02/25/09

forgetta about it

by bdawgs

Best pizza around.. LES landmark pizza.. Highly recommended... Great find citysearch...perfetion amazing

• Pros: good food
• Cons: would eat it all-

12/31/08

Amazing Pizza

by bwebb09

Staff and manager are very friendly. Always going above and beyond. Pizza is the best in the city. Never a disappointing meal.

• Pros: Service

07/02/08

my fave italian place in the 'hood

by bettyx1138

Run by italians as in italian people from italy (not italian american). they know what they are doing in the kitchen. great food! the pizza is exceptional as is the fettuccine w/ 'schrooms. also have the nutella and banana pizza for dessert.

fabio, the host (maybe owner?), is always friendly and charming as is the rest of the staff. if u want to practice your italiano they don't mind. great wine selection too.

• Pros: Great food and service, not too expensive
• Cons: Its getting too popular, hard to get table sometimes

05/04/08

real Italian, real find

by madmax64

We got to Cacio e Vino without reservations and were seated quickly despite the large crowd. The food was made as Italian food ought to be prepared (i.e., pasta very al dente), and the wine selection was wide and reasonably priced. Try their Nero d'Avola.

05/20/07

Pescatore Pizza

by ronh

After having a wonderful cheeseless seafood pizza at a Bklyn place that removed it from its menu, I've been searching for something comparable. Can't comment on the menu as a whole, but the Pescatore Pizza (ordered with regular, not spicy tomato sauce), was light ,flavorful, and on a perfect thin crust. Maybe a bit pricey, not super filling, but excellent nonetheless.

03/01/07

Best Pizza in NYC

by drjc11368

This is an incredible restaurant, the owners who are from Sicily kept the menu very specifically Sicilian (this is very rare). The menu is very diverse and there are 30 kinds of pizzas on the menu. The restaurant is very cozy with a wood burning oven in the back, and the wine list is terrific. This is by far the best Italian food I have had in this city, I have recommended it to everyone I know and everyone loved it as much as I did. Even the desserts are great they make thin crust dough with nutella in the wood oven. The staff is attentive and the atmosphere is very comfortable. I love this place I think everyone should try it!!

• Pros: The pizza and the pasta nero de sepia (black pasta)
• Cons: I can't think of any

02/14/07

Ask for chocolate pizza (not in the menu)!

by attia

Cozy & good service. Both wine and food are priced reasonably. We had 2 appetizers, pizza, pasta and wine and desert but we only paid $38 each. Then the owner bought a chocolate pizza from the brick oven!! Chocolate & pizza - it was super yummy!!! When we returned on Friday, the place was too packed. You should go during the week and ask for the chocolate pizza! (not in the menu)

• Pros: Sicilian food, pizza
• Cons: Have to wait Friday night

02/06/07

Best italian food

by david99gg

The atmosphere is very friendly and relaxed. Fantastic food (try polipo alle erbe), great wine selection. Fresh and delicious dishes, and spectacular desserts! Look at the attention to detail. The staff is eager to please you every need. I would also recommend visiting Cacio e Vino for a casual lunch; their "frittate" make a perfect afternoon snack.

Definitely recommended to try.

• Pros: Quality
• Cons: real italian food

01/23/07

Thin-crust Sicilian pizzas from a colorful wood-burning oven in the East Village.

by Justin Hartung

The Scene
Dark wood, flickering candlelight and black-and-white photos of Sicily may be bella cliches for Italian restaurants in the East Village, but the brightly colored pizza oven makes quite an impression. Unfortunately, so does the haphazard service. Dates play footsie at the back tables, while groups share pies in the window seating up front.

The Food
The Sicilian fare starts off strong with a basket of flatbread to dip in an addictive mix of tomatoes and olives with just the right hint of sardines. Tender, perfectly charred grilled octopus and a refreshing salad of crispy fennel and orange ramp up expectations, but overcooked, underseasoned homemade pasta with artichokes and a too-heavy plate of short ribs, sausage and polenta disappoint. Pizza from the wood-burning oven is a knockout, however. The thin crust is crisp enough to withstand any combination of toppings--spicy sausage, gooey mozzarella and fresh basil make the Capricciosa a particularly irresistible pie.

01/22/07

Best bucatini alle sarde

by vitovino

I meet few friends at Cacio e vino on a rainy sunday night and had a refreshing and delightfull dinner

started with a pizza, very well cooked and flavorfull, i could tell the the dough was well raisen,

something herd to come by in NY, then i got to try the fennel salad with bloodoranges, excellent seasoning and great olive oil quality. I had the grilled octipus which came in a dark olive pesto and more al dente,but the bucatini with sardines was spectacular i really enjoyed the semplicity of the well combined ingredients, i can say much about the wines since i drank few peronis, the servise was very attentive and i would certainly raccomend it.

• Pros: try their pizza or the schiacciate an teh bucatini alle sarde
• Cons: none