Tuesday Nights: John's of Bleecker Street

Towards the end of the last year, my friends thought that we weren't hanging out enough. It's true, we weren't. So they started Tuesday night get-togethers. Every Tuesday, we'll pick a bar to drink, eat, and hang out for a couple of hours. Whomever can make it will attend. If you're busy, it's okay. There's always next week. So this is Tuesday Nights on Tasty Eating where you will find bars that serve food and how we like them.

This week, we headed out to: John's of Bleecker Street

Okay, so this isn't really a bar. However, I had a coupon that was expiring soon. So I made the suggestion to my friends and they happily agreed. Who doesn't like brick oven pizza and beer anyway?

We started off the night with a couple of pitchers of beer ($17) and some salad ($6.50). Both simple and exactly what we expected, we were satisfied.

And then the pizza started rolling out in their glory. First, one of their specials (#52 or something like that ~$22) which pretty much had everything on it from sausage, meatballs, pepperoni, olives, green peppers, and mushrooms. This was pretty good. All that meat was nicely balanced with the vegetables. Also, I liked that although there were a lot of topping, the crust didn't fail to hold them. No fork and knife here. All hands, baby.

Here's a closer look at the toppings overload (in a good way).

The second pie to come out was a simple sausage and mushroom pie (~$20). Simple indeed but definitely satisfied everyone. The cheese, the meat, and the mushrooms just went really well with the crunchy crust.

Again, another closer look at the sausage and mushroom toppings.

And lastly, a simple magarita pie with tomato sauce, cheese, and basil. Very simple indeed but good to see lots of basil throughout the pizza. This truly showcase the quality of the ingredients and the skill of the pizzaiolo.

And the last close-up of the meal. A basil leaf turning brown from the heat of the pizza. You knew it was fresh.

And the obligatory pizza crust upskirt. As you can see, lots of charring around and crispiness to be found. This was some pretty good pizza. Love that it's brick oven as well.

John's of Bleecker Street is not one of those fancy pizzerias that seem so popular these days. You're going to get NYC style pizzas with a good thin crust and copious amounts of toppings. The service was just good enough and we were really happy.

A bit of advice for large groups: they won't sit you until your whole party has arrived. However, we did sit with one person missing because we said we would order right away. Also, if you come as a large party and stand in line, chances are you'll be able to skip some people ahead of you. They do like to sit down large groups first. But, if you can't get a group together, a large pizza could feed 2 people with healthy appetites.

John's of Bleecker Street
278 Bleecker St
New York, 10014
(212) 243-1680
johnsbrickovenpizza.com