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Forcella has been compared to Motorino on many occasions and since Motorino is pretty much amazing in my book pizza wise, of course I had to check out the competition. Mr. T and I arrived with reservations on a Friday night at the new Bowery location. The place was absolutely packed but luckily our waiter was great and our service was quick and efficient.   Like Motorino they have Gragnano, considered pizza wine, which is delicious but incredibly marked up here at $44 a bottle. I mean really- that’s a ridiculous amount for this wine. Anyhow our first pizza was the one everyone has raved about the Montanara- a fried Margherita pizza. Yes you read correctly. They fry the pizza dough first resulting in a crust that is amazingly delicate and airy. I was absolutely in love with this crust and it deserved all of the hype it gets however the rest of the pizza was lacking. The sauce and cheese were delicious but the dough itself was very uneven. The middle of the pie was thi...