Ambrosino's

Excelente comida y atencion.
Super rico!!!

We are MASSIVE IJ fans, and I planned my visit allllll the way to Staten Island and Ambrosino's, in particular. Worth the drive? Doesn't EVEN begin to define this experience. I walked in to a busy, but efficient pizza place, and browsed the slices. However, the slices were just for instant gratification. The real goal was to get a HCP pie in honor of the man for whom it's named, Brian 'Q' Quinn. Imagine my internal hysteria when my order was taken by none other than Mike--the featured voice on the IJ episode! I ordered my slice and my pie and texted my dad. Dad asked me to ask Mike if he still had the turquoise ring. Which, he did. By this time, there was no longer a lunch line (I'd timed it well.) Mike was so forthcoming, and so gracious. He said they get IJ visitors from everywhere! But, instead of responding to my question as if he were tired of being asked, he was warm and appreciative of my business. Not necessary, but always helpful! So, I drove back to Vermont with the most mouth-watering aroma of HCP pizza in my back seat. We ate it--reheated--day old and two days old. And we moaned in ecstasy. This pizza, this service, this sentimental journey was the highlight of my infrequent escapes from Vermont. And, on the second night of our pizza paradise, the aforementioned episode of IJ, aired! I squealed and squealed! Ambrosino's and Mike are worth a return trip, far above any other appeal NYC holds for me. Thank you, Mike. You and your pizza are unrivaled!