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Cheap-Slice Showdown: St. Marks 2 Bros. Pizza vs. 99 Cent Fresh Pizza
Wow. I am so sorely disappointed by the verdict of this article. My brother and I took it upon ourselves yesterday to experience the ultimate taste test, both being avid fans of 99¢ Fresh for almost 3 years. But we were ready to give these pizza joints the fair showdown they deserve. So we, too, broke down the evaluation into specific criteria:
1. Heat: 99¢ Fresh clearly won out here: hot and fresh from the oven, just like its name promises. 2 Bros. was disappointing in that it came out of a heated glass box (a.k.a. a "hot soft pretzle box of nastiness" as my brother called it), from a pie that might have come out of the oven 5-10 minutes prior. I don't like my pizza luke warm. It's either gotta be piping hot, or next-day refrigerator cold—for breakfast.
2. Crispness/crust: 99¢ again takes the cake. The heat helped the crust stay crisp, cruchy and delicious, not chewy and stale like 2 Bros.'s.
3. Flavor: 2 Bros. has your typical NY Pizza flavor, which, don't get me wrong, is great. But, 99¢ Fresh has a unique taste that will keep me loyal (among other reasons listed here).
4. Freshness: I just have to say, it's all in the name, as I mentioned above. No question.
5. Condiments: Ok, I'll admit I never tried hot sauce on my pizza prior to my first experience at 99¢ Fresh, where hot sauce in a red ketchup squeeze bottle is a staple, but I grew to love it, to need it. Plus parmesan cheese. Unfortunately, 2 Bros. only had your typical pizza condiments of oregano, garlic powder and red pepper flakes, which are also available at 99¢ Fresh (a full arsenal of condiments). So again, 2 Bros. loses on this front with it's half-assed array. Sorry guys.
6. Setting: It's no question that 2 Bros has a better space, BUT THEY DON'T USE IT. Only two "cocktail" tables. Otherwise, it's standing room only, just like 99¢ Fresh.
If you're looking for your generically average slice of pizza for the low price of $1, then 2 Bros. is for you. But if you're looking for an authentic, crispy, fantastically fresh and gooey slice of awesomeness, stick with the Hell's Kitchen/Port Authority original, 99¢ Fresh, the best.
Cheap-Slice Showdown: St. Marks 2 Bros. Pizza vs. 99 Cent Fresh Pizza
@Slicemeister Have you considered establishing a Shill Hall of Shame?
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Paulie Gee
Cheap-Slice Showdown: St. Marks 2 Bros. Pizza vs. 99 Cent Fresh Pizza
99cent Fresh phone number is
calling them up for a pie right now :) thought I would share the phone number, since you cant see it on google street view as i so often try to find it.212-268-1461
Cheap-Slice Showdown: St. Marks 2 Bros. Pizza vs. 99 Cent Fresh Pizza
jessc is 100% spot on. couldnt agree more.
I have been working on 38th and 9th for 8 years now, and for 5 of those years I was loyal to the old dollar slice joint on 36th and 8th (anyone remember that one, those guys were hard core, but awesome). SIDE NOTE: I once saw the guy who ran that joint come to the street and throw down with a guy who took a slice then didnt want to pay. i mean those guys were hard core.
back to slice challenge. 99 cent is hands down a better slice. i have tried 2 brothers 2 times now, giving them the benefit of the doubt, and both times, the slice they gave me out of their HOT PRETZEL BOX OF NASTINESS, was blah. i mean edible but nothing like the 99cent slice.
99cent condiments are awesome, the hot sauce and Parmesan combination is ILL. ANOTHER SIDE NOTE: 99 cent was being a little cheap in taking away the parmesan for a few months before 2 bros came to down, and i gave them shit for that on every visit, but in their defense they are serving a mad cheap slice.
also in case anyone was wondering they deliver those bad boys at $8 a pie, damn!
2 bros, in my opinion is just jumping on a band wagon, and their fancy sign, expensive rent, and "i want a peice of the pie" attitude will quickly die out in the one remaining hard core part of hells kitchen.
99cent, all I ask is that when 2 brothers dies in the next year, you dont take away the Parmesan again ;)....promise?
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Wow. I am so sorely disappointed by the verdict of this article. My brother and I took it upon ourselves yesterday to experience the ultimate taste test, both being avid fans of 99¢ Fresh for almost 3 years. But we were ready to give these pizza joints the fair showdown they deserve. So we, too, broke down the evaluation into specific criteria:
1. Heat: 99¢ Fresh clearly won out here: hot and fresh from the oven, just like its name promises. 2 Bros. was disappointing in that it came out of a heated glass box (a.k.a. a "hot soft pretzle box of nastiness" as my brother called it), from a pie that might have come out of the oven 5-10 minutes prior. I don't like my pizza luke warm. It's either gotta be piping hot, or next-day refrigerator cold—for breakfast.
2. Crispness/crust: 99¢ again takes the cake. The heat helped the crust stay crisp, cruchy and delicious, not chewy and stale like 2 Bros.'s.
3. Flavor: 2 Bros. has your typical NY Pizza flavor, which, don't get me wrong, is great. But, 99¢ Fresh has a unique taste that will keep me loyal (among other reasons listed here).
4. Freshness: I just have to say, it's all in the name, as I mentioned above. No question.
5. Condiments: Ok, I'll admit I never tried hot sauce on my pizza prior to my first experience at 99¢ Fresh, where hot sauce in a red ketchup squeeze bottle is a staple, but I grew to love it, to need it. Plus parmesan cheese. Unfortunately, 2 Bros. only had your typical pizza condiments of oregano, garlic powder and red pepper flakes, which are also available at 99¢ Fresh (a full arsenal of condiments). So again, 2 Bros. loses on this front with it's half-assed array. Sorry guys.
6. Setting: It's no question that 2 Bros has a better space, BUT THEY DON'T USE IT. Only two "cocktail" tables. Otherwise, it's standing room only, just like 99¢ Fresh.
If you're looking for your generically average slice of pizza for the low price of $1, then 2 Bros. is for you. But if you're looking for an authentic, crispy, fantastically fresh and gooey slice of awesomeness, stick with the Hell's Kitchen/Port Authority original, 99¢ Fresh, the best.