Ronnie B. Approved: Artichoke Basille and Star Tavern Pizzeria

[Bowel]

www.startavern.com Orange, NJ

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Youtube Commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cm_OiAr_ug)


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[Bowel]

Artichoke Basille’s Pizza & Brewery 14th Street between First and Second Manhattan, NY

http://slice.seriouseats.com/images/20080328-chokeext.jpg
Youtube Video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=6SksfG3O7P4)


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[AngelAmy]

oh man those look so good.

[Tall_James]

Damn their deliciousness!

[Drunky McBetidont]

those look like dog shit.

go to buffalo ny and have some real pizza you hay seeds

[Hottub]

All the best pizzas are in Jersey!

Shut up, Eli.

[Devo37]

http://startavern.com/images/112806/pizza.jpg


that looks delicious!!! nice and well-done, the way i like it. most pizzerias don't cook their pies long enough for my taste.

[Bowel]

those look like dog shit.

go to buffalo ny and have some real pizza you hay seeds



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[angrymissy]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/funny-pictures-cat-wants-turkey.jpg

[Devo37]

those look like dog shit.

go to buffalo ny and have some real pizza you hay seeds

let me guess: buffalo chicken pizza?

talk about a one-trick town!

[Gritty]

www.startavern.com Orange, NJ

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Man, that looks good. How come no one grinds up the sausage anymore? There used to be a place in Plainfield, the Clinton Tavern, that made the best thin-crust pizza with ground-up sausage I've ever had.

[mikeyboy]

those look like dog shit.

go to buffalo ny and have some real pizza you hay seeds

People just say that the food is good in Buffalo as a way to compensate for the fact that they live in Buffalo.

[Marc with a c]

artichoke is the hot shit

[BoondockSaint]

Man, that looks good. How come no one grinds up the sausage anymore? There used to be a place in Plainfield, the Clinton Tavern, that made the best thin-crust pizza with ground-up sausage I've ever had.

Really? The only places I've ever seen with ground up sausage (or beef instead of meatballs for that matter) were Dominos and Pizza Hut.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Mack and Manco's, Ocean City, NJ.

Continue.

[Drunky McBetidont]

People just say that the food is good in Buffalo as a way to compensate for the fact that they live in Buffalo.

used to live in buffalo. 1300 miles away now.

i put "just pizza" or "leonardis" up against any pie you got . an i'll put $ on that bet.

[PanterA]

i put "just pizza" or " leonardis" up against any pie you got.http://meltaylor.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/300-movie-400a0309.jpg
This is BETTA!!

[weekapaugjz]

i put "just pizza" or "leonardis" up against any pie you got . an i'll put $ on that bet.

i will second that. my favorite pizza ever.

http://www.justpizzausa.com/images/traditional.gif

three cheese steak with hot peppers....mmmmmm
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[IMSlacker]

three plain steak with hot peppers....mmmmmm
http://www.justpizzausa.com/images/3cheese-steak.gif

Fixed.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

been to Artichoke, not to Star


that thin crust cooked toperfection is how i like my pizza


too much dough fucking ruins a Pizza

[AnnoyedGrunt]

Not to be out done, here's some Cheapo's Pizza from Employee Appreciation Day.

http://blog.campbellchurch.org/_photos/pizza%20(6).sized.JPG

[Evad]

People just say that the food is good in Buffalo as a way to compensate for the fact that they live in Buffalo.

Being from the Western NY area I have to say....Mikey is sooooo smart.


ps. I have been reheating my pizza in a frying pan for years and years.

[underdog]

THIS is a pie :

http://web.mit.edu/mollieb/Public/Pictures/Senior%20Year/June/pie.jpg

Stop calling Pizza "pie".

[Gritty]

Really? The only places I've ever seen with ground up sausage (or beef instead of meatballs for that matter) were Dominos and Pizza Hut.

The tavern ground it up really fine so you didn't get those big lumps o' meat like you get from Dominos and PH. It was good stuff.

I've never eaten there but The Chimney Rock Inn (http://www.chimneyrockinn.com/Pizza.htm) in Bridgewater is supposed to have excellent thin-crust pizza. My mom swears by it.

[TheMojoPin]

www.startavern.com Orange, NJ

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Oh my God, that looks spectacular, especially the first one. I love it when the pizza is cooked extra like that.

[drjoek]

http://sallysapizza.com/images/Sallys.jpg
237 Wooster Street New Haven CT

[Gritty]

THIS is a pie :

http://web.mit.edu/mollieb/Public/Pictures/Senior%20Year/June/pie.jpg

Stop calling Pizza "pie".

Sorree...THIS is a pie:

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6149/pizzard3.jpg

Wanna get a slice?

[TheMojoPin]

Sorree...THIS is a pie:

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6149/pizzard3.jpg

Wanna get a slice?

No, THAT's just a pizza.

THIS is a pizza pie:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1254/1471256408_781147d1bb.jpg

And no, I'm not saying it's better...I love Chicago and NYC-styles of pizza, but I look at the Chicago-style as an actual pizza pie.

[Gritty]

No, THAT's just a pizza.

THIS is a pizza pie:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1254/1471256408_781147d1bb.jpg


Oofah! Well, the only Chicago-style pizza I've ever had was from Uno's so I'm no expert and I shouldn't judge from just the picture but... that just ain't right. All yours.

Enjoy!

[TheMojoPin]

Oofah! Well, the only Chicago-style pizza I've ever had was from Uno's

God, I hae Uno's. Please don't judge our pizza based on Uno's. That's like judging NYC-style pizza based on Domino's.

[Sheeplovr]

i had a salad at star tavern

[underdog]

No, THAT's just a pizza.

THIS is a pizza pie:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1254/1471256408_781147d1bb.jpg

And no, I'm not saying it's better...I love Chicago and NYC-styles of pizza, but I look at the Chicago-style as an actual pizza pie.

If any pizza were to be called a pie, it should be Chicago style.

If someone ever gave me a pie as thin as NY pizza, I'd throw hands.

[PapaBear]

Man, that looks good. How come no one grinds up the sausage anymore? There used to be a place in Plainfield, the Clinton Tavern, that made the best thin-crust pizza with ground-up sausage I've ever had.
I can't stand that it's almost impossible to find sausage that ISN'T ground up. Give me the shaved/sliced sausage any day. Oddly enough, the closest place I can find around here for sliced sausage is in West Virginia at a place called Kings. That place rocks, and it's the only one around that's owned and run by Italians.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

No, THAT's just a pizza.

THIS is a pizza pie:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1254/1471256408_781147d1bb.jpg

And no, I'm not saying it's better...I love Chicago and NYC-styles of pizza, but I look at the Chicago-style as an actual pizza pie.


thats quite the fuckable pie

is that pie doing anything later


but thin pizza makes you enjoy the sauce and cheese, ( the main ingredients) plus the toppings better

Too much dough effects the pizza as a Whole

[A.J.]

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THAT is what pizza is supposed to look like.

[drjoek]

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I didn't want to start a new thread
SO..

Thick vs Thin?????
steel cage death match
who ya got?





Me Thin is in!!

[patrick187]

I'm fuckin' starvin', Earl, we got any.........nevermind.

[TheMojoPin]

I didn't want to start a new thread
SO..

Thick vs Thin?????
steel cage death match
who ya got?





Me Thin is in!!

Thin wins because it's impossible to eat thick crust as often without dying. Thick is something you savor and enjoy every so often.

Lost in the debate is Chicago-style thin crust, which is even thinner and crispier than NYC-style. It's usually cut into squares, but I prefer the pie-slice:

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[happytypinggirl]

The tavern ground it up really fine so you didn't get those big lumps o' meat like you get from Dominos and PH. It was good stuff.

I've never eaten there but The Chimney Rock Inn (http://www.chimneyrockinn.com/Pizza.htm) in Bridgewater is supposed to have excellent thin-crust pizza. My mom swears by it.

I've been to Chimney Rock. Its pretty good. But Star is my favorite because its super thin, crunchy, and just the right amount of oily. It was good in studio but if you eat it there, its amazing. No substitute for just out of the oven.

[underdog]

Thick is something you savor and enjoy every so often.

:laugh:

[drjoek]

Thick is something you savor and enjoy every so often.

MOD QUOTE ???


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Cutting pizza in squares should be against the law

[TheMojoPin]

Idiots.

Thick cock is something you savor every waking moment if possible.

[happytypinggirl]

No, THAT's just a pizza.

THIS is a pizza pie:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1254/1471256408_781147d1bb.jpg

And no, I'm not saying it's better...I love Chicago and NYC-styles of pizza, but I look at the Chicago-style as an actual pizza pie.

i think of that as a pizza cake.

[A.J.]

Idiots.

Thick cock is something you savor every waking moment if possible.

Must....resist...urge...to...mod quote.

[Tenbatsuzen]

i think of that as a pizza cake.

Will Molly's be shrinking that?

[silks]

Star is my favorite because its super thin, crunchy, and just the right amount of oily.

Absolutely love the Star Tavern. Living up in Sussex County now (pizza wasteland), I don't get there nearly as much as I'd like...

[TheMojoPin]

Cutting pizza in squares should be against the law

I agree, because it tricks you into eating an entire pizza in one sitting and then regretting it shortly afterwards.

[Bay Ridge Tim]

Lost in the debate is Chicago-style thin crust, which is even thinner and crispier than NYC-style. It's usually cut into squares, but I prefer the pie-slice:

Nothing is thinner than Lento's style pizza, formerly served at the now-defucnt Lento's in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and currently being served at the Canteena in Bay Ridge.

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[King Hippos Bandaid]

fucking starving here, can someone print me out a slice of both Chi and NY Style

[FunkyDrummer]

Nothing is thinner than Lento's style pizza, formerly served at the now-defucnt Lento's in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and currently being served at the Canteena in Bay Ridge.

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/1106/10193205a8a15f7a02ag3.jpg

Man, I miss that place... :glurps:

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[samechick]

Stayed with some friends a long time ago who lived in West Orange and they introduced me to the Star's thincrust pizza. Damn it was fantastic!

He also used to go to a placed called Jimmy Buff's (sp?) that made these ridiculous heart attack waiting to happen sammiches. Any of you all heard of it? My friend seemed to love them.

[happytypinggirl]

Stayed with some friends a long time ago who lived in West Orange and they introduced me to the Star's thincrust pizza. Damn it was fantastic!

He also used to go to a placed called Jimmy Buff's (sp?) that made these ridiculous heart attack waiting to happen sammiches. Any of you all heard of it? My friend seemed to love them.

jimmy buffs make a damn good italian hot dog with sausage and peppers stuffed into yummy soft bread.

[Franklyn]

Artichoke Basille’s Pizza & Brewery 14th Street between First and Second Manhattan, NY

http://slice.seriouseats.com/images/20080328-chokeext.jpg
Youtube Video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=6SksfG3O7P4)


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oh good god!!! this show will make me soooo fat. I want it all.

[Gritty]

jimmy buffs make a damn good italian hot dog with sausage and peppers stuffed into yummy soft bread.

I'm guessing that's the 'Combo' cuz normally their Italian Hot Dog just comes with potatoes, onions, and peppers. The Sausage sammich comes the same way. Both are delish. I've just never had them combined.

[Gritty]

Cutting pizza in squares should be against the law

Apparently you've never gone to Catholic school. Every Friday for 8 years...


http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9561/pizza2ba4.jpg

(minus the plastic bag)

[BoondockSaint]

Apparently you've never gone to Catholic school. Every Friday for 8 years...


http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9561/pizza2ba4.jpg

(minus the plastic bag)

The plastic would have made it taste better.

[happytypinggirl]

I'm guessing that's the 'Combo' cuz normally their Italian Hot Dog just comes with potatoes, onions, and peppers. The Sausage sammich comes the same way. Both are delish. I've just never had them combined.

hahahah im an ass. i had sausage and peppers on the brain. you are absolutely right.

[aceofspades7]

those pizzas look dalicious!!! i miss the brothers pizza in red bank...

[TheMojoPin]

Apparently you've never gone to Catholic school. Every Friday for 8 years...


http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9561/pizza2ba4.jpg

(minus the plastic bag)

I remember myself and seemingly everyone else actually pulling the cheese off and then just eating the "crust" all rolled up.

[KnoxHarrington]

I remember myself and seemingly everyone else actually pulling the cheese off and then just eating the "crust" all rolled up.

We had that shitty square pizza at my hayseed public school in Kentucky too.

There are several dishes that shitty school food ruined my taste for until I went back to them later. Like meatloaf. I think the shit they served at my school was actually dog food that didn't pass QA at the Alpo factory. I had to go out and be talked into trying it at a restaurant later before I could eat it again.

[Gritty]

hahahah im an ass. i had sausage and peppers on the brain. you are absolutely right.

Doesn't make you a bad person.

Hey, can I PM or e-mail you on a PAC question? I still have a bug up my butt on the Rachel Ray/ Dunkin' Donuts thingy. Another shining example of corporate cowardice.

[happytypinggirl]

I remember myself and seemingly everyone else actually pulling the cheese off and then just eating the "crust" all rolled up.

for some dopey reason we put peanuts on them. they used to give you this little pack of peanuts that were absolutely delicious with that damn square.

and yea..Gritty...anytime...if you want an answer from someone who doesn't know the difference between sausage and a potato!

:)

[docgoblin]

Doesn't make you a bad person.

Hey, can I PM or e-mail you on a PAC question? I still have a bug up my butt on the Rachel Ray/ Dunkin' Donuts thingy. Another shining example of corporate cowardice.

What's PAC??? I kind of remember offering to volunteer my time to an anti-censorship organization with a similar name many months ago but then they seemed to have fallen off the earth... Hmmm, I guess cupcakes are more important.

[Chigworthy]

So willing to throw the first amendment in the mud when there's a tasty cupcake around.

[happytypinggirl]

It fell off the earth for a lot of reasons but mostly because i suck and i fucked up and Im a giant douchebag. I've said that many times before but i'll happily take the blame as many times as need be.

But this isn't the time or place for that. This is about pizza.

[A.J.]

But this isn't the time or place for that. This is about pizza.

If you're willing to go to Chicago for a cupcake, you should go to New Haven for a pizza.

My favorite place is Ernie's. It's right off the Merritt Parkway (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=ernie's&near=New+Haven,+CT&fb=1&view=text&latlng=1141028251131325876).

Sally's and Pepe's get all the hype but go to Modern which is off of I-91 (http://www.modernapizza.com/).

[happytypinggirl]

If you're willing to go to Chicago for a cupcake, you should go to New Haven for a pizza.

My favorite place is Ernie's. It's right off the Merritt Parkway (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=ernie's&near=New+Haven,+CT&fb=1&view=text&latlng=1141028251131325876).

Sally's and Pepe's get all the hype but go to Modern which is off of I-91 (http://www.modernapizza.com/).

I've heard of them! Ok, im in for a pizza road trip.

[A.J.]

So am I. I'm so dying for pizza from back home -- I haven't been up there since November. Maybe I need to go up to CT in the next week or two.

[Boom Boom]

Today I went to see my friend in NY and planned to go to Artichoke for their hyped up pizza and it was closed. :down:

There was no sign of their hours of operation so we ate at the vegetarian restaurant Curley's next door. When we left there was a paper plate in the window that had "open later" written on it.
I thought that was pretty lame. I guess I'll go back "later".

[underdog]

So am I. I'm so dying for pizza from back home -- I haven't been up there since November. Maybe I need to go up to CT in the next week or two.

Try not to get hit by any cars.

Today I went to see my friend in NY and planned to go to Artichoke for their hyped up pizza and it was closed. :down:

There was no sign of their hours of operation so we ate at the vegetarian restaurant Curley's next door. When we left there was a paper plate in the window that had "open later" written on it.
I thought that was pretty lame. I guess I'll go back "later".

Some of the reviews on Yelp mention that it has to close a lot because they run out of dough. I guess the demand is just too high.

[Boom Boom]

Ok, so I went back "later" and they were still closed and the paper plate was gone too.
Fuck Artichoke. I'm gonna go to John's on Bleeker and get me a more reliable slice.

[A.J.]

Try not to get hit by any cars.

I never go to Hartford.

[aceofspades7]

If you're willing to go to Chicago for a cupcake, you should go to New Haven for a pizza.

My favorite place is Ernie's. It's right off the Merritt Parkway (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=ernie's&near=New+Haven,+CT&fb=1&view=text&latlng=1141028251131325876).

Sally's and Pepe's get all the hype but go to Modern which is off of I-91 (http://www.modernapizza.com/).


agreed - New Haven is the pizza mecca in the US. AJ, have you tried comet ping pong (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=1131542) or pete's new haven style (http://www.petesapizza.com/) in DC? We've been to comet a bunch and it's usually really good. Haven't been to Pete's yet.

[A.J.]

agreed - New Haven is the pizza mecca in the US. AJ, have you tried comet ping pong (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=1131542) or pete's new haven style (http://www.petesapizza.com/) in DC? We've been to comet a bunch and it's usually really good. Haven't been to Pete's yet.

No, I never go to DC anymore so I never heard of them. I'll have to give them a try. Thanks for the heads up!

[hammersavage]

I've heard of them! Ok, im in for a pizza road trip.

Be a doll and bring me back a couple slices, fuckin' starvin' over here.

[farluu]

It pains me to say it, but New Haven does have some fine pizza. Sallys Apizza is old school, coal fired ovens, thin crust, just beautiful. They use peels that are 6 ft long to get them deep in the oven. The signature clam pizza is amazing. On the Jersey front, Star is very, very good, but my favorite is still Spirito's in Elizabeth (714 3rd Ave, Elizabeth, NJ). Been going there since I was a kid. Went a few weeks ago and its still as fantastic as the first time I had it in the 70's. Runner up, Reservoir Tavern in Parsippany, although last time I was there, it was crazy busy and my pizza came out a bit "soupy". Bummer.

[A.J.]

agreed - New Haven is the pizza mecca in the US. AJ, have you tried comet ping pong (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=1131542) or pete's new haven style (http://www.petesapizza.com/) in DC? We've been to comet a bunch and it's usually really good. Haven't been to Pete's yet.

No, I never go to DC anymore so I never heard of them. I'll have to give them a try. Thanks for the heads up!

OK, I gave Pete's Apizza a try last week and it was pretty good. Not exactly New Haven-style but leaps and bounds ahead of the crap down here. A for effort though -- good crust but it needed to be cooked a little bit more. I need to give Comet a try and I need to see what the 2 Amy's (http://www.2amyspizza.com/)fuss is all about.

I was rewarded with Ernie's last Friday when I was up in CT. God I miss that place!

[Serpico1103]

those look like dog shit.

go to buffalo ny and have some real pizza you hay seeds

Buffalo is in NY? Its not part of Canada? Are you sure?
Stick to what buffalo does best; wings and losing super bowls.

[happytypinggirl]

omigod. sheepy and i want to artichoke last night and i am speechless.

the line was about 20 minutes (short line took a long time, but hey, i'll wait for something good).

Its a tiny little place, a take out counter, and room for maybe 1 person to stand inside and suck down your pizza on a tiny little ledge, but just barely.

The decor is unusual-- they have a crystal chandlier and a kennedys portrait on the wall. strange.

Anyway, none of this matters. I had the pizza. It was too hot and crowded to stand inside, and nowhere to bring the pizza to outside (no way i was waiting till we got to union square to try it) so i just opened the box on the sidewalk and lifted up this MASSIVE slice to take a bite.

FUCKING AMAZING!!! Its retarded thick, which i usually dont like but maaaaaaaan. Sheepy was cracking up because it was so hot that some of the cheese and stuff slid off the pizza and down my arm, giving me a big ugly burn on my hand, but rather than stop and clean the burning hot shit off my arm, i just kept eating and told him to leave me alone.

Its hard to describe. Lots of amazing cheese, i think some kind of cream sauce maybe? And of course artichoke and i think spinach.

I also tried the regular slice, It was fine but really a waste of time. Get yourself a slice of the artichoke, and eat it there if you can while its piping hot. While the last bite I had once it cooled off was fantastic, it didnt compare to the first bite. Yummmm. I'll post some pics.

[A.J.]

Sheepy was cracking up because it was so hot that some of the cheese and stuff slid off the pizza and down my arm, giving me a big ugly burn on my hand, but rather than stop and clean the burning hot shit off my arm, i just kept eating and told him to leave me alone.

Ha ha! I've done the same thing myself. When something tastes that good, pain is irrelevant. I burned the roof of my mouth eating delicious pizza last week and the pain was exquisite. Nothing a little birch beer couldn't take of!