Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1919802)

Summarizing an annual PIZZA thread:


Nearly 100 posts.
Every pizza place in TV is good.
Every pizza place in TV is bad.
NYers' identify themselves and self-label as experts. :1rotfl:


Hopefully enough for 2021.


:ho:

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1920668)

NYers ARE the definitive pizza experts!!!

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1920644)

Before opening Roberto's in Pinellas Plaza he worked many years for is brother at Giovanni's. So there is similar pizza at Giovanni's at Southern Trace and Gio's his newer location on 301 next to the Oxford Post Office. I actually like Giovanni's a little better.

My favorite is thin pizza, and Sammy Joe's at Mulberry Plaza as far north as you can go in TV, just off Buena Vista just before 42 to your right is Mulberry Rec Center, Mulberry Shopping Center and the VA Medical Center. Everytime I have to go the VA, I stop at Sammy Joe's, even though I live on the southside that's how I found them.

Sammy Joe's is probably the smallest, most plainest place you'll find, but the food is good. The lady owner use to own Sonrise at Southern Trace until Darrell made her an offer she couldn't refuse. Also if you don't have a big appetite for a whole pizza, they have lunch specials of a slice, salad and drink, or slice and beer, etc.

Originally Posted by Ben Franklin (Post 1920696)

I was at Giovanni's twice, and both times we almost sat on other people's laps, much like Roberto's. Their pizza was good and they made my top 5, but for take out only. And, I've been to Gios for lunch a couple of times, but didn't have pizza.

The Sammy's I am talking about is on 301 west side, between the 466's.
Sammy's Italian

Mangia Beve

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1920232)

We use a similar recipe to make bread but one difference.

Add sugar to yeast and water mixture and let stand for a few minutes to activate the yeast, we call this poofing. Wondering if there is a difference between using sugar and honey?

Originally Posted by Aloha1 (Post 1920744)

I think the difference would that honey is natural while sugar is refined.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1920760)

Since most bread products are made using sugar to feed the yeast wondering if that is because sugar is cheaper or perhaps allows the yeast to give a better rise to the dough?

Originally Posted by Ben Franklin (Post 1920639)

1. Piesano's.
2. Roberto's Ristorante & Pizzeria.
3. Sammy's Italian Restaurant on 301.

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1920752)

Sitting on laps? Everytime I've gone, which in ten years is somewhere more than fifty times we've been seated in a booth to ourselves, we always go at lunch. I can't speak about dinner, but lunch you might wait 5 minutes, or go after 1:15 and get seated right away.

Sammy's on 301 wasn't commenting on, that's why I only highlighted Roberto's. I have eaten at Sammys, but only one time, didn't care for it. You would do better going across the street to Napolino's, they have excellent pizza, been there a few times, even under their old name Sons of Napoli. It's right next to Lucky U Cycles.

The Sammy Joe's was a new recommendation since it's my favorite of all favorite pizza in TV. It's is as far north in TV as you can go, it's in Mulberry Plaza just off Buena Vista.

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