Openings: Vertuccio's, a New Brick-Oven Pizzeria in Williamsburg

Posted by Adam Kuban, September 15, 2009 at 5:23 PM

@SkeeterNYC: "PHOTO: Noticed a NEW brick oven pizza joint bordering McCarren Park in The Burg, N12th Street: Vertuccio's (http://www.twitpic.com/huyan)"

Vertuccio's Pizza on the Park

232 North 12th Street, Brooklyn NY 11211 (b/n Driggs/Roebling; map)

13 Comments

Tags: Brooklyn, NYC, openings, Vertuccio's, Williamsburg

13 Comments:

now it's convenient to get a brick oven pie after playing softball in skinny jeans at McCaren....

Pizzablogger at 5:40PM on 09/15/09

@Pizzablogger: Now I can get a brick-oven pie after bowling in my fat jeans at The Gutter.

Adam Kuban at 5:48PM on 09/15/09

I've been away too long, 'cause that sure don't look like the N 12th I remember.

brokenbuzz at 6:30PM on 09/15/09

That's been there a while, open at least a month. I thought about going there last weekend but then I remembered I didn't have any cash so I went home.

BrianPrestonCampbell at 8:48PM on 09/15/09

Is the oven wood burning or coal fired?

TresChienChaud at 10:26PM on 09/15/09

Ordered from them last night which, granted, isn't the best way to judge, but the pizza was terrible. Artificial-tasting, goopy cheese, burned crust--and I don't mean burned as in nice charring. I mean BURNED. Whoever's making the pizza has no idea what he's doing.

debbiek at 10:49PM on 09/15/09

When will this wood/coal fired oven madness stop!

Raoul Duke at 11:27PM on 09/15/09

@Raoul Duke: If Italy is any blueprint, hopefully never!

Pizzablogger at 11:28PM on 09/15/09

I was very impressed with the new pizzeria "Vertuccio's Pizzeria on the park. The menu has many options of pizza, pasta, salads, and entrees. I truely did enjoy the food. The service was very welcoming and efficent. The atomosphere in the place is truely original and unique. You should definetly go try.......

michele123 at 9:20PM on 09/17/09

Thank you for the thoughtful review michele123.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

pauliegee at 9:51PM on 09/17/09

Looks sorta expensive...I'll start saving now and hopefully see what all the fuss is about (I've heard good things) this October.

sean_taylor at 3:25AM on 09/18/09

W-O-W A must eat. Quite possibly the best brick oven pizza and gnocchi I have EVER had. The whole experience was amazing. We came in a bit early 5:30. The chef himself came out to the table and introduced himself and brought us home made foccia (Bliss try it) . I started with soup past fagiole (Tuscan white bean soup) perfectly seasoned and the carponata(eggplant, capers, vinegar, and olives), which had the perfect balance of sweet and sour. We then spilt the fennel salad in a lemon vinaigrette which was wonderfully crunchy and fresh with a nice bite of fresh cracked pepper ( perfect amount of dressing). Now for the pizza. I have eaten pizza all over New York as a Brooklyn native for 30 years. This is one of the best acts in town I have seen in many years. Don't take my word for it. Try it. We had to order 2 pizzas. Of course any brick oven pizza place you must have the Margherita (so we did) and the Prosciutto. Perfectly done crisp thin crust like I have not tasted since Grimaldis was good. It was a masterpiece. Perfectly cooked and Smokey in taste. You could taste the fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil. The Prosciutto pizza was the same. The gnocchi were like eating weightless little pillows in a garden of fresh tomatoes served in a ceramic dish right out of the brick oven. I will certainly be back for more.

Foodieman at 7:11PM on 09/24/09

Do I smell a shill?

captpizza at 5:23AM on 09/25/09

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