Day 2, 2025: Serano's Italian (Midtown, NYC)

 

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DAY 2: OCTOBER 2nd, 2025 

LOCATION: Serano's Italian (132 W 31st St, New York, NY 10001)

GUEST(S): Robin Rothman, Katie Barry, Jimi Rossi

ORDER: 1.5 slices of Upside Down (House made mozzarella, pecorino, tomato, wild oregano), 2 slices Pepperoni & Jalapeño (Fresh mozzarella, caciocavalla, tomato, honey), 1 slice of Mushroom (Fresh mozzarella, mushrooms, pickled shallots, thyme)

REVIEW: 
Convenient and conscientious comfort food. Located just a block from Penn Station and Madison Square Garden, Serano’s Italian could be your new favorite meet-up place for friends, family, and even dates. Highlighted by the Detroit style Sicilian pizza, the menu offers a wide variety of Italian influenced dishes. Like Friedman’s, their parent restaurant, these offerings have been adapted to the New York City palette. Dietary restriction? Serano’s has you covered. In addition to accommodating any food allergy, they offer gluten-free options for pizza, pasta, and even paninis! I recommend getting at least one signature pizza for the table. These six slice square pies arrive loaded with melted house-made fresh mozzarella layered on top, surrounded by a crisp, fried cheese frico edge, a cornerstone of the Detroit style #punintended. My favorite was the Upside Down which is served with generous amounts of savory tomato sauce atop the stringy mozzarella - perfect for good cheese pull! They are very filling as well. One pie is too much for one but not enough for two. Three pies for four people is the sweet spot and send any leftovers to me.  

PHOTOS:

Pepperoni & Jalapeño pie

Mushroom pie

Upside Down pie

Frico (fried cheese) edges

VIDEO:

link: https://www.tiktok.com/@31daysofpizza/video/7557530484549373215

MISCELLANEOUS:

Katie Barry, Jimi Rossi, Sean Taylor, Robin Rothman

1. Robin and I both fasted for 24 hours before eating pizza. We bookended the Yom Kippur fast with Day #1 and Day #2 of pizza month! #shana tova 

Katie and Jimi

2. Katie Barry and Jimi Rossi are not just on my softball team and bowling team, but are also really good at turning a smartphone into a movie set complete with soft lighting and expert camera work.  

RATING:

 4.29/5

• VALUE:
   3.5/5


• AMBIENCE:
   3/3


• TASTE:
   8.5/10


• SERVICE:
   3/3

18/21 = .857 x 5 = 4.29