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Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern

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524 Port Richmond Ave., Staten Island, NY 10302
at Hooker Pl.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-442-9401 Send to Phone

  • Price Range: $$

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  • Reader Rating:

    9.0 out of 10

    4 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Italian, Pizza

Hours

Sun-Thu, 11:30am-11pm; Sat-Sun, 11:30am-midnight

Prices

$8-$11

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

  • Good for Groups
  • Kid-Friendly
  • Lunch
  • Reservations Not Required

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

Denino's, established in 1937, is justly beloved by Staten Islanders (and other sympathizers) and serves a great pie at a reasonable price. It has a thicker (though not thick) and softer (though not soft) crust than most of the brick-oven places in the other boroughs, with a nice exterior crunch and well-developed interior. The sauce is perfectly balanced: both sweet and piquant. Only the lackluster cheese fails to contribute much to the overall pie, though it's basically harmless. The free-form sausage, though a bit loose-grained, has good flavor and crisps nicely on top of the pie (it's not nearly as exciting when ordered, mushy, in one of the restaurant's regular dishes). Denino's is too crowded for comfort on weekends, but you can wander in most weeknights and get seated without a wait.

Extra

Dessert across the street at Ralph's Famous Italian Ices (501 Port Richmond Avenue, 718-448-0853) is de rigueur.

Recommended Dishes

"MOR" pizza (meatball, onion and ricotta), $16; "Garbage Pie" (sausage, mushrooms, meatballs, onion and pepperoni), $19.50

9.0 "Highly Recommended"
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Pizza dreams do come true.

adamsmith from 11050 | Posted on 2/20/09

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 7
Décor: 4
Value: 10

I was listening to Leonard Lopate on wnyc 93.9 fm when they were discussing the best pizza in NYC. There were repeated calls from SI about Denino's. On my next trip to Mandolin Brothers, I checked it out. It...Read More

the grail

gastrognome from 000000 | Posted on 12/18/08

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 9
Value: 10

this is hands down the best pizza in new york city. grimaldis, johns, lombardis, totonnos, difaras...they have NOTHING on this staten island original. Worth driving two hours for or even coming across the country for a taste of the most...Read More

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