Brooklyn Review

I've been doing Brooklyn research for the aforementioned project (more details to come, promise) and people kept mentioning a pizza place right near where I grew up that I had never heard of. I know I'll probably be ex-communicated from the Brooklyn tribe, especially if the Slice NY guys read this, but I finally went to the famous DiFara's pizza place last night and I didn't fall in love.

First of all, the Slice NY review mentions the wait but there is really no way to ready yourself for it. 'Though we rave about DiFara, there are a couple of minor drawbacks. The first and most annoying is that the place can get very, very busy—we've been there at times when the crowd at the counter has been five people wide and four deep. With Dom as sole pie-maker, that's a problem. We've sometimes waited up to and over an hour for our pie.' Well, I figured late-night on a Tuesday would be quicker. It's not that it was so packed, just that there really is just that one guy (with his daughter handling the money) making each pizza lovingly, slowly. We waited for our pie for well over an hour. My brother and my friend MKID, who got dragged along on my research Brooklyn trip, were a lot more patient than I had expected. That place really limits your ability to show off the New York attitude (we got cut in line more than once) because, as my brother noted, 'who are you going to yell at, the old guy or the little lady'?

The pizza can only be described as 'like they make in Italy'. It's thin crust, a combination of cheeses and olive oil on top. If you've been to Italy and loved the pizza, like my brother had, you will love DiFara's. If you've been to Italy and thought to yourself 'they've got nothing on Brooklyn pizza' (specifically L&B and Totonno's), the hour plus wait will probably not feel worth it.