Famous Joe's Pizza

Hmmm how do i explain Joe's... First i'll say its Good!! sometimes REALLY GOOD, and thats the thing, sometimes its better then others... Basically, i only ever seen plain, pepperoni, and fresh mozzarella .. those are your basic options... which isn't bad... sometimes the plain slice is amazing... sometimes its average... I'm just speaking honestly... Advice i'll tell you, Don't let them serve you a lukewarm/cold slice!!!! They will try!! When they are feeling themselves and think that they are turning out slices really fast, or are busy, they won't take the time out to heat up your slice... THEY AREN'T GOOD LUKEWARM... tell them put it in the oven or wait for the fresh pie to come out!! PLEASE!! I BEG YOU! Especially on a fresh mozzarella.. Next thing i'll say is, try some other slices other places... they beat most places, but not all the time... Still they make good slices...

Pros: pretty good slices of pizza
Cons: No seating, not many options, They will try to rush you, They will give you a lukewarm slice if you don't object

I wanted to try this place, called and placed an order and the price was so high, and the man on the phone literally cussed me out when I called to cancel my order. I will not be dining there ever again.

I've been to Ray's on Price Street, and while that is a great slice, Joe's takes the cake on the best slice. Thin Crust, great sause and the perfect amount of cheese. I love it!!

Pros: The Best slice of Pizza anywhere
Cons: No place to sit.

Joe's is certainly the best slice in NYC, and one of the few places in the city that knows how to cook a pizza properly. The crust is thin enough that it burns just a bit on the bottom, and the cheese doesn't suffocate the sauce like those crappy superworldfamous double famous original ben's excuse for real Apizza. Maybe Joe's uses Pecorino Romano on top, who knows.

But why bother keeping tabs on New York pizza, why not review the BEST pizza in the world? If you grew up on the Connecticut shoreline anywhere between Bridgeport and Mystic, you know that New York is NOT the pizza capital of the world... and far from it!

Real Apizza diners will agree that New Haven, Connecticut boasts the best pie in the world. Wooster Street: Pepe's, Sally's (Frank Sinatra's fave) and Modern are the Big 3, and all absolutely SUBLIME (grease included, pizza is NOT a health food!). To prove it, Just go to the worst pizzeria in the smallest town within 30 miles of New Haven - Guaranteed, your pie will have far more class than 99.9% of all these "Five Star" spots in the big apple.

Here's a few more small-town CT joints that put shame to any N.Y. excuse-for-a-pie:

Marco Pizzeria in Branford, CT (like a little pepe's away from pepe's. sometimes better!)
Bobby's Appiza in North Branford, CT (killer pepperoni. this pizza will be the death of my father someday)
Grand Apizza in Clinton, CT (population 13,500 vs 19 million in NYC? my little town has 8 or 9 pizza places in it's 17.4 square miles, and they're all way above NYC standards)

And by the way, CT pizza eaters are smart: why buy a slice or two when you can have 8? COLD PIZZA = God. laugh, but you know it's true.

Pros: Best pizza in NYC
Cons: always makes me want Pepe's!

Joe's is the best pizza in the world, not just within NYC. I am a pizza-phile; I was raised in central NY and have been a pizza junkie since birth. I've had pizza in NYC, Syracuse, Rochester, Albany, Buffalo, and every little town in between. Within the U.S. NY state is tops for pizza, and NYC has the best pizza in NY state for sure. I've been to almost all 50 states, all over Europe, Canada, etc. and eat pizza everywhere I go. I analyze and appreciate pizza to a degree most people might find absurd. Joe's is THE BEST slice or whole pie anywhere, anytime. If pizza nirvana is your goal in life, you need to visit Joe's. It has no equal on this planet. Yes, it is always mobbed, that's what happens when you serve the world's best pizza. And yes it is a tad "hole-in-the-wall" like all great pizza joints. If you are a true pizza lover, Joe's will rock your world and leave you coming back for more. When I visit NYC I visit Joe's multiple times; most frequently at 3am for my pre-bedtime pizza binge. Simply superb!

Pros: Phenomenal pizza, open late
Cons: Always crowded