Pizza Play
Scene: Lucali's, on a balmy Friday night in March
Time: 9:12pm
Outside: A couple lingering
Inside: A mostly full pizzeria, with two empty two-tops. Wooden tables, the scent of pizza smoke
Pizza lover 1: Hi. How long for a table for two.
Hostess: Oh, I don't know. We're, well, we're doing our last seating now.
Pizza lover 1: Well if it's a matter of space, we could wait and take it to go.
Hostess: Let me check with the chef.
<time elapse>
Hostess: Yeah. We still have people to seat, and we're running out of dough.
Pizza lover 1: Sighs, as she walks to Vinny's for a slice.
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we went last week. it was my first time actually going there. not only was the pizza as good as always, it was a really comfy romantic relaxing atmosphere. next time, we'll remember to bring our own wine though - we were the only ones in there who didn't!
I walked by on the balmy Friday evening at 5:30pm. A family with one stroller and two children was already waiting outside for the restaurant to open. We went a few weeks ago just after 6pm and the staff was more than friendly about seating us where our stroller/car seat concoction would not interfere with anyone else. They are really truly friendly there - no wonder they were named best neighborhood pizza by New York mag.
Lucali will take your cell phone number and call you when your table is ready... for those of you who live a block or two away (like me!), you can stop in, give your number, go home and have a drink and relax until they call you to come back