NY, DAY 2

Ahhh, another trip to NY, another opportunity to stuff ourselves silly. We'd already had a Brooklyn pizza the night before, but we followed with another pizza meal the following evening. With friends working in downtown and us staying in Brooklyn, I thought a great place to go was Adrienne's Pizzabar, which was highly recommended on Ed Levine's blog. I thought it was a good place to go because it wouldn't require reservations on a Saturday night. (It's in the middle of financial district, which is empty on the weekends) So off we went, to meet some old friends and enjoy pizza.

After a crapy ride on the NY city subway (stupid weekend service changes) plus a brief ride in a cab, we finally arrived at Stone St., a tiny cobblestone lined alleyway that was setup like a biergarten. (Lots of outdoor tables and benches). We arrived at Adrienne's and found out there'd be a wait for outdoor seating. So we headed instead we were were seated immediately. It's a very modern feel, with a long bar. We got to sit at some tall tables in the back. My friend, Sug, and his gf arrived shortly after we did, so we decided to order a bunch of appetizers to share.
They were all really tasty. Tom and Sug shared a half order of mixed meats, and the rest of us shared a plate of mixed veggies and an arugula salad. I especially enjoyed the plate of mixed roasted veggies.

Soon, my friend Juliet arrived, as did our pizza. Adrienne's lets you order a traditional pizza with various toppings (which we got) or individual 10" pizzas. The traditional pizza is an enormous pizza on a half sheet pan. We got it with broccoli and sun dried tomatoes. The cheese and toppings were fresh and very tasty. I especially like the crust where it got super crunchy along the side. However, once you got to the middle, the pizza suffered from the same problem of any pizza baked on a sheet pan, namely, the bottom got soggy, rather than crispy and firm. This meant that it was almost impossible to eat the pizza by hand. A fork and knife were very necessary.

The good thing is that Adrienne's is a total steal. We had a ton of food for five, and it still came out to be $12 per person. (and it would've been less had Juliet not ordered a drink). Overall, I think this is a great place to visit on the weekend (I've heard that it's packed on the weekdays). I still prefer Lombardi's pizza, but I certainly wouldn't mind going back here.

After dinner, we walked down to the South Street Seaport to get ice creams. And following our subway fiasco, Tom and I decided to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to get home. It was a lovely night, and lots of people were out doing the same thing, so it was a great way to work off the pizza. All in all, a great night in NY.