Turning out "Naples-good" thin-crust pizza since 1933, this East Harlem "treasure" and its separately owned offshoots offer "generous portions" of "hit-the-spot" Italian-American fare as well as an "excellent variety of salads"; while "nothing compares" to the original, all the "dependable" locales are "magnets" for families.
My favorite, and the favorite of Frank Sinatra, who had its pies flown out to Las Vegas. The coal oven here has been burning since 1932. Try the marinara pizza, a pie with fresh marinara sauce but no cheese, that’s so good you won’t miss the mozzarella. Unlike the many other pizzerias mentioned in the listings, you can order by the slice at Patsy’s. Don’t be fooled by imitators using Patsy’s...
Burned-out East Harlem pizzeria serves coal-fired pies that shine.:
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Patsy's has been open since 1932, and its coal-fired pizza oven was among New York's first. But the East Harlem pizzeria now feels woefully neglected, and eating in the...