Lucali
New York, NY 11231
Phone: (718) 858-4086
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Message from Lucali
Brick-Oven-Pizza Perfection Comes to Carroll Gardens
- Great Date Spot After 9pm
- They Call When Done Cooking
- Closed Tuesdays
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Editorial Review for Lucali – by Erin Behan
The Scene
Perennially packed, the open dining room looks onto the back "kitchen," a table reverentially lit with candles, where Chef Mark Iacono preps his pies and then pops them into the wood-burning oven. The ochre-colored walls lend a homey feel to the space, as do the neighborhood regulars chowing down at wooden tables.
The Food
Pizza lovers in the crisp-and-thin-is-better club have found a winner. Iacono's charred crust approaches cracker-like consistency with air bubbles that give the pie dimension. Atop this amazingly crisp layer (in the restaurant's quieter moments you can actually hear people crunch) rests a sweet homemade tomato sauce, two kinds of mozzarella and a thin layer of Grana Padano. Among the traditional toppings, pungent basil and spicy pepperoni are the best. Lest you stop at the pie, know that an incredibly mild ricotta stuffs the calzone, made with the same thin crust.
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User Reviews for Lucali
06/18/2008 Posted by JSHarris77
Outstanding service, great food and very authentic atmosphere! Almost like being in Naples. Highly recommend for those seeking "real" pizza!
03/06/2008 Posted by mrjc829
From service to scenery to the pizza and calzone theres no need to go anywhere else. It gets better and better everytime we eat there and the scenery reminds you of a pizzeria in a small town in italy. The fact that its hard to park wont even bother you because you know your minutes away from eating the best pizza in town......
Pros: everything
Cons: parking but everything else makes up for it
