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Re: NYC Slice

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Post by niek_pas »

mzg wrote: post #102
tptacek wrote: post #94

I'm not a New Yorker, but a New York food person I follow has a small rant about how people obsess about the best NYC slice, but that the real point of NYC pizza is that it's available everywhere in the city, like that you are never far from a good NYC slice --- so that the idea of seeking out particular slices kind of misses the point. NYC'ers: how bad is that take? (None of this is to say that it's illegitimate for…

Honestly, a solid take! It’s more of an optimization problem — find the best balance of quality, proximity, and price, and you’ve got your favorite slice shop. If you’re at a friend’s or a loved one’s, that solution changes, and you begin to associate the flavor of that slice with them and their home. Sometimes it’s worth it to make a trip out to one of the pizza Meccas—Lucali, Joe’s on Carmine, L&B Spumoni Gardens,…

> Unless you live in Downtown Brooklyn, where there is no good pizza. Then you’re just fucked

There used to be a place in the Atlantic center food court that deep-fried their pizza base. It was unconventional, but pretty great. Unfortunately it closed somewhere last year I think.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by mgce »

rcme wrote: post #109
billiam wrote: post #90

Native New Yorker here. Out of towners are obsessed with the BEST slice, but the true measure of NYC's 45 degree greatness is the decent quality following a Poisson distribution. My tip: just travel to any random spot in the five boroughs. First; you will be impressed how close you are to a pizza spot wherever you are. Second: you will be impressed with the slice, and with the variety of people who are good at making…

Out-of-towners are obsessed with the BEST, most obscure everything. It's one of the things I liked least about living in the city. Everything always felt like a competition about who knew the coolest places. It's comical that someone would travel more than a few minutes within NYC just to try a slice of pizza. Like if it's a nice neapolitan pie, sure. But just for a standard NYC-style slice? That's a waste of time. A…

I travel well outside my neighborhood for standard slices regularly and I've never felt it's a waste of time.

But maybe an out-of-towner feeling they need to find the perfect slice is a different perspective than mine as a local. I know what I want out of the places I seek out and I'm comfortable with whatever extra time investment that requires.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by kepoly »

lelandfe wrote: post #51
hardwaregeek wrote: post #40

This is a fascinating list. No Mama's Too, no Prince St, no L'Industrie, no F&F. All of which are probably my top 4 for slices. Scarr's is there though, which rounds out my top 5. I don't eat a lot of pizza personally but I do love a good slice. What I love about New York isn't necessarily that we have the best pizza (although we do have places that are in the running for the best), but that the average quality is so…

Prince is on there! It's a remarkable slice but the lines are frequently insane. L'Industrie is damn good. Highly recommend Action Bronson's Fuck That's Delicious episode there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOQUUyCRtiE

Chefs night out on munchies just did a good episode with them too https://youtu.be/boqYh-mrVW0

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by mgce »

mzg wrote: post #102
tptacek wrote: post #94

I'm not a New Yorker, but a New York food person I follow has a small rant about how people obsess about the best NYC slice, but that the real point of NYC pizza is that it's available everywhere in the city, like that you are never far from a good NYC slice --- so that the idea of seeking out particular slices kind of misses the point. NYC'ers: how bad is that take? (None of this is to say that it's illegitimate for…

Honestly, a solid take! It’s more of an optimization problem — find the best balance of quality, proximity, and price, and you’ve got your favorite slice shop. If you’re at a friend’s or a loved one’s, that solution changes, and you begin to associate the flavor of that slice with them and their home. Sometimes it’s worth it to make a trip out to one of the pizza Meccas—Lucali, Joe’s on Carmine, L&B Spumoni Gardens,…

Re: downtown Brooklyn: I think Norm's on Adams Street is quite good.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by cammikebrown »

awhitty wrote: post #130
billiam wrote: post #90

Native New Yorker here. Out of towners are obsessed with the BEST slice, but the true measure of NYC's 45 degree greatness is the decent quality following a Poisson distribution. My tip: just travel to any random spot in the five boroughs. First; you will be impressed how close you are to a pizza spot wherever you are. Second: you will be impressed with the slice, and with the variety of people who are good at making…

I 100% agree, and I've only visited NYC a couple times. Each time I visit, I try to eat at least one slice of pizza and one bagel every day. The thing that blows me away is how generally good they are, no matter where I buy them. Of course I'll look at reviews, but I won't walk more than 5 blocks to get a slice. Never been disappointed. Same thing visiting Paris - you can hunt for the BEST croissant, but the remarkab…

Arsicault is also about three times the price of a croissant in Paris

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by nobody9999 »

hacker_newz wrote: post #116
nobody9999 wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Notably absent from this list is L'Industrie in Williamsburg! As an old guy, I try to avoid Hipster doofus land^W^W^W Williamsburg as much as possible. YMMV

You're about a decade behind in neighborhood stereotypes there boomer.

I'm not a boomer, but fuck you very much for saying so.

I say that not to be mean, but "boomer" has become a slur and I prefer not to be insulted unless it's actually accurate.

I have been in Hipster doofus land[0] in the past few years and most of what I experienced reinforced my stance.

I will continue to try to avoid it.

[0] I'd love to say I made that nickname up, but I didn't. Works for me though.

Edit: Touched on the source of a wonderful moniker.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by skrtskrt »

billiam wrote: post #90

Native New Yorker here. Out of towners are obsessed with the BEST slice, but the true measure of NYC's 45 degree greatness is the decent quality following a Poisson distribution. My tip: just travel to any random spot in the five boroughs. First; you will be impressed how close you are to a pizza spot wherever you are. Second: you will be impressed with the slice, and with the variety of people who are good at making…

exactly how it works with Los Angeles taco trucks

if you're lucky you have 3-5 in a few block radius, and the "best taco truck in LA" is your favorite out of those

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by geocrasher »

LarryMullins wrote: post #96
ncallaway wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don’t need to apologize to them. We should be saying sorry to you. Someone who gets enjoyment out of a $5 pizza is in an objectively better position than someone who can only get enjoyment out of a $10 pizza. Sorry!

This is how I explain my refusal to learn anything about the varieties and nuances of "good coffee". If I learned to appreciate good coffee, would I still be able to enjoy common dinner coffee? I fear not.

The trick is to learn to enjoy all coffees for what they are. I'll take gas station murk in a pinch, and I'll drink it black when no options are available. But I also love coffees that are $10-15 per pound. But I usually buy in the $7 range. It's about being content, not being snobby, no matter how much you spend.

Edit: Agreeing with another commenter in this thread that some coffees at gas stations are truly awful and are immediately thrown away. Those aren't legit coffee though, and don't count toward what I said above.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by Grazester »

There was a Papa John's in Bay Ridge that sold $1 slices in 2009. It was just a cheese slice but I enjoyed it.

I do not enjoy Costco pizza and I enjoy more pizzas than I probably should.

Re: NYC Slice

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Post by hattmall »

tptacek wrote: post #94

I'm not a New Yorker, but a New York food person I follow has a small rant about how people obsess about the best NYC slice, but that the real point of NYC pizza is that it's available everywhere in the city, like that you are never far from a good NYC slice --- so that the idea of seeking out particular slices kind of misses the point. NYC'ers: how bad is that take? (None of this is to say that it's illegitimate for…

Obsessing about the best of any food item is annoying. Food is far too subjective. It's also generally dumb to think one city has a monopoly on a particular food item. I get that there's some obvious regional varieties like gulf shrimp and NYC water.
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