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Slicester: 'Beware of the Underdog'

I agree with this letter. I ate both on consecutive days in July 2007.

kirkharrod at 2:46PM on 01/02/08

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Is Patsy's (East Harlem) Worth the Trip?

I was at Patsy's East Harlem in July 2007. My pizza was perfect, definitely NOT over-sauced or over-cheesed, and that is exactly what made it the best pizza I ever had. It was a trip up there, literally and figuratively. However, we got no uncomfortable looks in the neighborhood, though we appeared WAY out of place (two hippies from KY!)

We also had Sally's and Modern in New Haven and Lombardi's that same week. All were very good, but Patsy's was the best.

kirkharrod at 12:53PM on 11/29/07

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Is Patsy's (East Harlem) Worth the Trip?

You guys don't know me, but let me say that I'm a long time NYC pizza addict. I'm 4th generation born and bred NYC in fact, so I've been doing this pizza my whole life.... I've been going to Patsy's since about 1986 (maybe as early as 1984... not sure really), when I was a young'un. Patsy's IMHO is the single best slice in NY (and thus probably the world) when it's on. You know when it's on, when it comes out blackened, dirtied my the coal of that filthy inferno they have going. One look at the pizza shown above, and I could have told you it was no good.... BTW I like the website. You guys are serious, but are missing some critical second tier joints....

andruw at 9:39PM on 12/05/07

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Is Patsy's (East Harlem) Worth the Trip?

I first heard about Patsy's (original or franchise) in October 2002. I went to the East Harlem original and was absolutely enamored by coal fired pizza crust. Since then, I have been to several (maybe all) of the franchise Patsy's Pizzerias and very pleased with the product and atmosphere. This past October, I went again to the original after not having been back since 2002. I must say I was disappointed. See, the franchise Patsys' use thicker spicier pepperoni and a higher quality fresh mozzarella. My theory is that the original Patsy's prides itself on providing slices whereas no other coal fired pizza place (I am aware of) offers that. In doing so, however, the original Patsy's must use slightly cheaper ingredients. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed the pizza but I ate a lot of pizza this past October (Pizza Month - http://www.thespotlightwithseantaylor.com/pizza07.php) and perhaps had unreal expectations and memories of the original Patsy's.

Thanks, Adam, for the timeline for Patsy's/Nick's/Grimaldi's/Lombardi's/Massa's! I always wondered about that.

sean_taylor at 5:30PM on 12/04/07

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Is Patsy's (East Harlem) Worth the Trip?

I love pizza at Patsy's. It is great pizza, as good as pizza can be. I took my girlfriend there and had a pizza with my parents there. Everyone loved pizza at Patsy's.

peppertree5706 at 1:59AM on 11/30/07