Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Yonkers: Review by “Sunday Sauce” blog
My wife Nikki and I are the writers behind the Italian food blog “Sunday Sauce” – SundaySauceNY.com. We are big fans of Liz Johnson and the Small Bites blog, so when Liz asked us to guest-blog about our experiences at the opening of Frank Pepe’s pizzeria on Central Ave. in Yonkers, we jumped at the opportunity. Thanks again Liz!
The bottom line is that Nikki and I enjoyed the two types of pizza we sampled at Frank Pepe’s this past weekend. We tried his famous clam pie, as well as his “original tomato pie” which is the equivalent of a pizza marinara – tomatoes, garlic, oregano and grated cheese which I believed to be pecorino.
I want to reiterate that we thoroughly enjoyed the two types of pies we tasted, however after we posted the positive review on Sunday, within 24 hours we started to get inundated with emails, a few comments on our blog and phone calls(!) by folks who tried it and were extremely disappointed. The re-occurring theme is that the pizza with tomatoes and mozzarella is overly greasy and lacking taste. One reader of Sunday Sauce sent the below picture of a greasy slice and box he had just bought at Frank Pepe’s. To be fair, I have also included a photo of the clam pie that Nikki and tried on Saturday and really enjoyed.
Enjoy our review and update - just go to http://www.SundaySauceNY.com. Keep in mind that pizza preference is very personal, so I would advise that everyone just go out to Frank Pepe’s, form your own opinion and let us and Liz know what you think.
Ciao!
Jonny “Mangia” Giannettino
www.SundaySauceNY.com
Photo Caption: pepeclampie
Jonny, the picture of the greasy pizza… did the person tell you how long before they got it home, and how long afterwards they took the photo? The pizza looks like it’s half eaten and it’s still in the box? Just curious.
The clam pie looks amazing!
One man’s grease is another man’s olive oil.
I agree with prior poster that pizza preferences are personal (is this haiku?) and nowhere else but New York are diners more particular about their pizza – crust (thin, thick, crisp, doughy, almost burnt), topping (too much cheese, too little cheese, oregano, hot pepper flakes, grated cheese [which my husband loved and I detested], anchovies, clams, pepperoni, etc.), and “grease” (I love my pie with a dollop of good olive oil which I’ll drain off before eating. Mangia!
Hi Liz, I tried commenting earlier today but it looks like it didn’t go through. The guy who sent in the picture said the pizza was saturated with oil/grease from the start. A few other people made similar comments so it’s a trend with that particular pie (tomato, mozzarella). I’m confident that Frank Pepe’s will get it right. And yes, the clam pie was awesome.
Ate there last night, it was great. That being said, it’s really early to be reviewing this place.