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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Two-Block Radius / Chow Big Mario's Is Open

Posted by Dominic Holden on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 2:05 PM

Finally, a pizza joint is open in Pike/Pine with a window to feed the drunks outside, a full bar for the drunks inside, hours till 4:00 a.m. on Thursday through Saturday, and the dimensions of a rail car. Behold, diners and lushes, Big Mario's:

Cienna got two slices—one with pesto and another with sausage—and she says, "Whomoofuthrullygooh." I see Manhattans and heartburn in my future.

In other news, Bar Ferdinand has opened and Bethany wants you to know that they have wine and booze but no food yet.

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Posted by merry on July 15, 2010 at 2:30 PM

But does it taste like real NYC pie?

Posted by Joe Szilagyi

on July 15, 2010 at 2:39 PM

how does the pizza compare to hot mama's?

Posted by 34x42 on July 15, 2010 at 2:47 PM

Sweet. I love hearing about new late-night food options.

Posted by Hernandez

on July 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM

I've been disappointed with Hot Mama's lately. Look forward to checking this place out.

Posted by Emilio Ballardo on July 15, 2010 at 3:02 PM

Pizza does not look good on such a toasty day and sushi (like all the new ones opening) sounds pretty gross, too.

With weather like this, it's fresh, cold smoothies and coctails.

Posted by CommonKnowledge on July 15, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Better. The people aren't rude when you're trying to give them money and the pizza isn't cold and/or slimy as Hot Mama's can be. So it's far, far better.

Posted by Matt Hickey

on July 15, 2010 at 3:25 PM

@3 hopefully it's nothing like Hot Mama's as there is nothing remarkable about Hot Mama's. That's the most overrated hipster crap on the hill.

Posted by robot ghost on July 15, 2010 at 3:27 PM

You know @8, not EVERYTHING that sucks, sucks because of some quasi-association with hipsters. Sometimes it just, you know, sucks because it sucks.

Posted by COMTE

on July 15, 2010 at 3:34 PM

The slices I just got were not very warm but they do taste way better than Hot Mama's.

Posted by care bear on July 15, 2010 at 3:36 PM

I don't pretend to know what NY pizza is like, but this was great regardless--the crusts were crisp, the potato/pesto pizza blew me away, and the sausage on my other slice was superb. Oh and, AND! a dog inside ate my napkin afterward. That's service.

Posted by Cienna Madrid on July 15, 2010 at 3:36 PM

@9 you are 100% correct. I stand corrected and that thin, limp, oily pizza is mediocre on it's own merits.

Posted by robot ghost on July 15, 2010 at 3:44 PM

@12: thin, limp, oily? That IS authentic NYC pizza, then.

Posted by Fnarf

on July 15, 2010 at 3:56 PM

@8, only hipsters are worries about hipsters.

Posted by 34x42 on July 15, 2010 at 4:04 PM

*worried

Posted by 34x42 on July 15, 2010 at 4:04 PM

I just interviewed Big Mario the man himself. Stay tuned for the quickie interview

Posted by Kelly O on July 15, 2010 at 4:43 PM

@13 lol!!! I'm from Chicago, so I know from pizza!

Posted by Scott in Chi-town on July 15, 2010 at 4:46 PM

All I want to know is, do they make a decent white pie? I haven't had decent white pizza since I left Ann Arbor.

@17: Chicago-style pizza is a casserole with a crust. Not really the same thing.

Posted by Orv on July 15, 2010 at 5:10 PM

The link to Big Mario's Stranger restaurant listings page says its co-owned by the Caffe Vita conglomerate. Don't they already own Via Tribunali?

Posted by d.p. on July 15, 2010 at 5:43 PM

@19 Yes.

Posted by motobourbon on July 15, 2010 at 7:27 PM

And Dave Meinert of The 5 Point is mixed in there as well...

Posted by COMTE

on July 15, 2010 at 11:15 PM

There's nothing unique or special about all the random pizza joints in NYC other than the undeserved praise that people heap upon them.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on July 16, 2010 at 8:28 AM

Looks like NYC pizza = TERRIBLE.

NYC has easily the worst pizza, bagels, burritos in the world.

It's because 99% of the pizza/bagel/burrito places are FUCKING TERRIBLE JOKES, its like there is some guy selling terrible restaurants out the back of a van.

AND LIKE IN ALL FUCKING CITIES, there are a few truly delicious and amazing pizza/bagel/burrito places, but none that you should make the area known for it.

Kinda like Seattle and coffee.

Posted by Fenrox on July 16, 2010 at 8:47 AM

Best pizza in the world right here. Compared to it, New York Pizza is like cardboard covered with melted red crayons.

Posted by Roma on July 16, 2010 at 9:44 AM

I didn't know people actually liked Hot Mama's. I always assumed people stopped in out of desperation, since they've always been in a prime spot, desperation-wise.

Posted by Dougsf on July 16, 2010 at 2:10 PM

@20: But do we know that the Stranger's listing is correct? And if so, isn't it strange that they're diluting their Neopolitan pizza brand with a one-off late-night grease-pizza joint?

Posted by d.p. on July 16, 2010 at 2:50 PM