Scarr's Pizza Explained

Scarr's Pizza
Current-Owner:Scarr Pimentel
Street-Address:35 Orchard Street
City:New York City
County:New York County
State:New York
Postcode:10002
Country:United States

Scarr's Pizza is a pizzeria at 35 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

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] 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] [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. 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

  1. Web site: Levine. Ed. 2021-05-07. The Best Pizza Slices in New York City. 2021-08-03. Serious Eats. en.
  2. Web site: Krishna. Priya. 2018-05-22. This Slice Shop Is Low-Key Milling Its Own Grains. 2021-08-03. Bon Appétit. en-US.
  3. News: Wells. Pete. 2018-11-15. Best Pizza in N.Y.C.: Try These 10 Slices. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-08-03. 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Lynch. Scott. 2016-04-05. Scarr's Pizza Brings Old-School Vibes & A Sublime Sicilian Slice To The LES. 2021-08-03. Gothamist. en.
  5. Web site: Santore. John. 2016-02-11. New Pizza Shop Aims to Bring Old-School New York Vibe. 2021-08-03. DNAinfo. 2021-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028152301/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160211/lower-east-side/new-pizza-shop-aims-bring-old-school-new-york-vibe/. dead.
  6. Web site: Hartmann. Josh. Nguyen. Jamie. 2018-01-18. Make sure you try a personal pan pizza from Scarr's Pizza. 2021-08-03. WABC-TV. en.
  7. Web site: Feldman. Zachary. 2021-04-28. Where to Eat Pizza in New York City Right Now. 2021-08-03. Food & Wine. en.
  8. Web site: 2019-02-20. Scarr's Pizza New York Magazine The Thousand Best. 2021-08-03. New York. en-us.
  9. Web site: Kim. Bryan. 2017-07-18. Scarr's Pizza - Lower East Side - New York. 2021-08-03. The Infatuation. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803224510/https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/scarrs-pizza. 2021-08-03.
  10. Web site: Adams. Erika. 2020-02-20. Lower East Side Hit Pizzeria Scarr's Is Eyeing a Second Outpost. 2021-08-03. Eater New York. en.
  11. Web site: Mitchell. Alex. 2021-07-16. These new places have some of the best pizza in NYC. 2021-08-03. New York Post. en-US.
  12. Web site: Orlow . Emma . 2023-06-16 . The New Scarr’s Pizza Is Open — And There’s Already a Line . 2023-06-19 . . en.

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