Famous Original Ray’s Pizza
“I'm a New Yorker–born and raised–and have had pizzas from mom and pop stores as well as gourmet.”
“This location, is near broadway and a few walking blocks from Times Square.”
“Great sauce, great cheese…and their delivery is great too.”
Famous Original Ray’s Pizza
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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If you like your pizza saucy and sweet, and don't mind a floppy crust, this is your place. The crust here doesn't have the integrity one might expect for a slice in New York, but it tastes good. The people behind the counter are very friendly, too, good to get to know. This place is open at all hours and is good for all your pizza needs! I much prefer it to Gotham a few blocks down, which evidently gets higher ratings, but not in my book…
We were in the area for an art exhibition, and while walking back to the subway from the gallery, my wife decided she wanted a slice. We saw Ray's nearby and decided to give it a try.
I ordered a Margherita slice, my wife, a Pepperoni. Both of them were partially pre-baked and displayed in a glass case. I didn't expect much from something that was pre-baked god-knows-when and then finished when ordered, but I was pleasantly surprised. The crust was a little crispier than I'd expect from NY-style pizza, as it prevented it from being folded, but it was tasty and enjoyable nonetheless.
In short, if I found myself in the area and was craving a slice again, I'd go back to Ray's. I don't know if I'd make a special trip.
A tad pricey for my taste on a slice of pizza, but rays is famous for a reason! it was packed when i went in there, slices flying off the pizza plate, people grabbing them like vultures. it was quite a sight, im not surprised though. I went to NYU for 4 years and constantly heard people recommend this place to me, i never took them up on it until my last visit back to NYC.
The crust was burnt, which sounds like a bad thing right? but its not! its my favorite thing, the slight burn from the old ovens makes it genuine for me! the cheese was scorching hot , the kind of cheese that hangs from your mouth as you open to let it cool down, realizing that it was a dumb idea to eat it right out the oven , now you have a burned pallet and burnt lips, but you still decide that its worth the risk. THATS how good this pizza is!!
I ordered 2 slices, HUGE, and only got through one and a half, paired that with a can of coke and it was the best lunch ive had in a long long time.
Famous Rays…home of the famous $3 regular slice??!?!?? Yikes. Thank goodness I was really hungry and the slice was good enough that it hit the spot. This was the closest spot and i had an event to go to which was right around the block. Very nice people worked in there. Would have given it 2 stars but the pizza was good. Still cant get over the price though.
Have you come here to forgive Ray
Have you come to Ray's the dead
Have you come here to Ray Jesus
To the Rays in your head
One Ray's
We get to share it
It's hard to eat baby
If you don't fold it
So clearly Bono loves this pizza, but as for me, I think it's just good, not great. I've eaten at about 3 or 4 different Ray's, and it was the same story each time. People say it's a "mom and pop" place but it's got to be a franchise, because all of them have the same decor, same style pizza, same name… you get the idea.
In any case, it's a typical NY slice but not a great one. For great ones on Manhattan Island, try Bleecker St Pizza or Prince St Pizza. In Brooklyn get Louie's "White Pizza" on 5th Ave, and in Queens get Sunnyside Pizza's "Garlic Bread Pizza" on Queens Blvd. In The Bronx it's Louie & Ernie's sausage slice.
So if you want a touristy slice, I'd say Ray's on 9th is the best of the touristy slices. But you'd be better off going to my recs above.
And only go here in bright sunlight. So that after the pizza, you can bask in some golden Ray's.
I'd just like to say thanks.
Thank you for serving yummy pizza and keeping the big flat screen TV on every time I stop by.
See- I come here on my lunch break a lot and its quite funny to see me, and fellow blue collar workers all enjoying pizza, facing the TV. It's a nice mini break from the work I do all day. I'd like to also point out that they're not just playing sports or the news- Movies, Law & Order, and Family Guy are some of the shows I get to enjoy.
And the pizza is pizza. Yummy, cheesy, saucy goodness. My two favorites here are the Sicilian and Buffalo Chicken.
Service is A-ok! And they accept cards and have tons of seating- so double happy!
I am a huge fan of pizza, and I always look to go to Ray's pizza when I'm in New York City. Luckily, this restaurant was just around the corner from the hotel. We came around lunchtime, and it wasn't very busy so we we're attended to right away. It was also easy for us to get a table. There are only a few tables available in the back, and they didn't seem to clean to me. However, I made do because the food was delicious!
Like most pizza spots in the city, they have pizza pies available for you to choose from, and they put your pizza in the oven for you. My boyfriend and I were particularly hungry that day, so we ordered a buffalo chicken slice with broccoli, a margherita slice, and garlic knots. You definitely get the bang for you buck at Ray's (I can't remember how much our meal was, but it was under $15 including drinks).
Our food was ready fairly quickly. The garlic knots were good, but nothing spectacular about it. However, both slices of pizza were to die for! The ingredients were so fresh and the pairings were perfect.
The service was pretty typical for your New York pizza place, but I didn't have anything to complain about.
You haven't had pizza until you've had Ray's. Original Ray's that is. If you are from out of town and want a slice of heaven, this is your stop. All you need is a slice of plain cheese to be impressed. Let your taste buds be happy. They will thank you later.