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On a Foursquare recommendation we tried Don Antonio which was awarded “Best Pizza”  by New York Times’ Best of New York.

Walking into the restaurant we immediately noticed the classy modern decor and the place was packed with customers. They may have still been overstaffed though because there were a few employees standing on the stairwell talking throughout our lunch. I wanted to tell them to clean something or take a break!

On a recommendation by the waitress (which was helpful since the menu was huge), I ordered the Montanara Starita for $12. This is their award winning specialty pizza with dough that is baked and lightly fried with tomato sauce and mozzarella cooked in a wood-burning oven. The crust was much lighter than I expected and had a very unique taste and fluff that was quite enjoyable. Their sauce was definitely on the sweeter side and was too much for Nathan, but overall I thought it was a tasty pizza.

Their Award winning pizza with crust that’s baked and fried

Nathan ordered the Bianca with Arugula Pizza for $14.  This wasn’t so much a pizza as it was an arugula salad.  To even taste the pizza I had to remove about 2/3 of the arugula.  The crust was doughy not cooked all the way through, and the sauce was nice but very thinly spread.  Cheese was a creamy mozzarella and it was cooked very well.  However they need to practice portion control and perfect all their pizza crusts, not just their specialty, in order to make a better pizza.

Basically a pizza with a salad on top.

The pizzas seemed a bit on the small and pricey side, and the cooking and flavor was inconsistent likely due to a menu that’s too large to ensure quality control. Their original pizza was worth trying, but I honestly don’t know if their restaurant as a whole deserves the ‘best of New York’ title.

Rating

Price:  2.5

Flavor:  3.5

Service:  3.5

Overall:  3