Antonio's New York Pizzeria

Brick walls, a few old-school arcade games, and pictures of professional wrestlers on the walls. This spells authentic New York pizza. At Antonio's New York Pizzeria their pies are fresh and made to order. You can choose from a host of specialty pizzas on their menu or if you're the picky type make your own by choosing from a list of delectable ingredients.

Among the specialty pizzas that stood out were the Paesano (genoa salami, italian sausage, green peppers, onions, italian seasonings and parmesan) which came with the traditional red sauce, the Broadway (spinach, sun dried tomatoes, garlic, mushrooms, and parmesan) which was served with pesto sauce instead of red sauce, and The Hamptons (tomatoes, garlic, parmisan and italian seasonings) served with a olive oil and sweet basil sauce.

At Antonio's New York Pizzeria pizza is served only one way -- the correct way: thin with over-sized slices. They say you can tell that someone is from New York if they fold their pizza even if the slices aren't over-sized. In my opinion this is the way to go. If you want to try authentic-style New York pizza here on the islands Antonio's is the place to go.

Aside from their pizza, Antonios also serves up the newly "rediscovered" calzone. I'm sure you've recognized it from the endless pizza hut commercials but real calzones (those that aren't just a marketing scheme) can be truely a God-send. A Calzone is basically a pocket pizza. This means that it is easy to handle while eating and is great for people on the go. Antonio's serves a three topping calzone with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce for $7.49 with additional toppings for $1.00 a piece.

What more could Antonio's offer? How about authentic philly cheesesteaks, hoagies, Nathen's Famous hot dogs, salads, baked spicy wings, appetizers, pastas, garlic fries, the list goes on. Did I mention cannoli's? Yes they even serve that hard to find authentic cannoli for $4.00 a piece. Trust me. It's worth the $4.00 just get one you'll thank me.

All good things aside, what flaws can I pick out of such a great establishment voted #1 best pizza by Honolulu Magazine? Just a few. I found that the pizzas had too much cheese on it. I'm a big cheese fan and I regularly order extra cheese on my super-deluxe home delivery pizza. But this time it was just too much cheese. Having an excess amount of cheese takes away from the other flavors of the pizza but hey, that's just my opinion on cheese.

Overall, if you want to try that authentic New York-style pizza, Antonio's New York Pizzeria is the place. Would I go there again? Sure. But I'd probably just end up ordering
"6431111" if you catch my drift (I'm such a sucker for pan pizza some times).


Antonio's New York Pizzeria
Rating System: 1-2.5-5 (poor-average-excellent)

Service: 2.5
Food Quality: 2.25
Monetary Value: 2
Quality vs Quantity: Quantity
Overall: 2.25

Contact Information;

Kahala Outlet
Address: 4210 Waialae Avenue
Phone: 808-737-3333
Hours: 11:30 AM - 8:15 PM Mon - Sat, 12:00 PM - 8:15 PM Sun (take-out available)

Pearl City Outlet
Address: 719 Kam Hwy.
Phone: 808-454-1233
Hours: 10:30 AM - 8 PM Tues - Thurs, 10:30 AM - 9 PM Fri, 11:30 AM - 9 PM Sat, 12 PM - 8 PM Sun (take-out available)