Barstool Pizza Review - Bellagio Pizzeria (Farmingdale, NY)

Dave stops by Bellagio Pizzeria and comes to the conclusion Long Island pizza is never great, but doesn't realize the owner is standing right behind him listening to every word.




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[bc]

good for her asking "what can we do better" and her response to Dave was spot on, make it Dave's way or make it to please the local customers. She's making the right choice.

[HughJorgan]

“Looks like a typical Long Island pizza. I mean that in an insulting way”.
Another gem from the Prez lol.

[mrforte]

Holy sh*t this was great... Love the way the owner just stood back and let Dave talk because she wanted the truth..

[CRrSMITH]

you can tell she was bothered by daves critical score but she played it cool and polite

[mrsw]

To be fair she's not wrong, if I crisped up all my pizzas the way Dave likes them I'd get calls every day about "burnt pizza"

[AlphaDonMega]

Probably the hardest I've laughed out loud on a Barstool pizza review when camera zoomed in on the Owner behind Dave with the door cracked taking notes.. 🤣 🤣

[nylatenite]

Long islander here and I'll say LI pizza has two major issues most of the time - lack of consistency (Even from the same place, the pizza can differ wildly with each order) and a tendency to be a little undercooked, because they were either rushing to get it out (especially if it's not delivery) or didn't want to risk burning it.

[flochfitness]

Dave was very fair. And she took it fairly well.

Long Island pizza is more doughy with plenty of cheese and cooked in a metal oven. Everyone does it that way, which is why it’s mostly similar.

The places in CT, parts of Westchester, and North Jersey have century old brick ovens and the style is completely different (more up Dave’s ally).

Keep the great reviews coming!

[jordangroff]

I think Dave respected the fact that she took what he said seriously and wants to make the pizza better.

[JeffDime]

I’m from Long Island and saw the downfall of the cheese pizza start in the late 90s. The specialty slice craze began and many pizzerias started to focus on slices like chicken Marsala, buffalo chicken, penne alla vodka, etc. They could charge double/triple for those slices and the traditional cheese was left behind.  

Some places still take pride in the Sicilian & Grandma slices. But the traditional cheese was left behind. Dave is correct. We now are left with a bunch of low 7s pizza. Greed destroyed Long Island pizza. Sad state of affairs now.

[lancefromohio]

As a Detroit style guy, I feel this lady.
I'm not sure when we decided Dave's slightly burned saltine cracker pizza was the litmus test, but here we are. Everybody knows the rules.

[julienforletta]

I’m from long island and can verify 100 percent what he’s saying . Every pie is a 7.1 to 7.7 everyone knows the rules

[scottmcwave]

Now everybody knows what to expect when you get a pizza in Long Island!

[subatomictemplar]

His opinion on Long Island pizza is 100% correct, coming from a Long Islander

[ReginaTrans_]

*cashier:* _why you said it was decent

*Dave:* _well, I dont think people in Long Island know what pizza is_

[ruhyen]

Dave really struggled on how to make a pizza better besides cooking it to hell

[gradybrowning]

Dave tells it how it is! Everybody knows the rules!

[zzzxmichael]

Respect to the cooks and owners asking "what can we do better or how can we make it better?" rather than thinking their cooking or recipe is perfect and the best.

[HeisenbergFam]

2:57 she's really sweet, says you only said its decent pizza and makes notes of your advice to make it better

[JayMS]

"Burned my finger. Going to a wedding. Now I gotta play hurt." What are you planning on doing with your finger at the wedding, Dave?