Promising Pizza Alert: Pizza Grill

Posted by Adam Kuban, July 17, 2008 at 4:45 PM

When I did my Park Slope pizza walk three weeks ago, I noticed a place on Fourth Avenue just past 11th Street that had a new sign and some of those car dealership–type flags. The number listed on the sign was disconnected. Hmm. Was this a just-failed or just-about-to-open pizzeria?

Well, I went by the other day, and I'm happy to report that it's an opening. Pizza Grill replaces whatever pizzeria was there before. I can't remember its name. The space is large and clean. Slices cost $2.25. And judging by the slice I had on Thursday, the place has potential. Granted, it was one slice. So caveat emptor. And I had it only warm from a slice pie with no reheat. But it was thin and chewy, had a good not-too-mucked-with sauce, and best of all, had just enough Parmigiano on it to give a tangy and salty bite.

The proprietor is the former owner of Verrazano Pizza in Bay Ridge.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed. More word when I get more intel.

Pizza Grill

471 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11215 (at 11th Street; map)
718-499-0600

7 Comments

Tags: Brooklyn, NYC, Openings, Park Slope, Pizza Grill

7 Comments:

Wow, a blast from the past, when I lived in the Ridge 20 years ago, Verrazano was my go to slice, along with the late lamented Mike's until they changed hands circa 1991. Wonder which former owner this is.

jakeyd at 12:06AM on 07/18/08

ooooh shizzle. i gotta go to that!

foodinmouth at 9:46AM on 07/18/08

So...are the pizzas grilled?

JanRan at 11:27AM on 07/20/08

@JanRan: Hahahah. Oddly enough, no. I think it's a reference to the fact that they have other things on offer, like burgers and such. Not usually a good sign, but the pizza seemed to be ok. Had a pie delivered and generally liked it.

Adam Kuban at 10:23PM on 07/20/08

Hi Adam...I'm new to the Slice world and I didn't know how to 'post' this question to the Slice guru's. My question is - have you guys ever done a piece (sorry - no pun intended) on the following Pizza place...

http://estancia460.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/koronet-pizza/

The link is to a blog by Stacy Sosa, the owner of the restaurant Estancia 460 over in Tribeca - she gives it a pretty good thumbs up...but wondering what 'real' pizza gourmands think...?? All comments welcome....~thanks..

pjacob01 at 3:12PM on 07/23/08

@pjacob01: Welcome to Sliceworld!

We've never really done a "review review" on Koronet, but we have mentioned it a few times on Slice:

http://slice.seriouseats.com/tags/koronet

That's the page with everything we have that's tagged "Koronet."

But you're right. It would be worth doing a more in-depth investigation ...

Adam Kuban at 3:25PM on 07/23/08

Actually love this pizza...Finally someone got it right...Try the margarita slice..It is soo good...Not to much sauce, it's not soggy and it's thin...Also had a chicken role and it was fresh , not like most places where it has been sitting all day...

mitzi229 at 12:47AM on 08/06/08

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