Cool to be Square: Rizzo's Pizza

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Anyone growing up in a bona fide Sicilian family on either side of the Atlantic can attest to the fact that what usually passes for Sicilian pizza has very little to do with what came out of their families’ ovens. The square pizza therein was delicate with a tomato sauce that tasted like love.

There are more than one commercially available credible Sicilian pizzas on the East Coast. Also Sicilians are not by any means the only purveyors of square pizza, but for now the nomenclature is theirs.

Astoria, Queens seems to be noted for its Greek American community more than the others there. It should be noted that the Italian American community there is in full force as evidenced by the recent jubilation over Italy’s World Cup victory, not to mention, it’s where Tony Bennett comes from.

It’s time to let the world in on a great place that is noteworthy for the righteous quality of its delicious, delicate square pizza: Rizzo’s Pizza. It’s not quite as spacious as Nick Scotti’s and Domenick Lombardozzi’s work space in Kiss Me, Guido but it is every bit as inviting. The tasty square has more cheese on it than one’s Sicilian grandmother might have put on it, still it reaches those heights. Go. Enjoy Rizzo's Pizza. On Steinway near 30th.






And, what the hell, here's a gratuitous photo
of Nick Scotti from 5 years ago.

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