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Armando's Pizza
Categories: Restaurants Italian Local Flavor Restaurants Pizza Italian, Local Flavor, Pizza [Edit]
1413 Rockaway Pkwy(between Smiths Ln & Glenwood Rd)
Brooklyn, NY 11236
Neighborhood: Canarsie
(718) 257-9723
- Nearest Transit:
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Canarsie - Rockaway Pkwy (L)
E 105 St (L)
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 2 am
Sun 10 am - 12 am
- Price Range:
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$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
6 reviews for Armando's Pizza
6 reviews in English
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Review from ART P.
Staten Island, NY
6/26/2011
best pizza in bkln ! john is a good guy and a great customer ! http://www.kryptonsiny... ~ when you coming in to pick up comics and the hulk action figures !?
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Review from Michelle W.
Brooklyn, NY
1/12/2012
A bit pricey but the food is good. Recently renovated but still has that old skool feeling to it! Stay away from the wings and pepperoni twirls. They're overpriced and so not worth it.
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Review from Angel H.
Queens, NY
1/17/2011 7 photos
Discovered this place by accident. LOVE the photos of old Brooklyn on display inside this pizzeria. Worth the trip for the time warp.
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Review from HKM H.
Queens, NY
12/26/2010
How can I not be a fan? I keep coming back, almost daily. It's right there for when I get off the B6 from work before I can hop on the L. I think they are quite good. Obviously the cost of rent and renovations has caused their prices to rise. Everything is about 50 cents more than last year.
Things I've tried:
Mainstays (they've always had these for at least 3-4 years) :
1) Chicken Rolls: My brother thinks their chicken rolls amazing because they are one of the few spots that do not skimp out on chicken. When he visits NY he asks me to pick one up for him. To him, they are the greatest things ever. I wouldn't go that far but yes they are tasty and filling.
2) Grandma slice: delicious and garlicky. really pricey for something so small.
3) Pinwheels; at 3 for a dollar, who can beat that! chicken and pepperoni.
New additions I've tried (that have come with the renovations I guess)
1) Mozzarella sticks: some of the best I've ever had.
2) Roman slice: potatoes in a stuffed meaty pizza! yum!
3) Cheese and Ham calzone; tasty and filling!
4) Cakes and cannolis: meh. canolli was okay; cake was too sweet
5) Hot dog roll: no good. too much bread, not enough cheese. Go to pizza villa up the street for this.
New additions I have not tried yet (but will):
1) cheesy bread at a dollar a piece;
2) salad
3) rotisserie chicken
4) french fries -
Review from Justin L.
12/14/2009 1 photo
Although this place is far out in Canarsie--aka the edge of the unknown world for Manhattanites--its a legend in these parts. A place doesn't stay open for 50 years and not be well known to be fair, but its location right next to the L train, late hours, and cheap prices helped solidify its rep. And while all of this is nice, and while the place has plenty of character (Dodgers/old school Brooklyn pics cover an entire wall, owner always there, the place's name is also spelled no less than 3 different ways throughout the place, the main sign outside looks so fucking old school from the outside that it hurts), it wouldn't mean much to me if the food weren't good.
I got two slices: the sicilian slice which is what they're famous for, and the grandma slice which they recently added. The sauce here is great, well balanced and matches the slices every well. The sicilian is definitely a belly bomb and although I am not a fan of sicilians normally, this one had a fluffy inside and plenty of cheese; it was a belly bomb for sure and made me pass out on my way back to the city, but it was as thoroughly enjoyable as any sicilian I've had. The grandma slice was also great, but in a differnet way. Where the sicilian was a rough around the edges as it should be, the grandma was much more refined. They used a different sauce for this, one which they kicked up a notch with some seasonings, olive oil and fresh mozzarella. They edge of the crust was the only problem I had with it, as it came upwards and was harded than I would've liked, where most grandmas have a flatter, softer outer crust. But the sheer deliciousness of this slice outweigh this issue.
If you had combined these two kinds of pizza into one, you would have a slice that could compete with any in the city, period. Is this place worth a trip out to Canarsie for? If you're a pizza nut like me, it sure is. However, this is a place that, if they tweaked some things, could have near perfect pizza. Whether they do so is up to them, but they damn sure have the legacy, skill, and support (see their facebook page) to do so.
PS: This place is the same owners as the Armando's in Starrett City, which has many more Yelp reviews.Listed in: Best Pizza in NYC
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Review from Jeanne M.
Brooklyn, NY
5/3/2010
Who knew they'd still be in business after all these years.
My sister (God rest her soul) introduced me to this special place when we were 'youngsters', and while helping my nephew with his homework a little while ago, the memories came flooding back.
We sure did have some good times eating some of the best pizza I've ever tasted. My last venture here was with my sister (before she 'went to sleep', another name for dying via the Bible), brother and nephew and boy did we have fun. Good memories indeed.
It's time to start advertising Armando's, your slices are truly worth the trip.
