09.06.09
Pizza Panegyrics
I would not normally review a little pizza joint because a) I don’t eat bread, which includes pizza, and b) they’re not usually restaurants. However, in honor of Artichoke I am actually devoting a post to pizza. When I find another worthy place it’ll appear here.
Artichoke, 328 E.14th St. & 1st/2nd Aves., 212-228-2004: The spinach artichoke pizza is something special. It is basically dip on thick bread – as much as I prefer thin crust, I totally understood that it would have collapsed in on itself if they’d used one – and well worth $4/slice. I was less pleased with the crab pizza, which turned out to use fake crab. It was pretty good nonetheless, but too… sweet, maybe. Stick with the eponymous artichoke. I was especially happy this night because I’d just won the Big Gay Spelling Bee but had no one to celebrate with. I actually ended up making friends with some people on the benches outside (hello there, if you’re reading!) and went home with a smile on my face. Plus, I came at the exact right time to not wait at all! Usually the line is horrendous.
