Address: 469 Church Street
Website: http://www.northofbrooklyn.com/
Type of Meal: Lunch
While walking down Church Street, make sure
to look down as you may miss a wonderful pizzeria. North of Brooklyn is a
casual place with a single four-person table and an equal amount of bar stools
if you wish to sit in. But, you’ll likely want to take-out on hot summer days,
as it gets warm in there. However, the wonderful smell of baking pizza makes it
hard to resist.
The limited menu offers five premade pizzas,
three salads and garlic knots; but, this helps the orders get efficiently
completed. My coworkers and I ordered three different slices and shared them so
we could try various flavours.
The
margherita ($3.99) had a good portion of rich tomato sauce. Since we were
sharing the mozzarella distribution was a little off with one slice barely
having any. Despite the lack of cheese the flavours were spot on and the crust very
thin, chewy and having a great toasted bottom. With large airy pockets, the
crust is great to munch on or could be dipped into garlic sauce if you prefer.
Kale and
bacon ($4.40) is a surprisingly delicious combination. With chunks of well-cooked
double smoked bacon, crispy toasted kale, gooey mozzarella, sharp percorino and
garlic this is a stronger flavoured slice. I thoroughly enjoyed it and found
with some red pepper flakes it was even better.
North of
Brooklyn has a great rendition of white pizza ($4.40) where the base is a light
layer of garlic oil (wasn't overpowering but present). The dots of creamy
ricotta and cheesy mozzarella add richness but is offset by the fresh tangy
arugula salad on top (added after baking). Out of the three, this combination
was definitely most suited for me.
All their
signature pizzas can be purchased by the slice or whole pie. Due to the ultra thin
crusts North of Brooklyn’s offerings are light and great for the summer.
Also, since these are not overly filling you could add a side of garlic
knots, salad or perhaps just another slice!
Overall mark - 7.5 out of 10
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Gastro World's Grading System
- Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back
- 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return
- 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return
- 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend
- 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend
- 10 - absolute perfection!
