I love pizza and with a city like New York, you can find so many different ones, each restaurant having its own way to make the crust, the sauce, to cook it...This time, we went to Lazzara's in the Garment District. You really need to know that it is there, as it is located off the beaten path and you may miss it walking on 38th street.
Opened in 1985 by the Lazzara's brother, Sebastian and Tony, the restaurant is located on the second floor of a townhouse.
The dining room has a warmth and reminded me some restaurants we ate at in Italy, especially in Venice that is in fact representing in a painting hanged on the wall.
When we sat, they brought us the menu as well as the special of the day written on a little chalk board.
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When we sat, they brought us the menu as well as the special of the day written on a little chalk board.
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There, they serve an all Italian cuisine: pizza, pasta, heroes...We decided to go for the pizza. What I like about Lazzara's is that they propose their specialty pizza in half portions. Of course, you can always add toppings on half a pie in most of the restaurants, but here, I am not talking about toppings, but the pizza itself.
As you can see on the photo above, the pizza is square; but it is not like a Sicilian pizza: the crust is thin. So, the top half of the pizza was the lasagna pizza:
The second half was the margherita pizza:
It was composed of fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil.
I have to say that I love both: the tomato sauce was delicious and seemed to be made with fresh ingredients. There were in fact some slices of tomatoes and fortunately, it did not make the pizza soggy as it is sometimes the case.
The lasagna pie was also very good, rendering perfectly what lasagna would be, replacing the pasta with the crust: it was very flavorful and they were generous in the quantity of meat and ricotta. I definitely recommend it.
The thin crust was on the chewy side, being crispy on the outside.
I was ready to get some dessert, but they brought us the check, making me feel dirty...I then asked if they had some homemade desserts, being interested by a tiramisu, but they do not and the waitress did not seem to be interested to tell me where they buy them. So I decided to pass...
The pizza at Lazzara's was good. It is a good spot if you want more than just a slice, although I prefer Capizzi located few block away.
Enjoy (I did)!
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| * Restaurant Name | |
|---|---|
| Lazzara's Pizza | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★☆☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| Garment District / Italian / Pizza | |
| * Street Address | |
| 221 West 38th St. (Between 7th Ave. & 8th Ave.), New York, NY 10018 | |
| * Phone | |
| (212) 944-7792 |
