Artichoke Basille's Pizza & Brewery

I own Artichoke with my cousin Sal. Our family has been involved with Italian restaurants for 3 generations. Both of our mothers still run t restaurants. We grew up in restaurant kitchens. I like to say that "when we bleed, pizza sauce comes out of our veins."

"Gooey ooey pizza" spread with "rich" artichoke dip is the "amazeballs" "trademark" that puts this "flourishing" chainlet in a "class by itself" for a "substantial" "late-night munch"; if it's "overpriced" for the "typical" format, try telling that to everyone "stumbling out of the bars" and "getting in line."

Expect a line out the door of this East Village take-away pizzeria---as there almost always is---but you won’t regret waiting along with everyone else. We suggest the creamy artichoke-laden pie or the simple margarita, slathered with tangy and sweet San Marzano tomato sauce and basil so fresh you’d swear it was just picked a few hours ago outside of Genoa. The place's namesake, the artichoke,...

This pizza joint's specialty is a pie topped with spinach and its namesake veggie.

Pizzaiolo Francis Garcia, who opened Artichoke with his cousin Sal Basille started this fast serviced pizza joint called Artichoke Basille Pizza right near Styvesant Town in the East Village of New York City. After being open for less than a year, Artichoke has made more than a name for itself with raving articles in the NY Times, NY Post, and its never ending line of devoted fans of the...