Even though I had been to Grimaldi's a few years ago, it is one of those places I keep getting told I have to visit again. No doubt, it is great pizza, but I can't say I was thrilled about going down just to say I had it again. So I went and was greeted by a long queue. I decided to go down and take a couple photos and when I came back the line was longer.

Thankfully I remembered that Oven was just a few blocks away so I decided to go there instead -- and I'm glad I did! It was empty when I arrived mid-afternoon on a weekday and I was served promptly. No waiting at all. I ordered their Classic.

The fresh dough bubbled up and made a thicker crust that's quite chewy. The tomato-basil sauce was very tasty but there wasn't much cheese. In fact, it seemed like there was more basil than cheese. No problem though because it was overall quite yummy, and not very similar to other pizzas I've had in New York. They're beautiful too.

Towards the end, even though I was the only patron it was difficult to get my server to come back. To give him the benefit of the doubt it seemed like he was training a new employee in. A lot to eat and I took more than half of it back to where I'm staying to share. Good pizza and atmosphere -- I'd take a date here.

Oven
60 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-468-6836‎