wantone

I kept telling my friend that the "Slice" originated from NYC and the slices sold in NYC are sneaker sized long! He says they're thin and short. Who's right???

turbo_pwr

Wouldn't that depend on the size of your sneaker?

s2ko

Don't know the answer but if you are ever in Hoboken go to either Benny Tudinos on Washington or 7 Star on Garden and you'll get a BIG slice.

kane.s2k

haha, that's wat i was thinking when I read it. I'm gonna buy bigger sized sneakers just to get more pizza.

bkw

joes pizza right off of bleecker and 6th is one of those places that you *have* to try.. ray's pizza imo is overrated, but they do give you HUGE slices. i think i know what kinda slice youre friend is referring to, and i feel bad for him. it sounds like he got jipped into buying a cheapy slice. i'd say that the average slice is about the size of a sheet of 8.5x11 paper (minus the obvious edges).

my top 3 are Jack's Pizza in bayterrace (only because this was the first pizza place i can recollect), gloria's in flushing, and joe's in manhattan. but i know that there are hundreds if not thousands of great pizzarias all over the metropolitan new york area.

turbo_pwr

The pies are usually range from 14" to 18" in diameter for a large. Cut into slices I guess a slice would be about 7" to 9". Not sure if a slice originated in NYC. But I would think it's an American thing, since you can't order a slice in Italy.

turbo_pwr

BTW Patsy's Pizza in Brooklyn is considered one of the best pizza places in New York. It is now named Grimaldi's. There is also a Patsy's in Manhattan (East Harlem) that is very good (opened in 1932). There is a little history behind the name change but that's NY Lore.

s2ko

Joe's has good pizza. I used to work near Joe's and was always there for lunch. Any one know a good place on the Upper West Side for pizza? La Traviata on 67th isn't bad but I've had better.

s2ko

There is a Patsy's on the upper west side, great pizza, no slices. I don't know if they are related.

NFRs2000NYC

Pizzas are cut into 8 slices. So depending the size of the pizza, would determine the size of the slice. NY pizza 9 times out of 10 is a stadard what? 12" radius, so they are pretty big.