‘Watts for Dinner’: Tony’s N.Y. Pizza – A bite out of the Big Apple
Our next dining destination is Tony’s N.Y. Pizza (aka Tony’s Pizzeria). It’s been almost two years since our first “official visit” — back when the restaurant first opened. But we have been regulars ever since.
As the name, and nearly everything else about the restaurant, implies it serves up an “authentic New York pizza.”
The restaurant offers pies with clever names like “The Staten Island,” “The Manhattan Deluxe,” “The Bronx,” “The Queens White,” “The Madison Square Garden,” “The 5th Ave. Mushroom,” “The Broadway Chicken,” “The Park Ave.,” “Margherita,” “The Grand Central Eggplant,” and the “The Greenwich Hawaiian.”
For this visit, we ate a couple of slices in house while waiting for a massive to go order. Tony’s always has several pies which they sell by the slice. I love it! Instead of settling for just one, I often come in and get two or three slices that are all different.
On this day, I asked for “The Buffalo Bill.” It’s one of my favorites by the slice. Chicken, cheese and a perfectly blended buffalo sauce. It’s an amazing slice.
For our to go order, we selected a 14” pie (they also come in 18”), a calzone, a stromboli and my personal favorite, the “Meatballs & Ricotta.”
The cheese calzone ($13.99) was a solid performer. And looked as good as it tasted.
The “Meatballs & Ricotta” ($10.99) features three huge meatballs, lots of ricotta, a delish sauce and fresh mozzarella, along with toasted Italian bread. Simply amazing.
For our pizza, we selected “The Brooklyn Meat” ($22.99). It features pepperoni, meatballs, sausage, ham and bacon (we held the ham). While not exactly the most beautiful pie to look at, the taste is absolutely beautiful!
Perhaps my favorite item this visit was the Stromboli ($13.99). It’s sausage, pepperoni, peppers, onions and mozzarella cheese folded into a pizza crust with a marinara for dipping.
This dish is pure magic. I highly recommend it.
The cozy eatery also offers tempting appetizers, classic Italian subs and traditional Italian dinners.
During our visit two years ago, we sampled the “Athens Salad.” It features feta, black and green olives, onions, tomato, cucumber, and banana peppers, served over lettuce and with an herb vinaigrette. This salad is huge and there’s plenty for two. Lots of feta and a tangy sauce.
We also sampled a couple of Italian dinners. I had the lasagna. It comes stacked with ricotta, mozzarella and Romano cheeses served with meatball, a whole sausage and features a house-made tomato sauce. So meaty! So good!
My dining companion selected the chicken parmesan. The fillet is coated with breadcrumbs, sautéed, and topped with a marinara sauce, Romano and mozzarella cheese. You can pick spaghetti or penne for your pasta. This dish earned high marks.
During that visit we also took the opportunity to “create a pie.” That’s where you can pick from mushrooms, peppers, onions, pepperoni, sausage, ham, black olives, pineapple, bacon, anchovies, garlic, spinach, tomato, extra cheese, chicken and eggplant.
When it comes to pizza, part of Tony’s magic comes from the hand-tossed crust cooked on a stone deck. And yes, it does have a strong New York quality about it. Kudos!
And don’t forget the tiramisu. Hands down, one of the best I’ve ever had. Thick, creamy, strong and delicious. Happy eating!
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If you go
Tony's N.Y. Pizza
- 145 S Barfield Dr., Marco Island
- 239-970-002
- tonysnypizzamarco.com