Nick's Tomato Pie — Restaurant in City of Syracuse

If you're looking to absorb a bit of local color in Syracuse's Armory Square, Nick's Tomato Pie is the place for you. It's not super clean and the menu boards were not functioning. We could hear a bit of moaning/bellowing from the other side of the dining room. No worry, though. Turns out it was just Clarence, a foul-mouthed vagrant who, we were told, considers the joint a "safe place." Clarence was under the influence, but seemed to love everyone, including me, my family, the financial advisor seated next to us and Raquel, the person in the command chair of this establishment. (I can't say enough about Racquel; she handles Clarence in a heartwarming manner, telling him to behave and returning his proclamations of affection all while just getting her job done. If there had been an impending asteroid strike, I believe she could have led us to safety. She was that good.) As for the pizza, the crust is the standout player. The pepperoni pie was somewhere between OK and a-little-better-than-OK. The poutine pizza was far superior, loaded with yummy cheese and crisp fries. I would have liked to have seen more gravy on that...

The pizza was very good people were friendly, however this is a big thing to me, I went in there to have a meeting, and constant slamming of the doors people being loud , the people I was meeting with was interrupted bye a guy standing there staring for a couple minutes before interrupting and asking if the other parties wanted pizza, they were going to get a slice after the meeting there not gunna stop our meeting to get pizza ounce were already in the middle of it. sometimes people just want to have meeting with out the distractions. If three people are having a conversation and meeting maybe just a little more respect for them and not need to make that much noise or interrupt them is all . As I was going over schooling information so that time with those guys is very valuable. If that gets cleaned up the next couple of times I go in there I'll change the review to all 5s . There is a time and place to be chatting in the beginning when they order there food. Ounce people and are no longer engaging in a conversation and sit down let them have there...

I have been to this place many times and it has typically been a positive experience. But this last time I have been has to be the worst experience I have ever had in an establishment and absolutely inexcusable. We got kicked out after someone behind us started verbally harassing us. Even though the people behind us in line started an argument the bouncer pointed fingers at us. The people behind us went as far to call us names and repeatedly pretend to SPIT ON US. I feel like I should preface this statement by saying I am a minority myself: but it was obvious that the bouncer treated us different because the people harassing us were the same race/ethnicity as him so he did not look at the situation subjectively. I will never go back or recommend this place to my friends or family. I am SO disappointed in this place and the experience I had after being kicked out for someone else’s...