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Dear Slice: Sac's Place Follow-up
The "Mama's Special" at Sac's Place in Astoria. [Photographs: Chichi Wang]
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Yesterday, Chichi Wang asked for some advice on what to get at the coal-oven-havin' Sac's Place in Astoria. Today, she emails with a follow-up:
So we ended up getting the Mama's Special pie—the one with the San Marzano tomatoes.
Happy to report that there weren't any sogginess issues. Crust stayed dry on the bottom with a nice char; no gumminess in the middle. Can't beat San Marzano tomatoes. I could have used a bit more basil on top, but otherwise, a stellar pie.
Oh, also, cheese was good. Stayed melty for about the first half of the pie; even when the cheese solidified, it was still pleasantly soft rather than waxy or too chewy.
After the jump, the upskirt.
Sac's Place
2541 Broadway, Astoria NY 11106 (at 29th Street; map)
718-204-5002; sacsplace.com