Like it's name, Best Pizza has frequently been mentioned to me as a top pizza destination in NYC and despite being 10 mins from my house, I've still never been. But that all changed after a rare late night work happy hour last week. In this tight T&E environment, gone are the days of a full spread of food at happy hour, instead there are a few nibbles of fries and maybe calamari, but at my age, if I'm going to drink more than 1-2 drinks, I need a full on meal.
So when happy hour was done, Aaron and I decided we absolutely had to get food and since we both live in Williamsburg, it was better to go there for food. And what better drunk food is there than pizza? I was glad that Aaron mentioned Best Pizza because otherwise, I would have just gone to some not to good random pizza place on Bedford. While Best has a few sit down tables, it's not really a full blown restaurant. You need to order at the counter and they will bring you your pizza, so it's not a nice sit down restaurant with waitstaff but it's definitely a notch above a sketchy local pizza joint. Aaron and I were starving so we got a cheese pizza pie ($20) with mushroom (+$4.50) and onion (+$2.50) - which in hindsight was a bit aggressive, at least for me because I only ate 2 slices total and the pie serves about 8 slices. You can also get a white pie, pizza by the slice or a variety of heros there as well. I was a bit annoyed that the toppings cost an extra $7 but given the state I was in, I didn't really care or think about it much.
We didn't have to wait too long for our pizza and when it came out, it smelled and looked delicious. Like most New York pizzas, it's thin crust and served with fresh ingredients and topped with some fresh basil leaves. It wasn't overly gooey and it was definitely higher quality than your usual slice. It was most definitely great food after a few beers/glasses of wine. So why didn't I give it 4 forks or higher? I think it was because I had just gone to Juliana's not that long ago and was so blown away by their pizza that in comparison, Best was definitely a runner up. Don't get me wrong, they serve a great slice and I would most definitely come back but there was just something about the pizza at Juliana's that really got to me more than the pizza here. You know when I eat the crust at a pizza place like I did at Juliana's, that there's something magical about their food. So when I didn't finish the crust here, I knew that it wasn't going to beat out the pizza at Juliana's. I'm still glad I came and now I won't be embarrassed when people ask how I haven't been here yet despite it being in my neighborhood. Total bill: $31 with tax and soda
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