Day 9, 2024: Nuovo York Pizza (E. Village, NYC)

 

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DAY 9: OCTOBER 9th, 2024 

LOCATION: Nuovov York Pizza (105 E 9th St, New York, NY 10003)

GUEST(S): Ron Palais 

ORDER: 1/2 slice of Cheese, 1/2 slice of double crust Sicilian with pepperoni, 1/2 slice of Margherita, 1/2 slice of Spinach Mushroom, 1/2 slice of vodka

REVIEW: 
A Turkish immigrant’s American dream. According to the USA Today feature framed on the wall of East Village slice shop Nuovo York Pizza, owner Ataly Mali - who hails from Turkey - spent 10 years delivering pizza and now he’s opened his very own shop. During his delivery days, Mali was experimenting with pizza ingredients to discover his ideal flour blend, fermentation time, and the pH of the tomato sauce. I think he cracked the code! In Italian, the word “Nuovo” means either “new” or “different.” Nuovo York Pizza is both! The conveniently located shop subtitled “New York Style” has all of the trademarks of a classic New York slice shop with pies in the glass counter, drinks to wash them down and a place to sit and enjoy them. The difference is in the details as the owner’s sincere love for the food he prepares reveals itself visually as well as tastily. Each pie aesthetically looks gorgeous. Perfectly round or perfectly square (depending on whether it is Neapolitan or Sicilian) and loaded with generous amounts of expertly sourced toppings such as pepperoni, mushrooms, vodka sauce, and basil. And the crust is uniformly thick and baked evenly on a metal mesh pan in a gas powered deck oven to provide a crisp bite without flopping. Yes, the slices can be folded “New York Style” and yes, you should try a slice of all the choices your dietary restrictions allow. I recommend the circular Neapolitan over the “double-crust” Sicilian but you can’t go wrong at Nuovo York Pizza.


PHOTOS:

dining area

Round pie option

Menu

slice of Spinach Mushroom (cut in half)

slice of cheese (cut in half)

slice of vodka (cut in half)

slice of Margherita (cut in half)

slice of double crusted Sicilian with pepperoni

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underside of round pie

underside of Sicilian

VIDEO:

coming soon

MISCELLANEOUS:

Ron Palais and Sean Taylor

1. Ron Palais and I both wore our Mets hats since we're over the moon with the New York Mets. #lgm

2. Ron Palais is working on a screenplay that he first debuted (a scene) at a salon that my wife and I held at our apartment. 

RATING:

 4.03/5

• VALUE:
   3.5/5


• AMBIENCE:
   3/3


• TASTE:
   8/10


• SERVICE: N/A

14.5/18 = .806 x 5 = 4.03