Pizza in New York usually means a guy in a white T-shirt - barely speaking English - repetitively making the same round pie - with the same canned tomato sauce - poured onto the same pounded crust - upon which the same Mozzarella cheese is sprinkled - before the pie goes into the oven - from which the finished pie emerges to be cut into eight pieces - so that the guy in the white T-shirt can slap down the slice - to go - on the counter -
Don't get me wrong - I would die without being able to grab-a-slice - but there's got to be a better mouse trap - and I think I've found it - Pizza By La Grolla -
La Grolla - the restaurant opened about ten years ago - a truly neighborhood italian joint with a great chef -
Fast forward - recession hits - lease renewal - rents skyrocket - the chef - reasoning that "life is too short" - swaps his double storefront with the Mediterranean restaurant up with street with the tiny storefront - voila - Pizza by La Grolla -
- Q - What happens when the Chef spends 100% of his time making the bare essential that we call Pizza
- A - Magic -
First - The Chef Dan remembers my name - I taste a piece of plain pizza - very good - medium crust -
Next visit - the Chef asks about my wife - and her previous employer - I bring him up to date - this time I order Forestiera Pizze A Taglio (Rectangular Pizze) - it was one of those OMG eating experiences - Rosemary Ham - Mushrooms - Ricotta - Mozzarella - the ingredients wedded atop a crust that merged pizza with delicate pastry - cut into four small pieces - its was simply amazing - I walked down the block trying to figure out what was going on with each bite -
Anxious now to return for Carciofo - Valdostana - Divola - Salsicciona - Patata - Tonno and Affumicata (Eggplant - Smoke Mozzarella - Parmigiano - Tomato Sauce) - or perhaps - Paste - Panini - and - Sfizi (Appetizers) -
The space is small - fresh - the brick-oven taking up the space behind the count - food prep being done in the back - there aren't too many tables - but whether you eat-in - take-out - or - opt for delivery - you're going to enjoy something very different than you or I have been used to -
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