Sal's & Carmine Pizza
New York, NY 10025-5025
Phone: (212) 663-7651
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Between 101st Street and 102nd Street
- Directions:
- 1 at 103rd St
- Hours:
- Daily 12am-11:00pm
Editorial Review for Sal's & Carmine Pizza – by Paul Adams
The Scene
Raised in Italy, Sal and Carmine have been in the pizza business forever. They know their product is among the best, and they don't have to gussy it up by smiling at the customers, letting it suffer through delivery, or any of that nonsense. There are a few tables in the back, where pizza connoisseurs can be seen huddled over their pies.
The Food
This is the pinnacle of the classic Neapolitan-American slice. It's worth the trip uptown, without question, just for the plain pizza. There's nothing out of the ordinary, just the most excellent, fresh ingredients, including superbly creamy full-fat mozzarella, sauce with a rare tomato-y tang, and crisp-but-chewy flavorful crust, all combined in an exceptional whole. The pizza is not over-cheesed like that of many competitors, nor is the sauce too sweet or raw-tasting. The standard array of toppings is available, but hardly necessary.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasUnlike most (if not closer to all) pizza parlors, Sal and Carmine's obstinately refuses to deliver. You can pick up a pie or a slice to go, but really it's best eaten fresh on the spot.
User Reviews for Sal's & Carmine Pizza
08/25/2008 Posted by tanekamartin
Hi All, So I live in the neighborhood and had heard about this place and did my research in advance by reading the reviews here on Citysearch (no, I don't work for Citysearch and they didn't pay me to say any of this). As I often passed this place going to and from the gym it was not big deal to stop and give it a try. I would agree with others who say it is NOT a place to rave about but you can get a decent slice (or two) to eat in or for on the go; not delivering is a bad business move on their part IMHO. Stopped in for about the fourth time in the year and half I've now lived in NY and saw that inflation had affected their prices as well. Plain slices are now $3.00 and at that price this place is officially NOT worth the trip. Their plain cheese slice is not large enough nor delicious enough when NY is crowded with pizza joints. Long story short: if you're really hungry and just can't wait, fine, cough up the $3.00 but if you can wait your money is better spent elsewhere.
Pros: It's decent pizza if you live in the neighborhood
Cons: Prices have risen to $3 per slice, a mediocre slice
03/11/2008 Posted by JDwestside
First time message, response to previous writer So you had a pepperoni slice and a broccoli slice? Bad choices. This place does one thing really well. The cheese slice. It is a hole in the wall with zero atmosphere but they serve that old time New York City slice that is so hard to find these days. The pizza overall is very salty, and the pepperoni slice seems slathered in grease that leaked out of the meat. But the plain cheese slice evokes memories of childhood, that first slice of New York pizza you had with your dad. I've never even tried the broccoli slice - it is hideous. The Sicilian style is decent.
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