New York City is known for many things. Rats, jerks, Jay-Z, and pizza. Within 2 minutes of exiting the van in Bushwick I saw 3 of the 4. Tony’s Pizzeria was mere steps from where I parked my mobile home for 2 weeks (Red Knife Lottery’s tour van). We didn’t arrive to NYC until about 1 am and Tony’s had been closed for hours. Instead the girls we were staying with, Lauren, Lauren, and Carolyn, took us to a 4 am bar some blocks away called Gotham City. On the way back I asked one of the Laurens about Tony’s and she assured me that it was fantastic.

The next day I woke up and started walking around Bushwick. I eventually worked up a hunger and went to Tony’s. The display case was large and confusing (see pic). There were all sorts of pizza and pizza related items and some of which I didn’t recognize. The guy working behind the counter was definitely one of the four things NYC is known for (P.S. Jay-Z doesn’t work at Tony’s) so I wasn’t about to ask what some of the pizzas were. There were a lot of classic NY style pizzas and some non NY style. After standing around confused and nervous for a couple long minutes I pointed at the square pan pizza which looked just like a square cheese slice. It was reheated, put on a paper plate for me, and I sat down anxiously.

Upon further inspection there was pepperoni under the cheese. My guess had turned into a full success as I was looking to get a pepperoni slice. First bite was great. The sauce had a mild tanginess to it and the pepperoni had a very classic not too spicy taste. The cheese was the very familiar rubbery looking cheese that most by the slice places have. Overall, everything was fantastic. I wanted to go back and sample something else but a phone call from the dudes made me leave.

The Good: The pizza is great. The variety is amazing. The Sprite is cheap.

The Bad: The attitude. That guy was not happy to see me rocking a Milwaukee Brewers hat in Bushwick.

Try: Anything. Most everything looked like it tasted great and all came highly recommended.

Rating: Aaron Rodgers’ QB Rating