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Luzzo's

211-213 First Ave., New York, NY, 10003
nr. 13th St.
212-473-7447

8.9 "Highly Recommended"
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92% Would you go back?
84% Would you take a date?
69% Would you take kids?
53% Would you go on business?
69% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 9.5
Service: 8.9
Décor: 8.0
Value: 8.6
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Overhyped

eje from 10003 | Posted on 10/26/09

Overall Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 7
Service: 5
Décor: 6
Value: 5

I am really surprised by the reviews thus far. Luzzo's was ok. The crust was thin and held the pizza together well. The crust was soft and not very gummy. The sauce, cheese, and topping my date and I shared were completely unremarkable. The sausage was very dry. The "basil" was just a sprig placed on the top. I ended up tearing it up and putting it over the whole pie. This helped. The sauce was neither sweet nor savory, it tasted generic. All in all I was unimpressed.

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1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Delicious and authentic, even at the uptown branch

LD8 from 10128 | Posted on 9/5/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? (NA)
Would you take kids? (NA)
Would you go on business? (NA)
Would you go on a special occasion? (NA)
Food: 10
Service: 9
Décor: (NA)
Value: 8

I recently discovered that there was a Luzzo's nearby after having heard so much about the 1st Ave. branch. The first time I ordered, I chose a traditional "La Quadrata" Bufala (essentially the Neapolitan take on what we know as Sicilian pizza), and the "Ripieno" for delivery from the 96th St. location and was delighted with both. Both were ordered for lunch and arrived within the half-hour within which we were told to expect it. In the case of the La Quadrata, the crust had a great sourdough flavor nicely augmented with islands of sweet, buttery buffalo mozzarella, basil and a tangy tomato sauce; the Ripieno had the same qualities, with a bit more mozzarella, thinner crust, along with sausage, olives, and slices of a nice, dense ricotta. Having lived in Italy before I appreciated the authenticity of the pizze here and am lucky to have Luzzo's in the neighborhood.

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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Great pizza

Giovanna21 from 10001 | Posted on 5/26/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 8

my co-workers and I are still talking about the Pizza we ordered for lunch. I ma glad we got to try it...I will definitely will be back there soon. Yummy :-)

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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Coal oven, MUY BUENA pizza

darlacondor1970 from 10003 | Posted on 5/26/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 8
Value: 10

wow, my friend told me about Luzzo's a few days ago...i went in on saturday night and i must say..Napoli is da house!! the pizza was gooood man..i am definitely coming back

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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Coal oven, MUY BUENA pizza

darlacondor1970 from 10003 | Posted on 5/26/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 8
Value: 10

wow, my friend told me about Luzzo's a few days ago...i went in on saturday night and i must say..Napoli is da house!! the pizza was gooood man..i am definitely coming back

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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Napoli + Amazing pizza Napoletana..you can't go wrong

massimodupre from 10021 | Posted on 5/26/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

Great Pizza, amazing attentive service..good ambiance...definitely a good place to enjoy a nice Pizza dinner with family and friends.. 2 thumbs up

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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Best pizza napoletana

domenicohilt from 10033 | Posted on 5/26/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

The best of Napoli brought to NY.

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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Official: Best Pizza in Manhattan

jamesviola79 from 10009 | Posted on 1/16/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 7
Value: 9

As the debate rages eternally over where to find the best pizza in Manhattan, I've got to say I have yet to find a finer pizza in all of New York than at this bustling joint on First Avenue. I always order the Mozzarella di Bufala DOC (the only way in which to judge a pizzeria), paired with a bottle of Menabrea (my favorite Italian beer, and quite rare even in Italy). I get to talk "calcio" with the staff and they even have Italian MTV. Plus it's just two blocks from my apartment.

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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

The pizza is great and so is the homemade pasta

ELBK from 10001 | Posted on 12/17/08

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 9
Service: 9
Décor: 8
Value: 9

I like Luzzo's a lot. They also show Italian videos which are fun to watch if you go there alone.

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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Fantastic pizzas!

girardasse from 11211 | Posted on 12/11/07

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 6
Value: 8

NYC is lucky to have a couple of excellent pizza joints and Luzzos is one of the best Ive been so far. The pizzas here are traditional: thin-crust with a tasty tomato base: simply delicious! (the rest of the dishes is less interesting)

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34 out of 68 people found this review helpful.

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