Motorino

Lunch on a Tuesday... Shit was empty. Score. Came here to see what the fuss was all about. Let me tell y'all... This joint is G O O D. I left NYC for a job in da ATL a few years ago and we (finally) got a real Napoletana pizzeria and pizzaiolo(s) making authentic 'ZA's in their 3 imported Acunto ovens... Shit, even Ed Levine came down to taste it.

But of course, when I come home to Manhattan, I have to hit all the pizzerias... Lookie here, at what I stuffed in to my pouch. Yes, I'm a marsupial of vittles.

Octopus Conserva - Super tender pieces of 'pus'... Only if I was so lucky with the 2 legged kind. Fingerling taters and olive oil. What's not to love? Fingers, 'pus and lube.

Mortadella - Screw Oscar Myer and his mystery meat skin flute. This hog log sliced thin (with pork fat cubes) and roasted in the 'ZA oven gave a new meaning to the words "blow job". Shit was hot and steamy with the mustard to give it that... Oh, shall we say the "money shot"?

Margherita - Slap yo mama good... Seriously, I slapped my mama because she tried to grab a slice before I had a chance to take a pic of this masterpiece. Thin, crispy and perfectly charred and not burnt like others have had (I feel yaz). Sauce, bufala and basil = fuck yeah!

Brussels Sprout - Looked weird on paper but tasted awesome in my piehole. Pancetta, B-sprouts, mozza, garlic and percorino... Why the hell not? Parents always sez eat your veggies. Put that shit in front of me and I'll eat it... You don't even have to bribe me with a Happy Meal and a porno mag afterwards.

I can see how the quality can suffer a bit if it was packed... Too much in too little of a space will do that to any place. Speaking of small... That pisser is built for a Barbie doll. I had to do the electric slide just to get in there and tinkle... Good luck with the after shake. Try the chicken dance.

BTW- They have a sommelier, WTF for? But the wine list looked impressive.

Pump.

Pump.

Squirt.

349 E 12th St
(between 2nd Ave & 1st Ave)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 777-2644

www.motorinopizza.com