Two Boots Pizza: Unique and Delicious
If you’re a New York pizza enthusiast, chances are you’ve heard of Two Boots. Well here’s your chance to hear about it again! Two Boots is in the East Village at 44 Avenue A between 3rd and 4th street, and is actually not only an excellent pizzeria, but a video store with (I’m told) a considerable collection of indie films. Now on to the review.
Pizza Quality: 9
This pizza is good. Really really good in fact! When you take the first bite, you’ll realize immediately that this is not your everyday pie. So what’s so different about it? Well if you ask me, it’s the sauce and the crust that make this pie special. The sauce is definitely unusual. It has a bit of a kick to it, and what I want to say is a stong suggestion of basil. Whatever it is, it’s wonderful. The crust was also an integral part of what made this pizza so great. It’s thin, making the plain slice pretty light, and has a crunchiness to it that struck a good balance with the rest of the ingredients. Other pizza’s I’ve tried around the city have been good, even great, but they don’t really bare comparison with this delicious slice.
The Toppings: 9
This place has some crazy specialty pies. As it panned out, I didn’t end up with anything too wild, just a slice of chicken and tomato. This slice was fantastic. The fact that the pizza is thin and light made it ideal for toppings, even something that I’d typically consider bulky like chicken. The quality of the ingredients was excelent as well, and you could tell that someone put some care and thought into making this pizzas. All around excellent!
Other: 6
Nothing too special about the atomosphere or price here. There were some cool retro booths and a nice view, so this place rates a little better than some hole in the wall pizza joint, but it’s still not the ritz.
The Bottom Line
Do it. It may be a bit of a walk from the nearest subway, but it’s more than worth it. I think you’d be doing yourself a disservice if you didn’t try one of their specialty pies or slices, but the plain slices are great too. So there you go. No excuses, just get over to the East Village and try it. Give it a taste and you’ll be a believer. Meantime, watch for my writeup on the Bicycle Film Festival which will be forthcoming shortly.