Carve Cafe & Pizza — Restaurant in New York

Reviewed from the perspective of a beach city California person. Had breakfast and dinner here. Long detailed review.

I've always heard that when you visit NY you have to get a sclice of pizza and a bagel. Those are some of the iconic NY food staples.

Went here for pizza and ordered a slice of cheese and a sclice of pepperoni. The crust was thin and every bit of the slice had a nice little crunch on the bottom while still having that silky smooth chewey dough. The sauce was lite and a little both sweet and tangy. The cheese and pepperoni were perfect in amount and texture. The pizza was everything I had hoped NY pizza would be. It is nothing like what we eat in CA. It is an entirely different kind of pizza. Amazing. The sclices were big, think Costco /sam's club slice big. Will be returning for more.

Came back for breakfast and had an evening bagel with cream cheese. Lovely crispness to the outside with a great Chey to the inside. Again, everything I had hoped it would be. We also ordered the pancakes and eggs, and the fruit and waffles. The pancakes had a nice fluffy texture, and we're mellow /subtle in flavor, and not overly sweet. The waffle was a Belgian style with good texture and mellow flavor. The fruit was fresh and next level. I personally grow a lot of fruits and berries at home and this was on par with what I can pick fresh. The drip coffee and caramel latte were excellent, far better than what you get at Starbucks and other chain coffee places. I have a coffee roaster very close to home and am lucky enough to use fresh roasted beans. This coffee here was delicious.

Also they have these little balls of dough with fresh garlic and parsley. Highly recommended

The staff were super friendly and kind. Food was prepared quickly and the prices are on par with CA take out.

Highly recommended overall. You will not be disappointed if you eat here

Update I've tried 6 or so other bagel and as many coffee places. This shops bagels are as good and often better than the dedicated bagel places I've tried. The coffee here is also better than the other bagel places and the couple coffee chains I've tried here.

BonusCarve is also cheaper for both.

Final update. We've had several different pizza places including "the one from spiderman" and carve is consistently better than them. The sauce has a nice zing. The crust is crispy so that it has crunch and texture but no so crispy that is snaps and falls apart when you fold it.

Bottom line: Eat here, you'll enjoy whatever you order. You will not be...

Came here for a late night burger but was shocked at the prices and service. $3 cheese slices and $5 for a veggie slice. With prices like this it's pretty clearly aimed at charging tourists high prices for average quality food. There's plenty cheaper options just a few blocks away.

Went in with a friend. He ordered a veggie burger and I got a regular cheeseburger. His veggie burger came out and 15 minutes later mine was still nowhere to be found. I walk up and ask about the burger and the guy yells back to the cook something about where's the veggie burger. I told him the veggie burger came out but not the regular cheeseburger. He looks confused and then says "you ordered a burger?"

After a brief exchange where I show my credit card receipt (not sure what would have happened if I'd paid in cash) that he just gave me 15 minutes ago when I paid him, he yells something at the cook and 5 minutes later my burger is out.

Burger wasn't actually bad but was pretty dry. For the price again not worth it at all especially with the total lack of standard procedure for operating a restaurant. There was no receipt of anykind produced when I placed my order that would be used to actually track what orders had been placed. Then the fact I was questioned about even placing an order with the same person 15 minutes ago when I've been standing there the entire time is beyond comprehensible to me.

Save yourself the trouble and walk to a different place for better prices and...

Saw this place on the way back from a show. Already had pizza for lunch in Queens today but thought a burger sounded good and they had it listed on their window. Pretty good menu listed serving, pizza, burgers, omelettes and many other breakfast items as well as a full sandwich board menu. Got the classic burger with cheese and fries. Not too busy at 10pm on a Tuesday night so only took about 7-8 minutes to get my food. Burger was big and was not bad. Cooked at a medium to medium well level, Bun was toasted and overall the burger had pretty good flavor. Pretty good burger for a late night meal and the cost was 10.95. The fries were skinny fries similar to McDonalds and were seasoned the right amount with salt. Crispy on the outside and tasty! Decent amount of fries for 4.95. Only bottled or canned drinks in coolers, I love a good fountain drink…but they did have a good selection. Diet Dr Pepper and Sunkist Zero and other different items besides just the regular Pepsi products. Counter staff and cooks were friendly and chatty with all the customers. Excellent vibe inside with some good instrumental music playing. I recommend and would...