Cheazza

Cheazza’s Choice: 44th Street Pizza

Joe and Adrienne did some cheazza investigating at 44th Street Pizza recently. We ambled from the Roosevelt Island tram - enjoying the pretty views of the East River and Manhattan skyline - down to 196 East 44th St, between Lexington and Third Avenue. 

Our pizza was made to order, which was a big bonus. The slice arrived just greasy enough and piping hot. The crust was crispy and thin. Doughy, undercooked crust can be a big cheazza downfall. But ours had a blistered, crunchy quality. 

Cheazza tends to have overly sweetened tomato sauce, and 44th St Pizza was no exception. But the ratio was right, with just enough sauce to balance the cheese without overwhelming the thin crust.

VERDICT: A good late-night snack choice. The thin crust makes one slice feel less substantial. But the crispy crust and just-greasy-enough texture were plusses.

See what others have to say about 44th St Pizza on Urbanspoon:

Nice, went to this on march 15 ,not bad for 99 cent pizza, got a spicy touch.it was fresh cause they have automatic oven and every two minutes there was a new pie was coming out .

and on Yelp:

The slice, decent size, love the sauce, thin crust., I like it a lot!! I will be back. Oh, one slice is not enough, you’ll need 2+

44th Street Pizza
196 East 44th St.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 599-4438