Hawthorne's New York Pizza and Bar South End — Restaurant in Charlotte

I'm a born and raised New Yorker who was born in Brooklyn. I know exactly what a true NYC pizza should taste like. Everytime that I come across a restaurant that uses the New York name to sell its pizza I get scared. Why!!!! Most of the time the pizza is not authentic. What do I mean by authentic??

The type of flour used for the dough, the sauce and the size of the pie and pizza slices. If a restaurant is not using 00 semolina Italian flour to make the dough, if the sauce is not done right and if the pizza slice is not big enough to fold then the pizza is not an authentic New York City pie.

Yesterday when I walked into this restaurant I had the same fear!!! Not one Italian person in sight working at this restaurant and definitely no Italians in the kitchen.

Paid $23 (with tax) for an 18 inch pie with ricotta cheese sauce (never heard of a ricotta cheese sauce) and extra cheese. Got home with the pie and my fears were realized!!! The flour that they used to make the dough is correct and the texture of the crust is authentic like it's done in NYC......but when I picked up the first slice of pizza it was feather light. That's when I realized that the extra cheese that I paid for was not put on the pie and there was minimal sauce put on..... just a dry flavorless pie!!!!

To Amanda's (manager) credit she offered an immediate refund when I called.....thank you for great customer service Amanda!!!

In all fairness people make mistakes and maybe the person in the kitchen simply forgot to add the extra cheese and maybe their white pie is not the best pie to get. I will give this restaurant another try and go back and buy a regular pie. Stay tuned!!

2⭐⭐ for using the right Italian flour for the dough and 4⭐⭐⭐⭐ for the great manager...

Well, where to even begin with this restaurant?

First and foremost, I had my gorgeous service puppy with me, and we were absolutely treated like royalty. They even had a patio for us to enjoy the windy weather!

Tiffany, our awesome server, was on top of everything. Fantastic service and a prompt deliverer of delights

Truth be told, there were gusts of wind a good 30-40 mph, our pizza WAS’NT EVEN PHASED. Didn’t even budge in the wind. Not even when we were down to the last two slices!

All this to say… THESE ARE SOME HEAVY ASS PIZZAS FOLKS. And delicious, for the tasting!

FURTHERMORE- The Fried cheesecake was off the chain.

Was going to split one. But then, Tiffany saved the day by dissecting what all went into the crafting of such… such..

HIGHLY coveted cheesecakery.

There was no doubt.

“Just one? Well, that is simply not enough. WE’LL TAKE TWO!!!”

What else is there to say? Hawthorne NY Pizza, FOR THE WIN...

My girlfriend and I visited for lunch around noon on a Sunday, and while the place wasn't busy due to its recent opening, I expect that to change very soon. It was both our first time at a Hawthorne's, and we were impressed with the food and service at this location. Our waiter, Matt, was friendly and helped give us a pizza recommendation that turned out to be a great choice. We ordered garlic knots as an app. (they were awesome) and split a 9" buffalo chicken style pizza called "The Inducer". It's a great buffalo pizza, and their house ranch is superb. (The marinara was pretty good too.) We ended up getting dessert, the Brownie Ala Mode, and it was perfect for splitting between 2. The GM, Malik, checked in on us during our meal and was very welcoming as well. We will definitely be back, and I encourage you to give this...