Ben's Pizzeria — Restaurant in New York

I took my family here for pizza today, 4/8/2018 (which seemed like a good idea). A homeless man came in while we were eating. He asked every table for money saying “I’m homeless can you spare some change.” When he approached our table (with my 3 small children and teenage daughter) he began harassing our family and staring at my children saying: “yes I’m homeless and I need money.” When we told him we could spare no change he insisted and refused to leave. The employees did nothing. Finally as he began to leave and swear as he left I gave him my last slice of pizza. He began to swear and call my husband the devil three times. My children were afraid and the entire restaurant stood up and left. The homeless man ran out of the restaurant with pizza in hand. The employees then proceed to say: there is a park near by and all the homeless come to the pizzeria and harass the customers.” He then showed us a bat they use for protection. We remained in the restaurant for a few minutes and in less than 5 minutes another homeless man walks in and grabs a straw. The employee says: “shoo, shoo..” From this experience I would say proceed with caution, don’t bring your family here and take your food to go!!! *Location: 123 Macdougal St, New...

Plain Slice frankly sucks. And Dough/crust lacks flavor. Nice fountain soda, though.

Edit to respond to restaurant’s response to review: Thank you for your courteous reply. I feel some guilt; b/c I don’t want to participate in hurting your business, truly. I even have friends who run a restaurant family business. I wanted to “call it like I see it”, but I also want to highlight the excellent points; they are important and valuable.

The ambiance of this place is truly “classic NYC pizza stop, which is becoming more rare. I like it. A good fountain soda is hard to find, particularly in NYC. (The machines require a fair amount of cleaning and maintenance. Many places are just not doing it.) Visitors, transplants, humans in general—MANY are feeling they deeply want or need a “good fountain soda”

I highly recommend your place for a proper, delicious soda break.

As for my opinion of the slice I ate, your mileage may vary. There are as many opinions as there are...

#1 Slice in Manhattan! My boyfriend introduced this pizza spot to me on a late hot afternoon walking around in the village. With a couple of bucks in our pockets, we ordered two plain slices. I took a bite of the hot and crispy goodness and the cheese just dripped down and slapped me on my chin. It was love at first site! My boyfriend says the cheese is so tasty, it tastes like meat, lol (he's a big carnivore)! I've lived in NYC for about 7 years and have tasted other pizzas around the island. All I have to say is this pizza spot is my favorite...and if I could order a pie and bring it nice and hot to my family in PA, I would. Better yet, I'd invite them to the village to enjoy a slice and people watch around this...