New York Pizza and Pints II — Restaurant in McKinney

Sept. 1, 2023 Allan & I were in the mood for a pizza lunch, so New York Pizza and Pints was the place to go! It did not disappoint! Allan ordered his Hawaiian Canadian bacon & pineapple pizza slice, and I ordered a cheese slice. These "Slices" are ENORMOUS and so plentiful, I cut it in half for dinner tonight. The Lunch Special is $9.50 for a pizza slice the size of Allan's head, a salad (Also HUGE) and a drink. The soft drinks are #STUBBORN. I rarely drink a soft drink, but today, I'm all in! Stubborn Rootbeer has no caffeine and tastes absolutely delicious! My salad was soooo large, I asked for a to go container. I knew if I ate my salad, I wouldn't be able to eat my slice of pizza. Wise choice! My salad held up so great at dinnertime. Even with croutons in it, my salad was super crunchy, and the Ranch dressing was fantastic! You know it's all fresh produce when the salad has been boxed, gone shopping for hours then refrigerated and eaten 7 hours later. It was as fresh as when it was placed in front of me at the restaurant. My pizza slice was perfection. Great lunch. Super deal and I must add, a great dinner too! We'll done NY Pizza & Pints!

Update - 3rd visit The first two visits were great. Today - not so great. Consistency - This is what is so important to restaurants. Today's $8.99 lunch special was overbaked, hard, dry, not piping hot, and had no gooey cheese. When my pizza slice arrived, Allan said, "It's burnt." It wasn't burnt, but it was "darkened." I ate some of it and left the majority of it to be tossed. Too bad. A 50/50 chance of a great lunch vs. a disappointing lunch is not for me; I never gamble. When it was good, it was very good. But when it was bad, it was bad.

First time at New York Pizza & Pints, and we were absolutely impressed! I was told the pizzas were big, but I wasn't prepared to see a 2-FOOT WIDE pizza! Angel is the store manager, super friendly, providing great customer service. One thing I always do is check out the ladies' room; AND I send Allan to check the men's room. Rarely does Allan report a clean restroom, so I was very happy to hear the men's restroom was spotless! And, the ladies' restroom was immaculate! Two big screen TV's are above the bar where they feature the Four Bullets Richardson Brewery. Walking in, one immediately notices the multi-level rows of Growlers available for purchase. I've listed the prices in the photos. Next time, I'll pick one up. STUBBORN Soda is served here, and I had the BEST creamy Rootbeer everrrr! We also ordered a bottle of wine; Pinot Noir Joliesse, and enjoyed it with our pizza. The bottle sells for $18 or can be sold by the glass at $7.99. (Happy Hour is M-F, 3-6) I ordered the "Lunch Special" - 1 enormous slice of pizza, side salad with homemade croutons, and a drink. All for only $8.99 My pepperoni pizza was great! The crust was crispy on the very bottom and doughy soft inside. The sauce is not sweet, and I'm thrilled b/c I'm not a fan of sugar sweet sauce. I really wanted to order a Margherita pizza, but Allan only orders Hawaiian, so next time, I need a buddy to share the Margherita pizza! Delivery is available by Uber Eats, Grub Hub, & Door Dash. FYI: The boxes for the pizzas are a 28-inch square, and the Supreme Pizza weighs 25 lbs! Is that big enough for you? Trust me - It's BIG enough...

I was craving pizza as I do occasionally. “Perhaps I should go to NY Pizza and Pints, or that new place that has pretty good reviews and isn’t even a half a mile away from me.” I had never been there, but when I walked in I knew I had made a mistake. The place was chaotic to say the least. I walked up to the counter and pondered for a moment because I had never been before. There were three people working. Two cooks (well three, if you count the unsanitary woman who checked me out and tossed the salad without washing her hands beforehand) and another woman were behind the counter. So three people in total. Keep in mind that there were approximately 10 times as much customers as there were employees. The woman mixing the food made me thankful I wasn’t eating the salad like all of those poor people. It actually made me laugh in disgust because the first thing I read is the “this person has passed the sanitary food environment test.” Yeah... about that. Although I had rung the bell sitting next to the register, it took about 5 minutes for somone to serve me. Before that I was ignored. A man yelled to someone in the back and a woman came out a second later. She came up to the register with a confused look on her face and asked, “Are you with them?” I kindly said no. I was by myself, and I didn’t know who she was referring to when she said “they.” I told her what I wanted to order. She rushed to get my order in the system, and although she was very hesitant, she eventually got it. It cost around $6 for my entire meal. I paid her, and she gave me my change. I always count my change to make sure it is the correct amount. I was displeased to find it was off by almost a dollar. I didn’t want to say anything because she seemed stressed enough. I waited while moving around crowds of people just to get my drink, a lid, and a straw. That took about 6 minutes because a group was handing out awards for a soccer team. I walked back over to the counter to wait for my food. It took around 15 minutes along with the 6 minutes it took to get my drink for the one slice of pizza to even cook. The pizza tasted mediocre and the soda choice is vague. I will give them points for size of the slice of pizza and for trying to be unique with the soda. Other than that, I’m extremely disappointed and will not be returning. I guess cheap in price really does mean cheap in...

Nothing is more disappointing than are hurried opening. This is the second location. No matter how good the first one is, lacklusterly opening the second can destroy the reputation. Top of the list is the fact alcohol is not being served. The name of the restaurant says pints! Why would you open? Then we address the cheap gas station "open" sign in the window coupled with the cheap "now open banner" about 3 feet off the ground.

There is no feeling of New York anywhere here. The reclaimed wood accents are neat. The reclaimed wood bar with mock tin roof eaves is nice, but they then added the cheapest and most uncomfortable bar stools. The bar also doesn't extend over your knees. So, you have to lean over your own knees to eat over your plate. Then the tables, walls, and tile floor don't go with the reclaimed wood. Add in some wobbling cheap light fixtures and now you've got that no budget thrown together look. Shut up about the decor? OK. Food then. Ceasar salad-seemed pre-mixed, soggy, and the dressing was bland. Oh! Also, only the cheapest plastic forks are available to break on croutons and salad. In addition to not having the adult beverages discussed in the name of the place, there is bottled water, fountain lipton tea, fountain lemonade, fountain big red (random right?) and the remaining are only Stubborn and Caleb sodas. I really don't care, but lovers of the major brands may be disappointed. Finally the pizza--the pizza is a soggy floppy thin crust and the slices are huge. These are a fold it and eat it. Unfortunately, the middle needed about 2 minutes more in the oven. The amount of grease that came off the slice was pretty impressive.

I will add also that I was the only one in the restaurant and it was not busy at all, but the bar had crumbs on it and I moved to the tables because of the horrible bar stool. Three tables were dirty. I sat at a clean one. The employee eventually came out to clear dishes, but never wiped the tables down. If they were busy, Eh....