Little Italy
“Excellent thin-crust pizza at reasonable prices, given the area (about $2.50 for a plain slice).”
“They also have "grandma" style pizza, which comes in a square and is thicker crust, but I'll stick with the original.”
“There's always a lot of people inside during lunch time, so sometimes there isn't even room for you to eat there since it's pretty small.”
Little Italy
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Great choice for a slice of pizza on the go.
The place caters to the busy work scene of Midtown. The average customer is walking in to order and heading back to their desk or catching a quick bite in the park. The restaurant is small with no frills – couple of places to stand and eat if you feel like sticking around. However, what lacks in store amenities is made up for in food quality.
I have worked around the corner from this place for years, and it has consistently served enjoyable pizza. This has to be one of the best, if not top, places in the area for grabbing a slice or whole pie. They have a wide variety of options with regards to types of pizza and toppings. My go-to options are the Contadina grandma-style, chicken chipotle, and Ciociara. Their menu also offers pastas, salads, cold/hot heroes, and hot entrees (note – this review is purely based on their pizza).
I highly recommend trying their pizza if you work in the area and are in the mood for a slice(s). I was here earlier this week, and I am sure I will be back sometime next week.
This is the only Little Italy pizza you need to visit. I work in midtown and this is a go to spot for my pizza cravings. The inside gets pretty packed just like other lunch spots during lunch time. It's very narrow and always seems busy but the lines move quick due to the good service from the guys behind the counter. I've had a bunch of the different types of slices but BY FAR the crowd favorite is definitely the original grandma slice. It's amazing!! Can't really go wrong here, but that's the best way to go
I was drawn in here by the smell alone. I was actually planning to get taken for lunch (I still might, I hunger eternally) but walking by, the smell of fresh sauce genuinely stopped me right in my tracks.
Now I'm not usually a Grandma Slice kinda guy, but the reviewers were all losing their minds over it so I figured I ought to try it out. At $3,21 after tax, it's not a cheap slice, but not bad in this area.
$3.21 well spent. It was certainly a fresh, fine-tasting slice with sauce that, in a blind test, would have convinced me it was made by a little old Italian lady. However, little old Italian ladies these are not, and if you expect them to hold your hand for you while you ponder your order at lunch hour, you will be tremendously disappointed. Similarly, there is standing room only, and not much of it. Order up, pay up, and get out – that's the philosophy. You'll easily meet the $5 credit card minimum.
I regret that I'm too poor to make this my go-to pizza spot, because it's very tasty.
$2.50 for a slice of plain original cheese pizza is reasonable. The tomato sauce tasted like canned, but the melty hot cheese on top and the crispy crust made up for it. I also got a slice of grandma's special, which had spicy sausage, peppers, and onions, but the few seconds it went in the oven didn't reheat it enough. Hubby said it's better during lunch time when the pizzas are fresh out of the oven because there's so many customers.
The place is a little hard to find, as it's not actually on 5th Avenue–go down 43rd instead and follow your nose to the smell of delicious, delicious pizza.
Typical New York procedure–walk up to the counter, tell the man the slices you want. He'll throw them in the over and a minute or two later pass them over to you. Four slices and two sodas were $20, so it's a reasonable price but maybe not the cheapest you're going to get it.
The pizza is delicious. Really nice crispy crust (but not overcooked), and fresh ingredients and toppings. They also have "grandma" style pizza, which comes in a square and is thicker crust, but I'll stick with the original.
Pepperoni, please. Okay, fine, I'll take another.
This is one of those hidden pizza spots that has great pizza. Ordered a large cheese pizza with mushrooms and peppers. It was hot, delicious and tasty. Great meal
Decent pizza. Not a great selection when it comes to Slice's.
I like Uncle Paul's better then Little Italy. I got the Sausage Pizza and a Plain.
On both the slices the dough was under-cooked. The sauce seemed like it came out of a bottle versus made in house. All in all its a decent pizzeria.
Italy Pizza seems to be the favorite place for pizza at my office parties. I had pizza zillion of times here but never step foot in here, therefore, I can only comment about my delivery experiences.
As a frequent customer for delivery, we never had any issues and they are always on time. The only suggestion I can give is, don't wait until an hour before your party to order a bunch of pies and especially not during lunch hours. Everyone else will try to do the same, so be smart and beat the crowd. Order on the morning of and specify what time you want it.
My favorite pie here is the margherita pies. Every ingredient is neatly placed on the pie: tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and basils here and there.
To be frank, this is not a destination spot since there are other pizzerias around and of course, better pizzas out there; we're in New York City! For an office party, Italy Pizza does a spectacular job. I like that they go above and beyond in packing enough utensils, seasonings, and cans of soda so neatly. All we had to worry about was which pie should we start with first!