Daily Slice: Il Mondo, Boston
Humungous slices make Il Mondo's a decent option for the neighborhood, but this Mission Hill pizzeria doesn't live up to the slices from its past. More
Humungous slices make Il Mondo's a decent option for the neighborhood, but this Mission Hill pizzeria doesn't live up to the slices from its past. More
The pocket looked like a marriage between a calzone and an empanada. It's fluffy white dough casing was very sweet, flaky, and almost pastry-like. The sweetness was a bit of a turnoff for me but might be enjoyable for some. Already sliced, the pocket oozed with molten cheese and sauce when pulled apart. More
Good Sicilian-style slices are a rare commodity in this part of the world. Little did I know that some of the best could be found in a quiet, family-run market, wrapped in plastic. Oh, and did I mention they're only $1.50? More
Though they're rumored to have similarly great pizzas, I was a bit skeptical that The Real Deal specialty sandwich shop could excel in any other medium. However, the Chicken Ranch ($3.00) slice is a testament to their ability to do pizzas right. More
Daily Slice gives a quick snapshot each weekday of a different slice or pie that the folks at the Serious Eats empire have enjoyed lately. [Photograph: Paige Brocious] Admittedly, I have a soft spot for Penguin Pizza, which is just a five minute walk from my apartment. Maybe it's the impressive bottled beer selection, or their 15 cent Monday wing night special, or maybe it's just the trusty neighborhood-joint-feel it gives me. Penguin is known for their unique topping combinations, like duck confit and red onion, or the current St. Patty's special with corned beef and cabbage. However, on a... More
Daily Slice gives a quick snapshot each weekday of a different slice or pie that the folks at the Serious Eats empire have enjoyed lately. [Photographs: Meredith Smith] The Diavola slice ($4.25) at Casa Razdora dwarfs a standard dinner plate. Each slice makes up a quarter of a 16-inch pie. And for the mouths in Boston's financial district long deprived of quality pizza, their mondo slices more than make up for the deficiency. Silver dollar rounds of hot sopressata are thinly sliced so that they achieve a crackling crisp lip in the oven's heat. They give the slice a little... More
Cambridge's newest pizzeria, Area Four, sports quality, often homemade toppings on a tender, flavorful New York-Neapolitan crust. With some guidance in the pie size department, you can capitalize on the crust-to-good-stuff ratio. More
We've seen fries grace the top of pies before—poutine pizza and hot dog and french fry pizza—and those were deemed reprehensible. And then we've seen Adam tackle the cheeseburger and pizza mashup, only to learn how dangerously wrong that combo could go. So what compelled me to eat the Cheeseburger and Fries Slice at New York Pizza? Novelty and a lapse in judgement. More
The North End Waterfront published a set of reviews done by a class of third graders on the pies at the famous Pizzeria Regina in Boston's North End. Awww! More