John’s of Times Square
“The whole experience of eating excellent pizza at a church made the trip very fun and memorable.”
“Located in the heart of the theater district, this is the perfect spot for a pre- or post-performance meal.”
“The second time, we started with the Garlic Cheese Bread and ordered a Pepperoni and Italian Sauasage.”
John’s of Times Square
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Such a fun place to get some New York pizza in Times Square! We came here for dinner on a Sunday after seeing matinee of a Broadway show. The place was packed, but our party of four was seated right away in the upstairs section. It makes sense they would have a table for us, because the restaurant is HUGE! It's two stories, with incredibly tall ceilings and lots of tables packed in. A beautiful dining space that also feels casual and friendly.
Our waitress wasn't the friendliest, but she was fast and she got the job done. It was clear she was super busy so I understand why she wouldn't mince words at every table. We ordered the large Traditional pizza, a classic cheese pizza with 8 large slices, definitely enough food for four people. It was piping hot and totally delicious. That thin-but-not-crunchy crust that I love, with fresh-tasting sauce and mozzarella. We also shared the house salad, which was a little small for the four of us (each of us only got a few bites) and fairly unimpressive, with lots of raw onions and a conventional vinaigrette dressing.
If you're looking to eat some classic New York pizza and you happen to be near Times Square (and you're a tourist yourself, or don't mind eating among lots of tourists!) this is a great choice.
Normally, there are really only three reasons I can think of to eat near Times Square:
1. You are a tourist and just do tourist things all the time, because you are glutton for punishment.
2. You are in the area for some other reason (Broadway show, etc.) and need to find something quick.
3. It's late, you're hungry, and you are staying nearby, but don't wish to wander out of the area.
As someone from an extremely touristy part of the world, I never do #1. That's just self-hatred. I readily do the other 2, though.
This was option #3. It was pouring rain, the traffic in midtown was nightmarish, and we were starving after just arriving at our TS hotel from a flight that repeatedly circled around NYC for almost 2 hours before we were allowed to land.
We went to John's based on the online reviews and had a decent dinner. They serve brick oven pizza, not true NYC greasy, awesome mess, street pizza. The service was way better than I expected on TS and the prices weren't bad at all.
I'd call this an extremely positive experience. It wasn't going to blow our socks off, but it was quite nice. I would go here again if I was in town under even vaguely similar conditions. It wouldn't even take it being *last resort* food like this situation initially was.
The John's Garlic Rolls were delicious.
Stopped in for lunch, as others have said its an old church so cool building that is bigger than it looks on the outside. Got a margarita pie and it was excellent. Perfectly done, tasty. Server was great too. Would definitely go back next time I'm in the theater district.
John's is a neat location. An old church that has been converted to a pizza hall. There are stain glass windows in the walls and ceiling. The walls are covered in ink drawings. Large open dining area lets you look around while waiting. The pizza oven is right off the main dining area and you can watch the pizza's bake.
We added meatball and spinach to the margherita pizza. It was very good and the first slice had a crispy crust. By the second moisture had started to soften the crust and that detracted from the quality of the pizza.
Server was good and I tipped him extra.
I would go to some other pizza places before I said this is the best.
I have to say that I was rather skeptical of this pizzeria considering that a lot of places have made a big name for themselves, Roberta's, Patsy's, Motorino and Paulie Gee's to name a few top places. But John's definitely represented themselves well and worth every bite.
In fact we not only went for lunch but after walking off the pie, we went back for a late night to go pie back to our hotel. Conveniently located across the alley way from the Marriott passed Junior's restaurant. Prices are reasonable, we sat at the bar since it was only two and chatted up with the bartender each time. If, I'm ever in the city again, it'll be my go to spot. Big Fan!
Came here with a bunch of friends. Being right on Times Square and on a Saturday during the day, I expected the place to be packed. Thankfully we were seated right away. For being in Times Square, the place is quite huge and is also quite beautiful (read on the menu it was converted from a church).
The service was pretty prompt. We got a sausage and red pepper pizza with some garlic knots. The garlic knots were good, a typical appetizer you would get at a pizza joint. The pizza was pretty great. Wasn't the best in the world, but it was a pretty good thin crust. The flavors were all there and the dough was cooked perfectly. I haven't tried other NYC pizza to compare, so it's hard to say if this is the best in the area, but for being in a populated block, it was nice for the convenience.
I was in the neighborhood this past weekend & we decided to get something to eat.
Came in no problem being seated, once seated we got a Pitcher of the IPA beer & some chocolate milk for the kids.
Beer was great enough for 3 to share , the chocolate milk was good as well nice & cold.
Appetizers we started with the Mozzarella wedges , this was pretty good nice tasting cheese fried yes but it wasn't greasy good dipping sauce.
Main dishes we got a Margarita pizza w grilled chicken & an order of the Penne a la vodka with grilled chicken as well.
Pizza was good , nice tasting with lots of basil good overall.
Penne a la vodka was pretty good as well good sauce & chicken not to crazy about the peas but they were ok.
as for the place itself nice size, plenty with seating. simple decor good service & decent prices.
John's is the best pizza we've found near Times Square yet.
Our spinach and cheese pizza rolls with marinara were amazing (wish I would've snapped a photo) and our pepperoni pizza was yummy.
The style of the restaurant was really cool as well.
The reason for the 4 stars is the slow service. We probably sat at our table for 10 mins. before we were served water.
We will definitely recommend to friends.