Niccolo Pizzeria

“I wanted to try Niccolo Pizzeria attracted by their claiming of the use of Ciao San Marzano tomato sauce and actual Italian ingredients. One thing that I liked was some variety on the pizza menu so I tried their "Margherita" (a first must try when you're discovering a new pizzeria, because it sets the basics), the "Bambola" (with Prosciutto Di Parma, arugula and fig jam) in which the sweet and savory balance was not bad but the flavor of prosciutto was completely nonexistent, way too light and an American classic, their "Pepperoni" pizza that, not surprisingly, was the best amongst these three. They're only a few blocks up from my apartment so I thought the delivery would have been a better and quick solution. I was sadly wrong! The delivery took more than one hour, which is unacceptable and pizzas arrived ice cold with a super hard and dry crust. This is not Italian pizza, the Margherita (probably due to the extreme coldness) was at the edge of being inedible and their marinara sauce came with garlic (not the authentic Italian tomato sauce, especially if you're using "San Marzano" tomatoes, which you're most probably not). I loved the idea for the "Bambola", the ingredients were well combined but the Prosciutto was really tasteless and completely overwhelmed by the sweetness of the fig jam, also it was oddly dripping oil in quantity. Their "Pepperoni" was tasty and with a mildly flavored pepperoni quality but overall it was really good! I should mention, in order to better understand this review, that I'm a floor manager in an authentic Neapolitan Pizzeria (and we import Ciao tomato sauce from San Marzano as well, Prosciutto Di Parma and probably 97% of our ingredients straight from Italy) and I'm also a born and raised Italian. They definitely have a potential but there's a lot to do here.”

“At Nicole Pizzeria, every bite is pure Italian magic -- you can truly taste the authenticity in every ingredient. pls tell me about the crust? Absolutely next-level crunchy; I even ate the part of the pizza we usually leave behind! The garlic knots were heaven. And the cherry on top: a warm, gooey bombolone for dessert that oozed creamy goodness the moment I opened it... just WOW. This isn't just pizza, it's an experience.”

“I cannot express to y'all enough how incredible this pizza is! Cleber is the kindest guy and is so passionate about all the ingredients (organic flour from Italy, great olive oil and tomatoes). The best thing about this pizza is you don't feel like trash after eating it. Everyone must go! My roommates and I can hardly go a week without having this pizza and we are not the type of people to be eating out every week, but this pizza is an exception. Our fav order is a large margarita with pepperoni and pesto.”