This is a nice brick oven pizza joint in Bushwick , Brooklyn that I walked by dozens of times before I even noticed it. I saw someone splitting wood out front, then I stopped in to see what it was. This place is great if you like out of the ordinary pizza. They serve personal pizzas for $8+, and they’re the perfect size, or you can get a sandwich while you’re waiting for your pizza. I’m hooked on their awesome selection of toppings. I had a Gorgonzola, roasted pepper, and capers pizza…Ahhhh!

But check out their website, ya won’t find any pepperoni on there…robertaspizza.com

This is a very “Veggie” friendly place, so be careful what you order, there might not be any real people food on it. The burritos are great, too good, too much food for one sitting unless you’re gonna drink a beer and take a nap afterwards.
Speaking of beer, just ask, they’ll hand you one, then they’ll show you the bottle opener on the wall. The nachos are what I normally order. They’re great and not too filling. Be careful with the hot sauce bottles on the table, they take the white cap thing with the hole in the middle off the top, so you just may pour half a bottle of habanero sauce on your burrito:(
They’ve got a punk rock atmosphere with local band stickers all over the walls, and Village Voices in the window .

Tony’s is right across the street from Carmine’s, which posses a love/ hate relationship with the local patrons. I, could care less. Both places are equally great, just different. And I go to Tony’s when I’m looking for something different, because they have topping combinations you’ve never seen before. The slices are great, as expected, and the service is straight up, and efficient. I mean come’on, they have the Bacon Chicken Ranch Pizza, the Uncle Phil’s, the upside Down, and the Baked Ziti Pizza has more Ziti than pizza.
The atmosphere is kinda rushed, with limited seating, and the AC is freezing.
I think one of the most overlooked things about Tony’s is their complete menu. I just go there for a quick slice. So check out their website for everything… https://tonyspizzaonline.rapidorders.com

There’s two Carmine’s locations, I go to the one On Graham Ave., but I hear that the other one is the “original” one. Anytime I have a guest from out of town, I take them to Carmine’s for their first New York pizza experience. The crust is just amazing, thin, and crispy. The tomato sauce is the best. The service is quick and friendly. And the atmosphere? It’s a showcase of Yankees memorabilia.
They have the largest selection of slices you will ever see, so look closely, because you will see something you want more after your slice is already in the oven…

Wombat is a narrow Australian joint nearly four blocks from my apartment. It’s barely noticeable with it’s rusty Corten steel sign with “Wombat” cut out of the bottom corner.
The atmosphere is Okay… the seats are comfortable, but there’s not much to look at but the people at the bar, or in my case, a good book…
For appetizers, the Watermelon – Feta Salad is awesome, but share it with someone. The Chilled Asparagus Soup is also very tasty.
And for entree’s? The Tetley Tea-Marinated Hangar Steak is the star of the show. I’ve had it twice and it’s wonderful. It’s a beautiful sliced up steak on a bed of spinach, topped with the best onion rings I have ever had. Avoid the Wasabi Crusted Salmon. Maybe it’s just me, I moved here from Seattle where salmon is half our diet, so this wasn’t very impressive. Now every Tuesday they have $13 lobster night, and the place is packed. The lobster comes served three different ways: Boiled Maine, Aussie roasted, and South Pacific (stir fried)style. I’ve had the roasted, and it was good, but over spiced.
Desert??? Get it! Don’t even ask what it is. Trust me.
Drinks? I always order things that I’ve never heard of just to try something new, and this is the place to do it. So yes, try a new drink, they’re good.

I live right around the corner from Pampa, and I finally stopped in. The atmosphere is great. It’s a nice setup, with no other customers to bother you and your date. Why? Because most Pampa customers are first(and last) time customers. To make this quick: The Linguine is straight up Chef Boyardee, the tuna surprise is a can of tune flopped on a bed of lettuce still in the shape of the can, the potato salad is bland like water, but the one thing that was good from our meal was the spinach empanadas. They use real South American empanada shells, yes, just like Mother used, with the little bubbles in them after they’re fried, and everything…

..And if you do actually go there, get ready to see them bring out the food as it is done. My date got her food 25 minutes before me.

I was talking about Pampa at work the next day, and another employee had the same bad experience. So please, avoid this place at all costs.

I’m(not) sorry, but I can’t even rate this place with one star.