IMtel: Motorino and Rosa's

Posted by Adam Kuban, October 24, 2008 at 4:00 PM

IM + intel = "IMtel." Here's a bit of received wisdom.

[screennameredacted]: got a bit of slice intel for you: a) wouldn't worry yet about the slice curse on motorino; went there last night with 3 friends and all four of our pies were easily 9/10s. maybe a little too much charring on one of them but otherwise terrific. also, i think i recall you once saying the SE offices were near FIT; the margherita slice at rosa's on 27th and 7th is truly a hidden gem, well worth trying it out. trust me on this one. everything else there is garbage though.

NYCSlice: Yes, that's our office location. Will try Rosa's on Monday! Thanks, [screennameredacted]!

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Tags: Brooklyn, Chelsea, IMtel, IMversations, Manhattan, Motorino, NYC, reader recommendations, Rosa's, Williamsburg

4 Comments:

Ate at Motorino tonight, it was fine. that is it Just fine, nothing Special.
I found it over priced for the smallish, thinly topped pizza.
Finicky but messy and uneven.
Uneven both in the way it was cooked and the toppings. I dont like all my toppings on one slice and the other slices empty, but that may just be me.

I will never crave this pizza, Plus Forninos is so close, why not go and get something special.

Last but Not least, our Motorino waiter wouldnt shut up!

phauxtoe at 11:38PM on 10/24/08

I have lived in your neighborhood for 5 years and have tried most of the pizza by the slice 5 blocks in any direction. Rosa's is actually not bad, taken in light strictly in a walking distance or drunken latenight sense. I think the best in the area by the slice is Rocco's on 7th and 20th, tastes like it has a little fresh basil in the sauce. What do you think?

Of course, all of this will become moot when Co. opens, and not a minute to soon!!!

Big B at 2:23PM on 10/28/08

Here's some visual intel from my visit last Friday night:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauliegee/sets/72157608352813121/

I liked it enough to plan a return visit this coming Sunday. I'm not sure yet which pies I'm ordering, but you can bet at least a couple of them will include some of his excellent cured meats. That's speck that can be spotted on his seriously red meat slicer.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

pauliegee at 6:51PM on 10/30/08

I'm coming from NJ. Is there on street parking at Motorino's?

alembic54 at 2:50PM on 10/31/08

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