Marinara Pizza Upper East

$20 for a cauliflower crust pizza? Yep. And it’s really, really good.

I’m a big fan of cauliflower crusts, but only when they’re actually low-carb (meaning no tapioca flour or corn starch). Marinara makes theirs right, binding the cauliflower with cheese and egg. It’s a perfect base for a solid NYC pizza

Food is good, people are generally friendly, but I won't eat in or pick up from the store because it's a very chaotic layout behind the counter and in front of the counter. There is very little order to who is being helped and this results in confusion and people pushing in front of others as well as receiving the wrong order. The The ventilation is not very good so I sometimes leave there smelling of smoke. I write these things not to complain but in hopes they will improve the customer experience because I think it's the only thing holding them back from being a great location. I will continue to get take-away and hope they can get things sorted out.

A fast casual gem of a restaurant that offers a wide vairety of pizza styles and toppings all beautifully presented and offered by the slice or by the pie. The arugula salad was spot on and the eggplant meatballs were amazing. Super nice and efficient staff too!

Marinara pizza is a good place to stop by for a quick bite of pizza. The slice is thin with a crispy crust the way we like it but it can use more sauce. Right now you can't get a taste of what their sauce taste like because there's not enough on the slice for you to know it's there. We had a regular slice which needed more sauce then hubby had a pepperoni slice and I had sausage/ mushrooms slice. I added oregano & hot pepper flakes and the combination was absolutely wonderful. The sausage; I was thrilled that it was the sliced and not the crumbled. I find that the actual slice of sausage has much more taste than the crumbled. The other thing I found was the regular slice was quite oily even though there was no topping like pepperoni or sausage on it. The pepperoni was cut in little circles so after cooking they turned up instead of staying flat as it would if it was a sliced bigger. It was cold outside and they had the door open where I could see my breath in the air and I found it unwelcoming since I had to ask my hubby to ask them if we can close the door. That should have been a given as the thing to do for the warmth of their customers. Everyone stayed bundled up eating their food instead of doing the natural thing of inquiring if they can close the door. It's good but it could be much better with more sauce and consideration of having their customers warm as they eat instead of feeling like we were standing out in the cold eating. Also I would have liked to have tried their cauliflower crust pizza but they only make it for ordering a pie. I'm not going to order a whole pie if I dont know if I like it.

FINALLY I found a great pizza place on the UES!! People say there is such great pizza in NYC but actually it’s harder to find than you may think but Marinara Pizza nails it!! Healthy, delicious, fast courteous staff right down to the delivery guy! I’m so happy I found my ‘go to’ spot for awesome pizza. The marinara sauce gives my grandma a run for her money!! ???????? ❤️ Try them you’ll be hooked.