Slice
Help This Park Sloper
No, not this lil' shaver at left. We don't even know if he's from Brooklyn, much less Park Slope. And being childless, we'd have no clue how to help him. But a baby does have something to do with this entry, so let's cut to the chase. A reader in Park Slope writes:
"I just had a kid and my wife and I are mostly stuck in our neighborhood. Where's the best slice in Park Slope? I will walk to wherever but I live on the south side."
The best slice in Park Slope? Why that's in my kitchen! Ba da dum.
But seriously, folks ...
As a Slopester myself, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I don't have an answer for you on hand. I've lived on both Seventh and Fifth avenues, and have eaten a slice or two at most of the places along those strips—well, those between the Prospect and Flatbush, anyway. They all seem equally lackluster. Perhaps some were marginally better than others, but nothing overwhelmed me and so I never gave slices in the Slope a second thought.
Some friends of mine who have sinced moved out of the neighborhood liked Aniello's on Fifth, around 8th Street or thereabouts. And a young lady whose pizza opinion I hold in high esteem often used to grab slices there after long nights at work when nothing else was open. I'm paraphrasing here, but I think she described it as the least of all evils in that area.
You know, Mr. Greenberg, your query has inspired me. I'm going to systematically try all the pizzerias along Fifth and Seventh avenues in the coming weeks.
I'll report my findings then. For now, let's open this up to readers: Where can Mr. Greenberg find the best slice in Park Slope? Discuss in the Comments section.