Motorino

REVIEW

May 19, 2010


CUISINE: Italian, Pizza
NEIGHBORHOOD: East Village, Williamsburg

 

349 East 12th St. at 1st Ave.   or  319 Graham Ave. at Devoe St. 
(p) 212-777-2644/ (p) 718-599-8899                      

Williamsburg pizza fave crosses the river, parks around the corner from East Village gem, Luzzo's, and easily takes the win. Start off with the fire roasted mortadella — strip of intensely flavored pork sausage, halved cherry tomatoes, raw onions and fresh basil — presented like a salad. It's unbelievable, and it's just the beginning. Cooked in a wood-fired oven, Motorino's personal pizzas are the best I've had in the city.  The dough is soft and moist with black circles of burnt, ashy crust. Unlike Luzzo's, whose pies are sometimes rolled too thin and fall apart, the crust at Motorino manages to be both delicate and sturdy, easily surviving the distance between plate and mouth. CONT'D

 



On a recent visit, I sampled the hot sopressata, which comes with an infallible combination of ingredients: homemade tomato sauce, creamy mozzarella, and crisp basil leaves. Although I prefer the former, the mushroom and sausage pie was equally as flavorful, with rustic mushrooms and crumbled sausage; instead of red sauce, large chunks of garlic took this white pie to a whole new level.  Next time I come it will be for the fried eggs and guanciale pizza, available for brunch.


Posted in FOOD on May 19, 2010 10:35am by Jena Steinbach | 18 comments



Comments

Rachel11:31am | May 19, 2010

i want i want!

Parker2:08pm | May 19, 2010

Oh man, I love this place too much. The brussels sprouts pizza is totally killer. Also worth noting, the lunch special is awesome!

Sara5:09pm | May 24, 2010

Noted!! Next time I'll come to NY, I'll definitely visit, I am a sucker for REAL pizza.

Candice11:46am | October 4, 2010

We are new to the area and happened upon Motorino late Sunday night. Wonderful thin crust pizza, brussel sprout pizza especially good and lovely fennel salad with a pleasing combo of orange slices and black olives. Greatest tiramisu I think I've ever enjoyed.

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