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From Brooklyn, the $5.00 pizza slice......

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by JR, Jul 31, 2009.

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  1. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    According to their site, it's the Q train then like one block away from whatever stop.

    Thanks for the info, Ragu.
     
    imjustagirl, Jul 31, 2009
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  2. shockey

    shockey Active Member

    he uses three different cheeses. not sure of the shredding. and the sauce is incredibly tasty. as someone note -- perhaps in comments somewhere -- you can really taste all the ingredients.

    and i have never, EVER had dom put any topping on the pizza. in many instances, you like a topic to help with the flavor. you'll want nothing but the pure taste of these pies.

    now, be forewarned: this is a hole in the wall shack. some might even say it borders on dirty. dom is immaculate about his pizza making. a perfectionist, an artist in every way, right to the fresh basil growing on his window sill.

    once you get a seat, bring wet napkins to your table to clean it off. oh, and if you're not ordering a whole pie, buy your slices two at a time. four if you're with your mom. you buy on slice you might have another looong wait until the next pie is ready.

    but you're not going for a typical fast-food lunch. everything about difara's -- it's location, parking woes. ambiance -- are all part of the difara experience and charm.
     
    shockey, Jul 31, 2009
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  3. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Oh, I LOVE holes in the wall (SHUT UP, QUOTE FUNCTIONERS!) Oen of my favorite places in Richmond was a place that looked like shit but had some GREAT food.

    I don't care if I have to wipe off the table if the pizza tastes great. Hell, Grimaldi's ain't that sparkling.
     
    imjustagirl, Jul 31, 2009
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  4. shockey

    shockey Active Member

    webster and i are not relations, sir. ;D ;D ;D
     
    shockey, Jul 31, 2009
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  5. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

    I know an office manager from Scranton who swears by it:

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    Trey Beamon, Jul 31, 2009
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  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Ha, Grimaldi's is a joint, but it's the Four Seasons compared to Di Fara's. Shockey's right. Also, I haven't experienced this the couple of times we went there, but from what I've been told, you have to sometimes be prepared to throw some elbows at the counter if you don't want to stand there for 3 hours getting ignored. At Grimaldi's, be prepared to stand in a long line outside waiting for table; surrounded by European tourists who are just off the red double-decker bus and are snapping pictures.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jul 31, 2009
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  7. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Huh. I never got Grimaldi's as THAT much of a tourist trap. I mean, it is. But it wasn't like it was a bunch of people in fanny packs and stuff.

    Wait, I'm a tourist. Goddammit!
     
    imjustagirl, Jul 31, 2009
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  8. shockey

    shockey Active Member

    my kind of ijag! 8) ;) ;) 8)
     
    shockey, Jul 31, 2009
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  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I wouldn't call it a tourist trap, because I like the pizza, so I don't think they are being trapped. But it can be ridiculous, especially during the summer. You see this a lot:

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    I went there with my brother-in-law once, and there were some Asian tourists next to us, and one of them was taking pictures of his pizza with a digital SLR. My brother-in-law gives a subtle nod toward their table so I look and asks me in a whisper, "Why are they photographing their food?"
     
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    The Big Ragu, Jul 31, 2009
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  10. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    When my mom and I went on a Thursday in April, I think we were 15th in line at 2 p.m.
     
    imjustagirl, Jul 31, 2009
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  11. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Grimaldi's rules. I will not argue this.

    The one in Brooklyn didn't have a line when I went. I've also been to the one in Hoboken ... didn't have the pizzeria atmosphere Brooklyn had but the same impressive pie is served there, too.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Jul 31, 2009
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  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    That's pretty good, IJAG. 2 p.m. and Thursday helps. Weekends at dinner time and you're a dead duck. During the summer, there are pretty much lines from lunch time on of varying lengths. On bad weather days, you can sometimes get in there with no wait. You used to be able to call ahead and pick up or walk-in order and take out. That brick oven churns em out too, so up until a year or so ago, they'd let you just walk past the line, go inside and tell them you'd take the next one out of the oven. Now they make you stand on the line, just to do a take out, which is lame.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jul 31, 2009
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