April 20th, 2019
Port Washington, NY
We rarely get out to Long Island unless we’re going to see family. It isn’t the easiest drive, and there is always traffic. However, on the 2018 list this year there were two new pizza places out on Long Island, so we knew that we’d have to get out there one day this year. Even though we had plans to be on Long Island for Easter Sunday, we decided to spend the Saturday prior driving to Port Washington to Salvatore’s Coal Oven Pizza.
Salvatore’s was started in 1996, but the roots of the restaurant are with Patsy’s in Harlem. The great nephews of the owners of Patsy’s opened Salvatore’s on Long Island, bringing the coal fired style of pizza outside of the main boroughs. They don’t take credit cards and there are no slices, but you can order pizza to take out. We decided to just eat in, and ordered a regular margherita pizza, with additional ricotta. We also ordered a side of the meatballs to start.
Eric (and James!) both loved the meatball starter, but the pizza here really stole the show. Salvatore’s came in right near the top 50 on the list, so we had really high expectations for the pizza. We really liked the coal-fired crisp to the crust, and the sauce was really fresh, slightly sweet. They were generous with the ricotta but not so much that it was overwhelming.
We’re not sure that we would rank this so close to the top 50, but it was a good addition to the list this year. We love the coal oven pizzas in Manhattan (Patsy’s, John’s of Bleecker, Grimaldi’s), and this one stays true to the style of those pies. We’d come back if we were ever in this area, but I’m not sure that we’d trek out to Long Island again just for this pizza.
To visit:
Salvatore’s Coal Oven Pizza
124 Shore Rd
Port Washington, NY 11050
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