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Aldo's Pizzeria

Aldo's Pizzeria

26 Palmer Ave, Bronxville I-10708-3412, United States, BRONXVILLE

Pizza • Cafés • Lunch • American


"I'll be honest, Westchester is pretty weak when it comes to the NY pizza game. Outside of a certain legendary place in Mount Vernon, pizza in the neighborhood is average, at best. That being said, I am very happily surprised by this pizza, which I find to be an excellent representation of the quintessential NY-style pizza. The dough is a good mix of chewy and crispy, without being tough, and the crust has a nice crunch to it. I also love when a place knows to leave the crust minimal, putting the sauce and cheese almost to the edge. The dough has good flavor to it and the right amount of dry flour on the edges for extra goodness. The sauce and cheese are very flavorful, without being overpowering, and the pizza is cooked correctly, with minimal charring and good color. I prefer a more well done pizza with lots of charring, but I like to see how they would usually do it first and this is done correctly. Too many other places undercook their pizzas, but not here. I definitely want to point out that the pizza I received was very appealing. I can tell they made a point to make it look nice and symmetrical. I really appreciate that, because a lot of places slop together an oblong and uneven pizza with no attention to detail or balance of taste. It's a nice touch. It's not a great pic, because I already ate half, unfortunately. If I had to nitpick: there could be a little less sauce and cheese, and the pizza could be a little thinner. It is quite a substantial slice and may be just a bit too heavy. All in all, this is a really excellent pizza, even for NY, and I would certainly recommend it to anyone. I hope the consistency matches this first impression. I love that their on Slice and the employees were nice. I'd definitely go back. Portnoy would probably say it's a great football pie and give it a 7.9."

Timothy O'toole's Chicago

Timothy O'toole's Chicago

622 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago, United States Of America, 60611

Bars • Full • Casual • Catering


"Timothy O Toole's is a great restaurant that we enjoyed glad that it was close to our hotel during our stay. Service was good throughout our visit with regular check ins as needed. We came on a Sunday and were asked if there was a particular game we wanted to see. Like many bars they have TVs throughout with all the different football games you may want to see on a Sunday. The games aren't too loud so you'll still be able to hold a conversation without trying to compete with a blaring TV. We started with an appetizer that turned out to be very good, the pretzel trio. The pretzel flavor is definitely different since I think they may fry up the pretzel after it's made. The sauces are the stars and all three bring a different flavor balance that you'll enjoy. The burgers were great that we got for our lunch with the Jameson Maple Bacon burger only being available on the weekends and not found on the mainstream menu so it's possible that it's limited time. Very good burger with a syrupy good flavor. We also got the peanut butter crunch burger which was very good too. Our first peanut butter burger and it was good with the sriracha aioli giving it a bit of a kick. Turns out that they have multiple locations with one being closer to me so we may end up visiting that location in the future since this was a good experience overall. Check them out if you get a chance maybe try the Big Timmy challenge that we learned was featured on Man vs Food (I couldn't make it all the way through for sure after reading up on it from the menu but maybe you can conquer the Big Timmy)"