some of the best pizza I've encountered is an easy walk from any of the major attractions. ”
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If you get there about 5PM or so, you will have no problems being seated and getting decent service, even with a large group (I have been with groups of up to 14 people). ”
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The bartender was so nice and helpful (and he looked like a husky Tom Ford!) ”
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The restaurant has great service (for NYC) and lots of character. ”
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Always great service, and good pizza. ”
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Not a quiet place by any stretch, so maybe not the best locale for a romantic date, but for great, friendly service and the most awesome pizza ever, go to John's! ”
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Horrible service, mediocre pizza ”
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The service is terrible and inattentive, the waiters and waitresses are actively rude (or at least ours was both time we visited), and the food is not as good as your local neighborhood pizzeria. ”
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More than 70 minutes later we were finally seated, but noted that a number of other parties checked in and were seated before we were (and we didn't have a big party -- just three people). ”
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Oh yeah, the service is always real slow. ”
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The staff was friendly, the food was good. ”
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terrible customer service, embarrassingly chincy portions ”
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If you can deal with slightly rude waiters, the food is a definite must have. ”
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found that the service was very good - seated immediately, very attentive waitress, and the food came quickly (within 15 minutes). ”
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It looks much nicer on the inside and the wait staff are very helpful and quick. ”
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Our server was extremely friendly and prompt. ”
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With the exceptionally high prices, mediocre cuisine, slow service, and inattentive staff, I advise all prospective customers-especially those with children-to seek a more family-friendly (and wallet-friendly) location. ”
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Our cocktail server at our hotel recommended this pizza place. ”
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We can't say enough about the friendly service, the food and the location. ”
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these people are so rude, obnoxious and seemingly hate people ”
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Sure, it may be New York, but I'm not paying for both overpriced food AND poor service! ”
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The service there was terrible. ”
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The bar staff are great and keep up with the pressure with a smile when busy. ”
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The wait staff were very friendly and were very attentive to my table ( party of nine) However, I will not be coming back. ”
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Normally the service is good but the last time I went there everyone from the hostess to the Manager were incredibly rude. ”
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great NY style pizza, great service ”
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went sunday afternoon no waiting and great service ”
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understand that in the service business you come across unpleasant customers but there was no need to be as rude and impatient as she was. ”
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The staff seemed to have a very good time standing at there stations joking and high five but seemed to forget about their tables. ”
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our waitress was a complete gem. ”
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The service however was horrible. ”
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His shift changed and the waitress that took over was also excellent. ”
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good pizza nice people it is a good place to eat would go to again ”
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The staff was attentive and very very pleasant. ”
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Not only did we get a great meal we were introduced to the manager at the bar who shared the great history of the midtown location and he also gave us great insights in to the restaurant and what makes their pizza SOSOSO good. ”
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| value |
66.66999816894531% positive |
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The portions are big! ”
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Fortunately, the food was excellent and the setting was interesting (you can watch the pizzas being made and put into the brick ovens) or I might not have been so generous with the review! ”
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would not hesitate to recommend John's Pizzeria, and I'd find their prices quite affordable when you split a pizza with some friends. ”
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Croutons too expensive? ”
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The pizza isn't bad, but just not worth the price when you can just go around the block. ”
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Overall, the food is excellent and is worth the wait. ”
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When we left, there was a huge wait, so we timed it right. ”
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In a quaint old church is gobs and gobs of great food, enough to share at a price (for 2) under $50, my idea of heaven. ”
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Service was good and it was the least expensive meals we had on our trip. ”
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The building itself is nice, with a huge main rooom. ”
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With the exceptionally high prices, mediocre cuisine, slow service, and inattentive staff, I advise all prospective customers-especially those with children-to seek a more family-friendly (and wallet-friendly) location. ”
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It may not be your favorite pizza but it's definitely worth a try, and seating should definitely not be a problem. ”
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terrible customer service, embarrassingly chincy portions ”
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the pizzas are made to order in huge brick ovens and you can see the guys flipping and topping the pizzas with amazing speed at either side of the restaurant. ”
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Sure, it may be New York, but I'm not paying for both overpriced food AND poor service! ”
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knew of the place in the village and was pleasantly surprised when we came in because the place is huge. ”
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It's pretty hard to beat the fesh food and very affordable prices. ”
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It's not worth deal ing with snobby hostesses and rude waiters. ”
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The prices were very reasonable. ”
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For a long time dinner prospects around Time Square were depressing, unless you wanted to drop big bucks. ”
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Too many great places nearby to waste my money on this kind of operation. ”
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The service is always good, and the prices are reasonable for the quality of the food. ”
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Saw it on TV, pricey but unique and tasty ”
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The prices are also good, by NYC standards. ”
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| wait time |
54.16999816894531% positive |
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To me, having a little extra time makes the slow and irritating service ignorable. ”
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With the exceptionally high prices, mediocre cuisine, slow service, and inattentive staff, I advise all prospective customers-especially those with children-to seek a more family-friendly (and wallet-friendly) location. ”
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More than 70 minutes later we were finally seated, but noted that a number of other parties checked in and were seated before we were (and we didn't have a big party -- just three people). ”
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It looks much nicer on the inside and the wait staff are very helpful and quick. ”
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Although it was definitely a slow period of the day (3pm), the service was friendly and the food was delivered up quickly. ”
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Great pizza, slow service ”
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The service was very good although we were warned that it could be slow. ”
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Great, quick food, friendly service (and cute!) ”
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Go here for a quick, really good thin crust pizza before a show. ”
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found that the service was very good - seated immediately, very attentive waitress, and the food came quickly (within 15 minutes). ”
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For a long time dinner prospects around Time Square were depressing, unless you wanted to drop big bucks. ”
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Oh yeah, the service is always real slow. ”
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