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If it's anything like the restaurant, the pizza is delicious. I've only had it once but have nothing but fond memories.

Fantastic footage! Oh man, that looked good. Well done. Now this peanut butter and jelly sandwich I'm holding looks far less appetizing.

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.

@JudgeFudge: I can't speak to the procedure at VV truck, as I haven't visited it in some time, but generally pizza trucks like this take a certain number of parbaked Sicilian crusts on board that they've prepared in a commissary or restaurant somewhere. Then they sauce, cheese, and bake off the rest of the way on board. It's been my experience that it's very rare to have a truck go from dough to pie on the truck. My guess is because you'd then have to have space for stretching. Another guess I have is that you often see these trucks do Sicilian pies because the crust holds up better under mobile conditions -- and also that it's more space-efficient to store multiple rectangular items than round ones.

Is it documented on youtube Sean? 2007? I just saw that you are doing it again this year. I like your starting point. DeLorenzo's on Hamilton has a great white clam pie. I've been going there for years just for that clam pie. I just went onto your wesite for the first time. I see you have Lucali's on the calandar for later in the month. Perhaps you should reconsider and hit them up on Monday since they opened three years ago on Columbus Day.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

well,the owner of pepe's just gave me a call and apologized for last night's mess-he explained to me about his regular chef having to leave due to a family emergency,and offered to send over a free pizza to make up for the first. i'm glad he did,since this pizza was very tasty (and perfectly cooked) -a tiny little bit salty it seemed to me,but certainly not enough to take away from the overall quality. even the crust was good,and i generally don't even attempt to eat that part of the pie. obviously the management at pepe's does care about it's customers,as i've never had another establishment call me to apologize about poor quality food,much less send free food in an attempt to win me back as a customer. well,it worked. this kind of service is all too rare,and very much appreciated.

so i'll be giving pepe's another chance it seems,and i hope they keep up the good work,since i'd love to recommend them to my friends in the neighborhood.

I was in the mood for ordering pizza in tonight -- I like Anthony's, but wood-fired delivery leaves something to be desired. Thus, I decided to browse Slice, and thank-goodness! When I first moved to the 'hood Peppe's was not Peppe's and it had sub-par slices so I had avoided this place. The review convinced me to give it a try, and I'm glad.

The three cheese pizza arrived quickly and was piping hot. The crust was a perfect blend of crisp and chewy and the sauce and cheeses became a lovely tangy tomato-y goodness. The caprese salad is a nice mix of fresh mozzarella, cherry tomotoes, roasted red pepper and basil on a bed of mixed greens. Too top it all off, the man on the phone was delightful. Thank you Peppe's I will be ordering again!

Samersova's been spamming every message board she can find about not getting her delivery, even though as stated by joelpy, she's asking for a ridiculously huge delivery zone. If I were Peppe I'd be hugely happy I didn't have to serve her anything from my restaurant again.