DAN SELZER, TOTALLY NOT BUMMING, RATES NYC EAT SPOTS

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three roses...damn i keep forgetting that place.

i had little italy pizza for lunch mtg lunch on fri...not as good delivered as just slice from the shop, but still..thats a decent slice.

― bb, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 19:34 (seventeen years ago) link

No pasta, Lauren! Just bolognese sauce, ricotta + mozza, and basil. My favorite pizza ever, outside of Time Cafe (RIP) and St Mark's P (also RIP).

― Laurel, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 19:46 (seventeen years ago) link

ah, okay. do you know what i'm talking about? it has, like, ziti or rigatoni piled on top with sauce. up there in the grossness stakes with cheeseburger pizza, as far as i'm concerned.

― lauren, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 19:50 (seventeen years ago) link

all i know is that i am going to eat a shit-ton of pizza while i'm there. when i was there in november i think i had pizza about every four hours. i left one bar, got pizza, then hopped in a cab (with more pizza) and went to another bar. i think i'll wear like cargo pants with the pockets lined with tin foil and always have a couple of slices on me at all times.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 19:51 (seventeen years ago) link

gabbned...Di Faras isn't a patsy's/tontoros type place. All those places are sit down brick oven type places, Di Faras is just a standard pizza place with a standard pizza oven and a few standard dirty tables. Only the ingredients and the way he makes the pizza are special.

― dan selzer, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 19:53 (seventeen years ago) link

that would make you wiser than most of us

― bb, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 19:53 (seventeen years ago) link

oh lauren, if you like grandma pie, there's a place near me, just a dumpy pizzeria called Peppinos, but their Grandma slice is unbelievable on a good day, onions carmelized to the point that when you pick up the pizza your fingers are coated with gooey brown sugar goodness.

(also, sorry not to call...call when you get a chance)

― dan selzer, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 19:55 (seventeen years ago) link

i love the grandma pie. thanks for the tip.

re: patsty's, do not go to any location but the original east harlem one and don't go to the sit-down part. just get a slice or pie from the separate take-out area.

― lauren, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 19:59 (seventeen years ago) link

i did not know this dan.

i think i need to eat some pizza now.

― gabbneb, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, I've seen pasta on pizza and it grosses me out. Ditto BREADED chicken on pizza. As I believe the estimable M White observed once, why not just dump some rice on it too, and hit all your carb-loading bases?

― Laurel, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:36 (seventeen years ago) link

WAIT I FORGOT POTATOES

― Laurel, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:36 (seventeen years ago) link

OMG MASHED POTATO PIZZA.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:37 (seventeen years ago) link

seriously, i'm going to do this. garlic mashed potatoes on top of a veeeeerrrry thin layer of tomato sauce covered in cheese and made into a pizza.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:40 (seventeen years ago) link

I've seen tortellini pizza

And read about one that has FRENCH FRIES on it.

MMMM CARBS.

― tokyo rosemary, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:41 (seventeen years ago) link

TORTELLINI PIZZA IS EFFIN AWES, FULES

― elmo argonaut, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:47 (seventeen years ago) link

actually, above-mentioned three roses (or is it 5?) makes a decent potato slice

― sexyDancer, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:48 (seventeen years ago) link

I've had good potato slices, but they're usually super classy simple pies, really thin crust, thin potato, pretty light. There's a bizarre fancy italian place near me that's in the back of a warehouse on an industrial road called S'apporo D'Ischia and their potato pie actually tasted healthy, if a bit lacking in strong flavors.

― dan selzer, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:58 (seventeen years ago) link

actually Sapori di'Ischia

― dan selzer, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:59 (seventeen years ago) link

wait wait wait..... i think i need a FRENCH FRY PIZZA made with BBQ SAUCE.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:03 (seventeen years ago) link

there is a place in providence that has NACHO PIZZA. with TORTILLA CHIPS onnit.

― elmo argonaut, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:07 (seventeen years ago) link

I recently found out what I thought was a BBQ chicken slice at that place on Bedford is actually a BBQ tinned salmon slice. :(

― sexyDancer, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:08 (seventeen years ago) link

so much evil in the world.

― lauren, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I've had like 20 of those slices before I discovered the terror

― sexyDancer, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:10 (seventeen years ago) link

: (

DO NOT WANT TINNED SALMON PIZZA.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:14 (seventeen years ago) link

I think mashed potato pizza is usually white, not red. They've got it at my favorite pizza place (not in NY) but I have yet to take the plunge.

― gabbneb, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:30 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_pictures/life/vii-fing.jpg

― sexyDancer, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:31 (seventeen years ago) link

that would make more sense gabbneb. i think instead of cheese i'll use gravy and instead of a pizza crust i'll use a plate and eat it that way.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:32 (seventeen years ago) link

[i]I don't really think there is such a thing as a budget steakhouse in nyc. [/1]

the strip house on 13th in the village? I'm not big on steak but it's prob cheaper than peter luger. a friend of mine was just telling me abt an argentinian place w/good beef in the theatre district, I think w.46th st.

recently in herald square I looked around for my favorite back-in-the-day hot dog joint on the corner of 32nd & Bway: kosher franks and supersweet orange and grape soda from the fountain. long gone.

― m coleman, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:51 (seventeen years ago) link

there's some argentinian steak places in queens that are supposed to be good, and no doubt cheap.

― dan selzer, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 22:52 (seventeen years ago) link

cafecito on avenue c has really good peruvian or argentinian steaks (I forget which) with citrusy onions and verde sauce

and it's cheap

― dmr, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 23:17 (seventeen years ago) link

for some reason whenever I go into a pizza place I just point to stuff instead of acting like I know english. This has led me to accidentally getting the mashed potato pizza instead of the white pizza i wanted. Expecting a white pizza and getting a mouthful of mashed potatos fucking sucks.

― Yerac, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 23:23 (seventeen years ago) link

the only argentine steak place i've been to in queens is Mi Tio on Queens blvd. It's alright. I used to go with my dad and sister before baseball games, and honestly I just remember getting sangria drunk and thinking the steak was "alright."

― ian, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Tontorros is the one on Coney Island. Is that as good as they say

have you been to Tontonno's? i'm guessing JBR has? it's pretty amazing pizza. i'm gonna do di fara's one day, been meaning to for 2-3 years now

― sanskrit, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:50 (seventeen years ago) link

the only thing i can really remember is that our pie had the most amazing mozzarella on it and the underside of the pizza had this great carbon char to it

― sanskrit, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:51 (seventeen years ago) link

strip house is pricey.

― lauren, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 01:26 (seventeen years ago) link

i'm not used to steak houses or anything, i'm just looking for a piece of meat that wasn't running at saratoga last season. also, any nyc noisers have any floor space for my best friends for a few days? their place to stay fell thru for the fest.

― chicago kevin, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 02:11 (seventeen years ago) link

if you don't object to paying $15 or $16 for an individual-sized pizza OTTO on 8th st & 5th Ave is really quite good, the most approachable of mario batali's hyped restaurant empire. nice italian wines too. it's pricey for pizza and definitely not old-school style -- grilled not ovened -- but the clam pie is awes.

― m coleman, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 11:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Ya, I like Otto. It's also fun to make a meal out of antipasti there. Great gelato too.

― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 12:57 (seventeen years ago) link

Pies 'n' Thighs is good

― Hurting 2, Sunday, 18 March 2007 19:19 (seventeen years ago) link

pies 'n' thighs is GREAT.

― lauren, Monday, 19 March 2007 14:29 (seventeen years ago) link

I had a chicken box with collard greens and a lemonade. YUM

It felt weird eating it at the Rockstar Bar though.

― Hurting 2, Monday, 19 March 2007 18:00 (seventeen years ago) link

they were serving brunch on slightly smaller oval plates yesterday, which means merely large portions instead of ridiculous. i wonder if this is a permanent change.

― lauren, Monday, 19 March 2007 18:32 (seventeen years ago) link

where do I eat around Columbia U tonight? Indian or a good burger esp.

― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 22 March 2007 20:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Vege dumplings at Ollie's

― sexyDancer, Thursday, 22 March 2007 20:23 (seventeen years ago) link

I would but I had chow fun last night

― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 22 March 2007 20:44 (seventeen years ago) link

can i request something cheap around lincoln center, please?

― bell_labs, Thursday, 22 March 2007 20:51 (seventeen years ago) link

ha ha same rec from me: Ollies

― sexyDancer, Thursday, 22 March 2007 20:58 (seventeen years ago) link

where do I eat around Columbia U tonight? Indian or a good burger esp.

burgers at the Heights, bway/111-112 or Abbey Pub, 105th off bway (east). I don't remember good indian, though there was a passable one around 107 and bway (west side).

I think the Columbia Ollie's is better than the lincoln center one?

― gabbneb, Thursday, 22 March 2007 21:06 (seventeen years ago) link

i see the mouse droppings controversy has yet to be addressed here

― gabbneb, Thursday, 22 March 2007 21:06 (seventeen years ago) link

which controversy? doh is shutting places down left and right.

― lauren, Thursday, 22 March 2007 21:07 (seventeen years ago) link

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