'$25 and Under' Hits Artichoke Basille's

Posted by Adam Kuban, May 28, 2008 at 1:00 AM

Photograph courtesy of The Beef Aficionado

The New York Times's outgoing "$25 and Under" columnist Peter Meehan "comes to the party late" but arrives nonetheless at Artichoke Basille's. Like most folks, he digs the place but quibbles about the queue:

Waiting in line for it spoils the fun, the spontaneity, the charm; needing to strategize to go there is a bummer.

But it’s the blessing of the New York restaurant world, too: supply and demand. The guys at Artichoke brought an underrepresented style of pizza — big pies on a bready, almost tough, crust, generously and greasily topped — and the city has gone nuts for it. Who am I to protest?

Artichoke Basille's Pizza & Brewery

328 East 14th Street, New York NY 10003 (East Village; map)
212-228-2004

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