John's Pizzeria
When Mr. T and I first moved to NYC 12 long years ago he used to take me to John's Pizza on Bleeker Street for a classic NYC pie. Unfortunately after about four or five visits I firmly decided I did NOT like this pizza. It was kind of dry, skimpy on sauce and cheese and just lacking in flavor. I finally told Mr. T my thoughts and obviously he stopped taking me there. Fast forward to last Sunday. I woke up and had this crazy wave of nostalgia wash over me for John's. Maybe I was wrong, maybe I had no clue about NYC pizza all those years ago...and just like that we zipped down to John's for a visit. We ordered a standard pie with half pepperoni and as it arrived I remembered my biggest pet peeve at John's was the uneven cooking job. Half of the pie had a bubbly, charred crust while the other half was white and fluffy. The upskirt shot was good on the bubbly side with a slightly charred bottom... ...and the pie had more sauce and chees...