Apizz Restaurant – NYC
271 Eldridge Street
New York , NY
(212) 253.9199
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VdV Rating: 2.5
Food: Italian
PRO: Cute neighborhood spot, decent food
CON: Definitely not an authentic ‘Apizz’
OK sucka, if you call it ‘Apizz’ make it ‘Apizz’. Hear me?! Straight outta New Haven, Connecticut, bitch! Somma the best thin crust outside of Capri, Napoli or certain areas of NYC or SF. That’s Amoré. Oops. I mean, that’s Apizz. And gimme a little more grease on top, OK? So we (literally) stumbled across this spot after getting shafted at Stanton Social for some nighttime snacks. Stanton Social was slammin’, and ultimately we got no love. Even after the kick ass review we gave them before! Where is the justice? Hey Stanton, we still love ya.
So we’re wandering around and see this cool little sign…Apizz. Beckoning us like Sirens of the Sea. And lovers of nothing about the state of Connecticut except for the killa thin crust like we get at Peluso’s in Tahoe (oh yeah, and that kick-ass mall in Danbury, lol), we got all hot and bothered and dashed in. And y’know what? This is a very cool spot. A cool, cozy spot tucked away that you feel kinda lucky to find. No shit. Waaah. Now put away the nappy, quit your crying and grow a set, OK? But it is a cool little spot, some good old brick, a very warm seeming room with a nice garlic fragrance coming out of the open kitchen. So we grabbed a couple seats at the bar, and went in for some small bites, AKA Apizz!
So, of course we ordered a pizza! A Margherita, sucka. We wanted Arugula on top, just for kicks and the bartender got a nervous tic. Said the pizza chef was pretty freaky-deeky about going ‘off menu’, so we acquiesced and ordered the Margy, and a ‘side’ of arugula… JHC. Egos kill. Wait. Egos don’t kill. Pizza Chefs with egos that have guns kill. 
Anyway, the pie came, and it was not ‘Apizz’. But at that point we were already over the true ‘Apizz’ meaning. So how was it? Well, it was thin crust, fo sho. It was rectangular in shape, with all the requisite ingredients – mozzy, sauce, basil. Actually, the mozzarella was the base, with sauce and basil on top of it, a little twist on the usual. Kept the crust crispy, for sure.
And it was ‘fine’. But the crust was too ‘cracker crisp’ the whole way through, it needed a little more doughiness to it. Not much, but some more body, and a little chewiness. Word. The sauce was OK as well, fresh with a nice consistency…not too smooth, but with a little body and tiny tomato and spice chunks in it. The basil was somewhat bland, unfortunately. The Mozzy was in blobs, which was cool. They are pros, it wasn’t shredded or anything. The side of arugula, which was very fresh and added a great kick to the pie, was worth getting a whole bowl of just to munch on. But overall, this was a ‘good’ but not a killer pie by any means.
Now, that’s not to say that you shouldn’t go to Apizz. Remember, we’re pizza bitches! And they have way more than just pizza on the menu, so graze. Apizz is a very cool, cozy spot you really want to hang out in. And go ahead and grab a pie, it’s good! It’s just not world-class pie. So if you have your expectations set you’ll be a happy camper. We’d definitely go back, and try some more grub. But outside of CT, we’ll grab our Apizz at Peluso’s in Truckee.
Hours:
Mon-Sun 6p-11p
