Admittedly, the pizza scene in the East Village is just atadcrowded, what with thelast remaining Motorino,Artichoke, and all thosedollar-slice joints, but that doesn’t scare the owners ofL’Asso. That’s right, the folks behind possiblythe city’s only deep-dish pizzaand that delightfulpizza-pinup calendarare expanding to the EV “in the coming weeks,”reports DNA Info. The 85-seat space will have more in the way of “menu items other than pizza,” plus wine and beer. With the location on First Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets*, we anticipate more than a little confusion between this spot and undersung pizza-slingerLuzzo’s, just up the block.
And speaking of pizza below 14th Street, don’t expect it atOsteria Morini. Despitesometeases, a rep tells us any news promising this is a “sham”: “Just to clarify, we are not putting a new oven into Morini, and the current oven does not get hot enough to make pizza in. So all of the pizza chatter is unwarranted … Michael just likes to eat pizza — specifically pizza with meatballs.” But, waah, so do we! Pouty face.
L’asso to Stake Claim in Crowded East Village Pizza Market[DNA Info]
*Correction:The location is between 6th and 7th Streets, not 7th and 8th Streets.
