“I wasn’t blown away. Love the coal char on the dough but the crumb was mediocre. Sauce was a bit dull as well.”
H3
7.5/10
AI-generated summary
No slices here, you order a whole . People love the coal char on the crust and the sauce, and it's the regulars send visitors to. Expect a 20 to 30 minute wait and tight booths. A vocal group finds it bland and overrated.
NYC classic — Long credited to John Sasso in 1929, records indicate the pizzeria was actually opened on Sullivan Street in 1915 by Filippo Milone, with Sasso taking over in 1925 before moving to Bleecker Street. It bakes tomato-pie-style pizzas in an 850-degree coal-fired brick oven and famously sells only whole pies, never slices. Wikipedia
“I wasn’t blown away. Love the coal char on the dough but the crumb was mediocre. Sauce was a bit dull as well.”
H3
“I was disappointed when I went. Great crisp but felt the sauce and crust didn’t have much flavor. It felt like an above average pie and not close to elite status.”
H3
“I thought it was fine overall but it didn't come together. Main thing was that it needed more salt.”
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“John’s is straight butt and a tourist trap. Watery sauce, inconsistent cook, and bland profile, no thanks.”
H3
“Not only maintained my love for them but put them on another level for me.”
H3
“John's is the only pizza I've ever had where I had to wipe my arm down afterwards because of the constant flow of grease running down my arm while eating a slice, but it does taste good.”
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“It’s very good pizza…not the best I’ve ever had…but I could find no faults with it. It’s a good choice.”
H3
“John's of Bleeker is massively overrated. I got half cheese half pepperoni and while the cheese side was pretty good, the pepperoni tasted like a bag of Hormel pepperoni thrown on top of a perfectly good pie.”
H3
“John's was trash when I was there in June. The whole middle section of the pie was sopping wet all the way through the crust. It was by far the worst pizza we had in NY.”
H3
“John’s of bleeker (my personal fav pizza place I’ve had in nyc, amazing crust)”
H2
“John’s on Bleecker is overrated”
H2
“The sauce is exceptional... and if you go on the right day when the crust is extra crispy, very hard to beat this pie.”
H2