3 Luigis Review

I Like Hole in the Wall Pizza Places.
I was talking about it with Julie while we were sitting outside 3 Luigis on Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill tearing into the plate of chicken wings one of the cooks had just set down in front of us. A hole in the wall place operates by the seat of its pants - no advertising budget, no flashy signs, just operating just word on mouth. It means you’ve got to do what you do right. 3 Luigis does. The Pizza - It’s like two crusts in one. Fantastic. Crispy outside to the crust, but still chewy. This means it folds but the edge snaps cleanly while the pizza itself holds together. I’m not usually a fan of greasy pizzas and the pepperoni and cheese make it a tad greasy - but in a good way that contrasts the crispness of the crust; and it’s fantastic for it. Not to mention the Pepperoni is nice and spicy, thin cut (to avoid those curious pepperoni-grease bowls you get at some pizza joints) and generously portioned per slice. The cheese is good - but it doesn’t make the pie. The sauce is kind of thin, but very flavorful and keeps the grease from soaking into the crust too quickly.
 
Pizza:
    Crust: 9
    Sauce: 7
    Cheese: 7
    Topping(s): 8
    Overall Rating: 8 (B)

Also; I love Me Some Chicken Wings.
I take them seriously. I once got into a shouting match with a chef instructor at BIC as to how to properly prepare Buffalo wings. It’s a simple process to make great Buffalo wings - par cook them, fry them quick, and toss them in a simple sauce made of hot sauce and butter. With that in mind, I’m not gonna lie: 3 Luigis makes a downright decent Buffalo wing. The wings are coated in a simple spicy sauce and the wings are nice and tender and slightly crispy on the outside… although it gets a little dry by the time you get to the middle of the drumsticks. The winglets on the other hand are nice and tender - you can pull the bones apart real easy so you really get the benefit of the crisp & tender combination. Also, they’re not afraid to sauce their wings, I can’t count how many times we’ve gotten wings from pizza places around here and they’ve been dried, withered, and unappealing. I’m glad this place is so close by, I plan to show it off to any out-of-towners who stop by.

Wings:
    Tenderness: 7
    Crispiness: 7
    Doneness: 6
    Sauce Flavor: 10
    Sauciness:  9
    Overall Rating: 8.5 (B+)

Also, Maybe it's because we got there at an off-peak hour but the service was pretty fantastic. Seriously. I was expecting to have to carry our pie back to our seat, but they brought it out - and although they forgot the wings, once I brought it up they made them quick and brought it out to us promptly. I was really impressed.

So there you have it. Also, yeah, some sort of sarcastic comment about society should go in there somewhere but I can't think of anything right now. Sorry.