Scarr's Pizza is a pizzeria at 35 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
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| Established | 2016 |
| Owner(s) | Scarr Pimentel |
| Street address | 35 Orchard Street |
| City | New York City |
| County | New York County |
| State | New York |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10002 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′57″N 73°59′30″W / 40.715722°N 73.991612°W |
| Website | ScarrsPizza.com |
The restaurant was founded in 2016 by Scarr Pimentel, a New York native who learned to make pizza at Lombardi's.[1]
Staff mills some of the wheat for the restaurant's fermented crust in the pizzeria's basement daily, mixing it with flour from upstate New York in a compromise to keep up with demand.[2] It is the only pizza-by-the-slice restaurant milling its own flour in New York, according to Serious Eats.[3][1] Gothamist wrote that its cheese is a combination of three types of mozzarella and sauce is made fresh.[4]
The restaurant sourced much of its decor from a bowling alley which, in combination with its wood paneled walls, and letter boards, is intended to recreate the diner-like aesthetic of neighborhood pizzerias from the 1970s or 1980s.[5][1][6][7][8] Several reviewers praised the dough, cheese, sauce, and ingredient selection, and it was named one of the best pizza slices in New York by the New York Times, Gothamist, and Serious Eats.[1][4][3][2] In a mixed review by The Infatuation, Bryan Kim wrote that Scarr's works better if you think of it as a bar that serves pizza rather than expect a comfortable sit-down restaurant.[9]
A second location in a food hall in Midtown Manhattan was planned, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11] In June 2023, the main location moved to a larger space across the street, from 22 to 35 Orchard Street.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Levine, Ed (2021-05-07). "The Best Pizza Slices in New York City". Serious Eats. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ a b Krishna, Priya (2018-05-22). "This Slice Shop Is Low-Key Milling Its Own Grains". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ a b Wells, Pete (2018-11-15). "Best Pizza in N.Y.C.: Try These 10 Slices". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ a b Lynch, Scott (2016-04-05). "Scarr's Pizza Brings Old-School Vibes & A Sublime Sicilian Slice To The LES". Gothamist. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Santore, John (2016-02-11). "New Pizza Shop Aims to Bring Old-School New York Vibe". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Hartmann, Josh; Nguyen, Jamie (2018-01-18). "Make sure you try a personal pan pizza from Scarr's Pizza". WABC-TV. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Feldman, Zachary (2021-04-28). "Where to Eat Pizza in New York City Right Now". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Scarr's Pizza | New York Magazine | The Thousand Best". New York. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Kim, Bryan (2017-07-18). "Scarr's Pizza - Lower East Side - New York". The Infatuation. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Adams, Erika (2020-02-20). "Lower East Side Hit Pizzeria Scarr's Is Eyeing a Second Outpost". Eater New York. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Mitchell, Alex (2021-07-16). "These new places have some of the best pizza in NYC". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Orlow, Emma (2023-06-16). "The New Scarr's Pizza Is Open — And There's Already a Line". Eater New York. Retrieved 2023-06-19.