New York Pizza in La-La Land

After doing some research I’ve found that there are definitely not a lot of choices for the New York Pizza lover in Los Angeles.  Albano’s seems to garner the most passion from ex-New Yorkers, and Lamonica’s has somewhat mixed reviews.  My wife and I have fond memories of a place along the boardwarl at Venice Beach that was quite good.  We arrived in L.A. at 5 pm with plans to get a slice of pizza and watch the sunset.  The slice worked out great, but we found that Venice is not a great place to watch a sunset, at least not in late June.  The sunset was blocked by mountains. 

Testing Technorati Tags for New York Style Pizza

I can't figure out why Technorati doesn't notice this blog.  I believe WordPress submits all posts to Ping-o-matic, but that doesn't seem to get Technorati's attention.  So for this post, I'm including some links that are recommended by Technorati.

Technorati Tags: pizza new york pizza new york style pizza

Map Added to Pizza Locator

Okay, so I’m not an artist, but I thought we needed an easy way to see what areas are represented by the New York Pizza Finder, both the one on this blog site and the more detailed site.    Okay, so I’m not an artist…

New York Pizza in Atlanta

The mention on Slice was based on a conversation with a New Yorker who found himself in Atlanta and couldn't find a good slice of pie.  I can definitely relate to this situation.  However, I've gotten pretty good at seeking out and finding a good slice if it exists in a particular city. 

I can't give good advice on Atlanta because honestly, I lived there for three years, and was just happy to have a Domino's nearby.  Nuff said about that.  Anyway, If you're looking for good New York Style Pizza in Atlanta, I'd try the following places to get started: 

• Ray's New York Pizza
• Mario's New York Pizza
• SLICE
• Taste of New York
• Little Italy Pizza and Pasta
• Rosa's Pizza

These places ought to get us started.  I'll be giving them a taste on my next trip to Atlanta, for sure.  

New York Pizza Blog gets a link from SLICE

Adam Kuban of Slice (www.sliceny.com) added a link on his site today, pointing "New York expats" to this site in order to help them find good New York Style pizza in far-away places. Check out the post!  

A Slice of Pizza in Savannah

I was driving home from Florida and thought I might stop in Savannah for a Slice.  I connected to the Web via my Pocket PC Phone and asked Google to help me out.  The predominant response was a pointer to Vinnie’s Van Go-Go’s, 

I called the number on the site and got NO ANSWER.  After doing a little more research, I found a number of mixed reviews, some loving it and some not so much.  

Anyway, I’m adding Vinnie’s to my Locator Page for Savannah, Georgia.  Sounds like it's worth a try. 

NYPD Pizza – Missing In Action?

One of goals for my trip to Orlando was to get a taste of NYPD Pizza.  I blogged about it  once before after reading that they were trying to get good New York Pizza to the masses.  They’re based in Orlando so I thought I’d get the chance to try it out.

While out near Kissimmee, I saw a sign that said NYPD Pizza.  After making a few U-Turns and working my way to the strip mall where I saw the sign, I found nothing—No coming soon or anything.  But I did see a Grand Opening sign for a Chinese place.  I figured maybe NYPD had been there but shut down.

So  a couple days later I’m heading back to S.C., and I figure I’ll stop by the NYPD in downtown Orlando.  I had Googled it and found the address to be:

(407) 872-6973
373 N Orange Ave
Orlando, FL 32801

 So I called the number and no answer.  So I drove by and guess what I found?  An abandoned building!  So what’s going on with NYPD Pizza? 

I checked their official site tonight   and they show only one store in Orlando, located west of town.  So now I’ll have to make a trip to Charleston to try out NYPD Pizza. 

Another Day in Pizza Heaven

We are 4 for 4 here in Orlando.  Today I tried out New York Pizza out on Hwy 192, just south of Disney World.  The pizza was delicious and had all the makings of an excellent New York Pizza place.  For some reason, however, they don’t sell pizza by the slice, and they cut their X-Large pizzas (18″) into 12 slices!  Why?  Why?  Why? 

A big old slice is a key component of the true New York Pizza experience, right?  Anyway, the pie was delicious and I recommend it to anyone going to Disney World or anywhere close.  I’m giving 4.5 stars on the Yummy Factor, and it comes out as an 80 on the Sliker Scale, as follows:

Thin Crust Pizza (40)
Pizza by the Slice Availability (0)
Large Slices (0)
Traditional Pizza Ovens (10)
Sicilian Pizza Availability (10)
Run by Italians (10)
Red & Green or Italy Theme or Name (5)
Pizza or Pizzeria in Title (spelled correctly!) (5)

More New York Pizza in Orlando - Gourmeto’s

I took a chance on this “hole in the wall” because it had a big sign that just said “Pizzeria” and was close to the hotel, and when I walked inside it smelled good and there was a guy that sounded like a New Yorker talking on the phone.  The pizza comes in four sizes– medium, large, x-large, and xx-large (18″).  And they’re open and deliver until 2 am.  And they have canolis for dessert.  I knew it would be my kind of place.

So we got a to-go menu and called around 10:30, ordering a x-large and an xx-large to feed 6 of us.  It was excellent New York Style Pizza.  Gourmeto’s is located at Exit 67 off of I-4 in Orlando, just a mile from the Marriott World Center.  The phone number is 407-465-1818.  Gourmeto’s ranks an 80 on the Sliker Scale, as listed below, and gets a 4.5 Yummy factor.   

Thin Crust Pizza (40)
Pizza by the Slice Availability (0)
Large Slices (10)
Traditional Pizza Ovens (10)
Sicilian Pizza Availability (0)
Run by Italians (10)
Red & Green or Italy Theme or Name (5)
Pizza or Pizzeria in Title (spelled correctly!) (5)

Flipper’s Pizza in Orlando / Kissimmee

It was the big sign that said “Pizzeria” that caught my attention.  I had been traveling around Orlando trying to find the place called “Real New York Pizza” and finally had concluded it was far away, and I was too hungry to wait.  I was heading to Kissimmee to ride some go-carts and to find a place called “New York Pizza”.   I went into Flipper’s and was disappointed to find that I couldn’t buy a slice.  Strike One.

I left because I saw a sign across the street that said “NYPD Pizza”– Yippee, I was hoping to try some NYPD Pizza while in Orlando.  NYPD was no where to be found– closed down maybe?  Not arrived yet?  No idea.

So we returned to Flipper’s and asked for a medium pie.  I saw on their menu that they slice their large pizzas into twelve slices.  Strike Two!  They have three kinds of pizza– Chicago Deep Dish, Traditional, and Neopolitan (thin).  So we ordered a Medium Neopolitan and, behold, it was yummy (4.5 stars on the Yummy Factor). 

And on the Sliker Index, Flipper’s scores a 60, as follows:

Thin Crust Pizza (40/40)
Pizza by the Slice Availability (0/10)
Large Slices (0/10)
Traditional Pizza Ovens (10/10)
Sicilian Pizza Availability (0/10)
Run by Italians (0/10)
Red & Green or Italy Theme or Name (5/5)
Pizza or Pizzeria in Title (spelled correctly!) (5/5)