Antonio's Real New York Pizza — Restaurant in Longmont

Issues with Slices We were happy to see this cool new pizza parlor open up on Main Street in Longmont. For a long time, we've needed a solid pizza joint that provides quality slices in a casual atmosphere when we don't want to pay premium prices for some of the delicious upscale pizza establishments on S. Main St. We've been missing something like Cosmos in Boulder, where you can get a big tasty slice on the fly without having to order a whole pie or break the bank. We're hoping that, with some adjustments, Antonio's can fill this niche!

So last weekend I went to Antonio's Real NY Pizza with my 8yo daughter and her friend on the way back from swimming at the Longmont Rec Center. We ordered two slices of cheese (one each for the girls), and I got a NY slice of pepperoni and a Sicilian pepperoni slice. The service was warm and helpful. The pepperoni slices were good and the price is right. I'd get them again.

But here's the issue. When the server put the cheese slices down in front of the kiddos, the two cheese slices were dramatically different sizes. We all looked at the slices confused because one of them was literally twice the size of the other slice. And, on balance, the sizes of slices aren't generous to begin with. So the kids just sat there silent and flummoxed for a moment, all of us wondering what we were looking at (was it one slice with a cut in it or two totally different sized slices and if so, what gives?), and I scrambled to think of how I was going to negotiate this.

Luckily, one of the girls wasn't very hungry, so she asked for the very small slice. Any parent knows that you can't do that to kids. They're very discriminating when it comes to size and portions, and I felt I caught a lucky break on this occasion. But the bigger problem is that, on balance, the slices are too small and the sizing is inconsistent. That never happened to me at the NY pizza parlors I visited in Manhattan on late nights. True NY slices are often a meal unto themselves. Also, on our slices the cheese was more crispy than melted, so maybe we got slices that were sitting for too long and then got overcooked in the reheat?

So, we're not throwing in the towel here at all and we're grateful for this new local pizza parlor in Longmont, but we're hoping they can live up to their name and deliver some more generous and cheesy manhattan-style slices!

Note: Although the server was warm, I'm knocking off points because, as a former server myself, it felt weird to me that she didn't catch or respond to the size discrepancy when she put it down in front of the kiddos. There was definitely an awkward pause there, like she knew that...

Update: The owner is trying to critique me as a person with his response, instead of answering for the poor showing of his food. I guess that shows what kind of person he is and another reason not to patronize his establishment. You seem to be the kind of person, that if I put my real name on things, you'd troll, me, stalk me and do other maniacal things, that seems to be the norm for people responding as you do.

For the record, I'm a 30+-year-old, Brooklyn native. I know pizza. I know good pizza. Yours wouldn't hold up to the worst NYC has to offer.

And if you're going to try and quote me, actually quote me. I didn't call the margherita "sloppy." The crust and pizza was soggy.

I'll stand by giving the service 5 stars even after the owners response. However, the owner gets 0.

Original Review: Another "real New York" pizza place disappointment.

After seeing the images, I got my hopes up a bit, only to be let down once again, after trying it.

The service was great, top notch. 5/5 stars without a doubt.

The pizza and garlic knots we ate, not so much. The only reason I gave the food 2 stars, was for the crust, that was actually really good. Specifically, the crust on the plain cheese slices.

We each got 2 slices, 1 plain cheese and 1 margherita. The cheese slice was off, I couldn't pinpoint the flavor, but something didn't fit giving it a funny taste, not bad or spoiled, the flavor just didn't go with it. The margarita slice was completely different, the crust was all flop, it had no rigidity to it and pretty much fell apart. The sauce was also different, very sweet. It was probably the better of the 2 slices, but not by much.

The garlic knots were also a big miss. First, the shape, they were not "knots," they looked like little pieces of dough. The first one I ate was all mushy, like it wasn't cooked enough. The other couple I had, were extremely hard. The sauce was also bathed in cheese, which didn't...

This place makes good pizza and ill still come here but i wanted to write this for feedback sake. I dont really like giving it a three star review, but i made pretty large order for a birthday party and there ordering system wont let me place a specific pick up time. So after making the order I phoned in to ask if they could change the pick up time to later. I did this because the party was later and at other pizza places they like to know in advance for larger orders so they can prepare etc. Anyways the person on the phone said he would change it on there end. So i thought we were all good. Nope, we got a text about 20 min later saying the pizza was ready. I called again and they said, oh no sorry, we messed that up and will remake your pizza and have it ready when you get here at the later time we discussed. Cool, i felt bad but that was fine with me. Then when i arrived later they hadnt made ANY of the pizzas i ordered for the party. They said sorry there was a miscommunication. ??? I called twice and discussed the issue two times. So they basically made the same mistake two times in a row, telling me on the phone one thing and then doing another thing. So now im waiting for the pizzas to be cooked and i am late to my sons 2nd birthday party, which sucks. The, i think, manager came out and said it was his fault and he takes responsibility, then he offered me bagels. I dont need bagels and he said they have some desserts, i just said ok if you want to throw those in that is fine, but im going to a party. We have cake, i dont need bagels or cannolis. It felt like a weird gesture. Would have preferred a discount on the order. I acknowledge that he did try to do something and again the pizza is usually...