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How Much Is A Slice Of Pizza?
Today I had several early appointments and found myself on the street around two in the afternoon, hungry and not able to go into a coffee shop, because I wanted to be at home when the first trick and treaters rang my bell. I had not eaten anything except half a mango for breakfast. I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just coming out of the oven. I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the way it should be. Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret |
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"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message ... > > Today I had several early appointments and found myself on the street > around two in the afternoon, hungry and not able to go into a coffee > shop, because I wanted to be at home when the first trick and treaters > rang my bell. I had not eaten anything except half a mango for > breakfast. > > I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, > but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just > coming out of the oven. > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, > but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain > restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was > delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the > way it should be. > > Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret A buck and a half at the local joint here in the toolies, Margaret, but that gets you a mediocre pizza (crust like a towel, canned mushrooms, etc). In new haven it's about 2 bucks and much better, although the premier places like Sally's and Pepe's don't sell slices. I'd say you did ok if you had crisp crust and 'the way it should be'. Jack Pie |
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Margaret Suran > wrote in :
> > Today I had several early appointments and found myself on the street > around two in the afternoon, hungry and not able to go into a coffee > shop, because I wanted to be at home when the first trick and treaters > rang my bell. I had not eaten anything except half a mango for > breakfast. > > I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, > but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just > coming out of the oven. > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, > but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain > restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was > delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the > way it should be. > > Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret Not up on the current prices, but I can let you know that back in '94 on Venice Beach I was paying $1.10 (inc tax) for a slice. So a $1.80 increase over nearly 10 years isn't too bad :-) |
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In article >, Margaret Suran >
wrote: (snip) > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, > but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain > restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was > delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the > way it should be. > > Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret We're going there when I come in 34 days, Margaret. I'm thinking that's at least a $3 ticket here -- and probably not as tasty. -- -Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.) |
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"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message ... > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, > but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > Hi Margaret! Earlier this week I paid Cdn$2.99 plus tax for a slice--it's the same price for all the varieties (regardless of the number of toppings) at that chain. That's pretty much standard in Winnipeg, but there's one cheaper pizza chain that only charges $1.99. The price is reflective of the flavour, though :-o! head butts to Tandoora! rona |
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >, Margaret Suran > > wrote: > (snip) > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, > > but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > > > I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain > > restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was > > delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the > > way it should be. > > > > Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret > > We're going there when I come in 34 days, Margaret. I'm thinking that's > at least a $3 ticket here -- and probably not as tasty. > -- > -Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.) It's the Piazza Pizza at 2nd Avenue and 86th Street. Marcel will bring home a thin crust pizza for us. That's really special. Or we can go there, but we can't get wine or beer of Manhattans. It's your call. |
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:04:19 -0500, Margaret Suran >
wrote: > >Today I had several early appointments and found myself on the street >around two in the afternoon, hungry and not able to go into a coffee >shop, because I wanted to be at home when the first trick and treaters >rang my bell. I had not eaten anything except half a mango for >breakfast. > >I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, >but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just >coming out of the oven. > >I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned >when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, >but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > >I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain >restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was >delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the >way it should be. > >Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret It depends on how much the beverage was and how big and how good the pizza is :> Anything under $5 for lunch seems pretty reasonable. Under $4 amazes me. Sue(tm) Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself! |
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Margaret Suran wrote:
> > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, > but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain > restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was > delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the > way it should be. Some of the Italian bakeries around here sell (square) slices of pizza for $1.25 each. Pizza Pizza sells (double) slices (about 1/6 of a large pizza) for $2.59-2.99 depending on the toppings. |
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Curly Sue wrote:
> > On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:04:19 -0500, Margaret Suran > > wrote: > > > > >Today I had several early appointments and found myself on the street > >around two in the afternoon, hungry and not able to go into a coffee > >shop, because I wanted to be at home when the first trick and treaters > >rang my bell. I had not eaten anything except half a mango for > >breakfast. > > > >I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, > >but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just > >coming out of the oven. > > > >I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > >when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, > >but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > > >I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain > >restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was > >delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the > >way it should be. > > > >Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret > > It depends on how much the beverage was and how big and how good the > pizza is :> Anything under $5 for lunch seems pretty reasonable. > Under $4 amazes me. > > Sue(tm) > Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself! I didn't eat lunch there. I bought a slice for take-out, not to eat there. It was delicious, but it seemed steep, nevertheless. |
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In article >, Margaret Suran >
wrote: > Melba's Jammin' wrote: > > > > In article >, Margaret Suran > > > wrote: (snip) > > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was > > > stunned when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it > > > seems like a lot, but is it? What do you pay in other parts of > > > the country/world? > > > > > > I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain > > > restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice > > > was delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, > > > everything the way it should be. > > > Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret > > > > We're going there when I come in 34 days, Margaret. I'm thinking > > that's at least a $3 ticket here -- and probably not as tasty. > It's the Piazza Pizza at 2nd Avenue and 86th Street. Marcel will bring > home a thin crust pizza for us. That's really special. Or we can go > there, but we can't get wine or beer of Manhattans. It's your call. (Sausage and mushroom would be nice.) Do they have TaB? "-) -- -Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.) |
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In article >, "Lucas, Peter"
> writes: >Margaret Suran > wrote in : > >> >> Today I had several early appointments and found myself on the street >> around two in the afternoon, hungry and not able to go into a coffee >> shop, because I wanted to be at home when the first trick and treaters >> rang my bell. I had not eaten anything except half a mango for >> breakfast. >> >> I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza >pies, >> but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just >> coming out of the oven. >> >> I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned >> when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a >lot, >> but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? >> >> I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain >> restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was >> delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the >> way it should be. >> >> Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret > > >Not up on the current prices, but I can let you know that back in '94 on >Venice Beach I was paying $1.10 (inc tax) for a slice. So a $1.80 >increase over nearly 10 years isn't too bad :-) Brooklyn, 1958: Neopolitan- large pie cost 75˘... one slice (1/8 of a large pie) cost 10˘. Sicilian- large pie cost $1.40... one slice (1/15 of a large pie) cost 5˘ ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." |
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Margaret Suran wrote:
> Today I had several early appointments and found myself on the street > around two in the afternoon, hungry and not able to go into a coffee > shop, because I wanted to be at home when the first trick and treaters > rang my bell. I had not eaten anything except half a mango for > breakfast. > > I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza > pies, but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which > was just coming out of the oven. > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a > lot, but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain > restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was > delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the > way it should be. > > Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret Oh heavens, Margaret! I have no idea the cost of an individual slice of pizza. (I'm sure *someone* will slam me for this reply). I can tell you, the price seems exhorbitant to me, but then, things are much less costly down here in Tennessee than they are in Manhattan. I would however, expect to pay at least a dollar for a slice of pizza at a pizzaria simply because they are mostly (down here) hoping to sell the entire pizza pie, not single slices. I hope at least it tasted good :) Jill |
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jmcquown wrote:
> > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a > > lot, but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > Oh heavens, Margaret! I have no idea the cost of an individual slice of > pizza. (I'm sure *someone* will slam me for this reply). I can tell you, > the price seems exhorbitant to me, but then, things are much less costly > down here in Tennessee than they are in Manhattan. I would however, expect > to pay at least a dollar for a slice of pizza at a pizzaria simply because > they are mostly (down here) hoping to sell the entire pizza pie, not single > slices. > > I hope at least it tasted good :) > > Jill I was really good, Jill. I ordered it as a take out. It was crisp, with good cheeses and very good fresh mushrooms. The kind of Pizzeria I went to, mostly sells pizzas by the slice. The pies are huge and the next time I go there, I will count the slices inn each. The slices are rather large. When the pies come out of the oven, they are sliced into individual portions right away. There seems to be more money in slices than in whole pies. These pizzarias attract people who will buy a slice or two all through the day. Some people go there for breakfast, not necessarily for pizza, of course, but some do. Next comes the lunch crowd, especially the children from neighboring schools. Whole pizzas are mostly delivery orders, but after school and after work, there is a big crush for more slices, to eat there or take out. From then on, the place is busy until after the last movie in the neighborhood closes and everybody goes home. Until a couple of years ago, the hookers on 86th Street kept some of such places busy until much later, but I think the Giuliani cleaned up the street. It's several years since I noticed any hookers accosting men who passed by. This is not the only pizza place there, but this is a very popular one. Their thin crust pizzas are very good, but they are only sold as whole pies, albeit in three sizes, small, medium and large. If I am too busy to cook, Marcel will bring a small one home for dinner. That, with a green salad, is enough for two people. I have never asked how much it costs. MS |
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PENMART01 wrote:
> > In article >, "Lucas, Peter" > > writes: > >> > >> I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > >> when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a > >lot, > >> but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > >> > >> Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret > > > > > >Not up on the current prices, but I can let you know that back in '94 on > >Venice Beach I was paying $1.10 (inc tax) for a slice. So a $1.80 > >increase over nearly 10 years isn't too bad :-) > > Brooklyn, 1958: > > Neopolitan- > large pie cost 75˘... one slice (1/8 of a large pie) cost 10˘. > > Sicilian- > large pie cost $1.40... one slice (1/15 of a large pie) cost 5˘ > > Sheldon I remember when I lived in Washington Heights, around 1963 and the local pizza place raised the price of a slice to 25 cents. After seeing their business diminish, they included a medium sized soda or coffee or tea in the price. It took a long time for all the customers to return. MS |
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come to think of it, there's a pizza shop on 6th street in Austin, and I
think a slice was almost $4. but it was a HUGE slice on a thick crust. I think the thin crust was about $2-3 depending on toppings. But it's been years since I went there, and I had been drinking so I could be quoting the total price for both me and my friend...But other than mall pizzarias, it's hard to find a by the slice place round here, I'm in new braunfels. -- Paula Drennan In Memory of, Tenzing the Kitty, May 4 - August 1, 2003 He lost his short battle for life, and is now in peace. "Margaret Suran" > wrote in message ... : jmcquown wrote: : > : > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned : > > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a : > > lot, but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? : > : > Oh heavens, Margaret! I have no idea the cost of an individual slice of : > pizza. (I'm sure *someone* will slam me for this reply). I can tell you, : > the price seems exhorbitant to me, but then, things are much less costly : > down here in Tennessee than they are in Manhattan. I would however, expect : > to pay at least a dollar for a slice of pizza at a pizzaria simply because : > they are mostly (down here) hoping to sell the entire pizza pie, not single : > slices. : > : > I hope at least it tasted good :) : > : > Jill : : I was really good, Jill. I ordered it as a take out. It was crisp, : with good cheeses and very good fresh mushrooms. : : The kind of Pizzeria I went to, mostly sells pizzas by the slice. The : pies are huge and the next time I go there, I will count the slices inn : each. The slices are rather large. When the pies come out of the oven, : they are sliced into individual portions right away. There seems to be : more money in slices than in whole pies. : : These pizzarias attract people who will buy a slice or two all through : the day. Some people go there for breakfast, not necessarily for pizza, : of course, but some do. Next comes the lunch crowd, especially the : children from neighboring schools. Whole pizzas are mostly delivery : orders, but after school and after work, there is a big crush for more : slices, to eat there or take out. From then on, the place is busy until : after the last movie in the neighborhood closes and everybody goes : home. Until a couple of years ago, the hookers on 86th Street kept some : of such places busy until much later, but I think the Giuliani cleaned : up the street. It's several years since I noticed any hookers accosting : men who passed by. : : This is not the only pizza place there, but this is a very popular one. : Their thin crust pizzas are very good, but they are only sold as whole : pies, albeit in three sizes, small, medium and large. If I am too busy : to cook, Marcel will bring a small one home for dinner. That, with a : green salad, is enough for two people. I have never asked how much it : costs. : : MS |
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"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message ... > > Today I had several early appointments and found myself on the street > around two in the afternoon, hungry and not able to go into a coffee > shop, because I wanted to be at home when the first trick and treaters > rang my bell. I had not eaten anything except half a mango for > breakfast. > > I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, > but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just > coming out of the oven. > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, > but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? In L.A. One dollar at Little Caesars for a medium size slice with cheese & pepperoni which is all they offer and OK quality for a chain. Two dollars at the Costco snack bar for a much larger slice of much better pizza with either the works or with just cheese & pepperoni. Other places it the price can be all over the board. |
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:04:19 -0500, Margaret Suran >
wrote: >I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, >but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just >coming out of the oven. > >I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned >when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, >but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? Too many variables to include -- your location, the quality, the price of an equivalent 'snack', etc. A slightly more relevent comparison would be to quote the price of the *whole* same-size pie and the number of slices extracted for individual sale. If an entire pizza ia $6 and a 1/6th slice was almost $3, it's pretty pricey. If the whole is priced at $15, $3 seems reasonable. That's only $3 "profit" over whole pie, and the overhead of 6 separate transactions (*if* they can sell all the slices) is probably more. The price of pizza is a scandal, anyhow. :-) |
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"PENMART01" > wrote in message ... > > Brooklyn, 1958: (Amazing, where and when I was born) > > Neopolitan- > large pie cost 75˘... one slice (1/8 of a large pie) cost 10˘. > > Sicilian- > large pie cost $1.40... one slice (1/15 of a large pie) cost 5˘ > > And your paycheck was, what, $100/wk? Jack Retro |
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In rec.food.cooking, "Jack Schidt?" > wrote:
> And your paycheck was, what, $100/wk? If he was lucky. His neighbor, Ralph Cramden, made $50/wk around the same time period. -- ....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy... - The Who |
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Frogleg > writes:
>The price of pizza is a scandal, anyhow. :-) Actually considering the alternatives nutritionally and price wise pizza is the best prepared food buy out there... and no one ever contracted a food borne disease from eating freshly baked pizza. ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." |
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"Jack Schidt®" writes:
>"PENMART01" wrote: >> >> Brooklyn, 1958: (Amazing, where and when I was born) >> >> Neopolitan- >> large pie cost 75˘... one slice (1/8 of a large pie) cost 10˘. >> >> Sicilian- >> large pie cost $1.40... one slice (1/15 of a large pie) cost 5˘ > >And your paycheck was, what, $100/wk? Back then $100/wk would have been very good pay... minimum wage was $1/hr... average wage was $1.84/hr - about $75/wk gross or about $50/wk net. http://pw1.netcom.com/~rdavis2/minwage.html Hmm, this could well be where you were conceived. LOL A brand new '58 cost about $2K. http://store3.yimg.com/I/classic32_1762_2960533 ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." |
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In article >, "Lucas, Peter"
> wrote: > Melba's Jammin' > wrote in news:barbschaller- > : > > (Sausage and mushroom would be nice.) Do they have TaB? "-) > You want to run up a tab on your pizza slices?? > > I knew they did that in bars, didn't know about pizza places though!! ;-) <grin> TaB is my beverage of choice -- the original diet cola, made by the Coca Cola folks. :-) (It's on sale this week 3 cartons for $8.88. I'll be stocking up.) -- -Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.) |
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"Margaret Suran" wrote in message > (snipped) > I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, > but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just > coming out of the oven. > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, > but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret Well, I stopped at a chain pizzeria in the local mall and bought a slice of pepperoni (from a pizza which looked a little tired) plus a diet Coke and paid about $4.25. The pizza was as tired as it looked - in fact, it may have died already, but I was hungry. The only helpers in that Italian eatery were Indian, Mexican and Asian, which I thought was pretty funny. Dora |
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limey wrote:
> > > Well, I stopped at a chain pizzeria in the local mall and bought a slice of > pepperoni (from a pizza which looked a little tired) plus a diet Coke and > paid about $4.25. > > The pizza was as tired as it looked - in fact, it may have died already, but > I was hungry. The only helpers in that Italian eatery were Indian, Mexican > and Asian, which I thought was pretty funny. > > Dora Very few pizzerias in New York City are run by Italians any more. Mostly middle easterners own them now and I think that most of the ones from where I have eaten pizzas, are doing a credible job. Some Italian pizzerias are still around, but the help is from all over. My favorite Italian restaurant has Italian owners, but the chefs, the waiters and the busboys are from such places as Ecuador, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia and the good old USA, but not with Italian roots. I guess that the $2.90 was a fair price for the slice of pizza I had. Since it was really good, I may even have gotten a bargain. :o) Barbara said already that she wants to go to the same pizzeria and have a slice there when she comes to New York next month. I hope that she will like it, too. |
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Frogleg wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:04:19 -0500, Margaret Suran > > wrote: > > >>I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, >>but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just >>coming out of the oven. >> >>I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned >>when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, >>but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > Too many variables to include -- your location, the quality, the price > of an equivalent 'snack', etc. A slightly more relevent comparison > would be to quote the price of the *whole* same-size pie and the > number of slices extracted for individual sale. If an entire pizza ia > $6 and a 1/6th slice was almost $3, it's pretty pricey. If the whole > is priced at $15, $3 seems reasonable. That's only $3 "profit" over > whole pie, and the overhead of 6 separate transactions (*if* they can > sell all the slices) is probably more. > > The price of pizza is a scandal, anyhow. :-) Pizza is the "sweetheart" of food service. Somehow the operators have been able to convince the American public to pay up to 6 times the cost of the raw materials for a pizza. Of all major food types, pizza is far and away the most profitable. The majors manage to get finished food costs in the low 20+% range even after all their promotions and discounts. Selling it by the slice is really desirable (assuming you sell almost all of it) because the unit profit is still higher. Finished pizza is kept at room temperature and warmed upon order in ovens that must be on anyway. Typically, a drink (very profitable) goes with the pizza. Above a minimum threshold of volume, it's a very good business for the owner. Pastorio |
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In article >, Margaret Suran > writes:
>Very few pizzerias in New York City are run by Italians any more. >Mostly middle easterners own them now Manahattan is not all of NYC. There are still lots of pizzerias operated by Italians in Brooklyn, Queens, and especially Staten Island. Of course American style pizza has little resemblence to anything called pizza in Italy. None better: http://www.spumonigardens.com/photos.asp There's no such thing as "real Italian Pizza": http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0335/sietsema2.php ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." |
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"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message ... > > Today I had several early appointments and found myself on the street > around two in the afternoon, hungry and not able to go into a coffee > shop, because I wanted to be at home when the first trick and treaters > rang my bell. I had not eaten anything except half a mango for > breakfast. > > I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, > but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just > coming out of the oven. > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned > when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, > but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > > I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain > restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was > delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the > way it should be. > > Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret Not being a big fan of pizza, I don't spend alot of time at the pizza shops....that being said, there is one shop here that I adore. They make what is, to my eyes (and tummy) the quintessential, perfect pizza. There, I only eat the pie when we order a whole one for dinner or whatnot. But I do know for $5 you get 2 slices and a beverage. Not sure what it is for one slice, though, and I've never seen anyone in there order just one! The pizza, by the way, sounds like you'd like it (judging from your post!). Crisp crust, fresh tomato sauce (made on premises), good fresh cheeses. kimberly |
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Melba's Jammin' > wrote in
: > In article >, "Lucas, Peter" > > wrote: > >> Melba's Jammin' > wrote in >> news:barbschaller- : > >> > (Sausage and mushroom would be nice.) Do they have TaB? "-) > >> You want to run up a tab on your pizza slices?? >> >> I knew they did that in bars, didn't know about pizza places though!! >> ;-) > > <grin> TaB is my beverage of choice -- the original diet cola, made > by the Coca Cola folks. :-) (It's on sale this week 3 cartons for > $8.88. I'll be stocking up.) I don't think we have TaB here anymore. I know we did when I was young - maybe the 70s - because we used to have it in the fridge.Mum used to drink that and a lemon flavoured one - Fresca, maybe or something like that. -- Rhonda Anderson Penrith, NSW, Australia |
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On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 15:12:44 -0500, Margaret Suran
> wrote: > > My favorite > Italian restaurant has Italian owners, but the chefs, the waiters and > the busboys are from such places as Ecuador, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia > and the good old USA, but not with Italian roots. > I remember eating in a favorite restaurant years ago on Fisherman's Wharf - the waiters were Italian and I never considered that the kitchen would be staffed by anyone other than Italians. For some reason, I got a glimse of the kitchen and everyone I saw was Chinese! Now that I think about it, I shouldn't have been so surprised because Chinatown is just a few blocks away. |
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sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 15:12:44 -0500, Margaret Suran > > wrote: > > > > > My favorite > > Italian restaurant has Italian owners, but the chefs, the waiters and > > the busboys are from such places as Ecuador, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia > > and the good old USA, but not with Italian roots. > > > I remember eating in a favorite restaurant years ago on > Fisherman's Wharf - the waiters were Italian and I never > considered that the kitchen would be staffed by anyone other > than Italians. For some reason, I got a glimse of the > kitchen and everyone I saw was Chinese! Now that I think > about it, I shouldn't have been so surprised because > Chinatown is just a few blocks away. n the 1960's or 70's there was a wonderful French restaurant just North of NYC, in Westchester County. My family and I went there for special occasions. It was the French in-place at that time, at least for the people who lived at the norhtern tip of the city. We get to know the owner quite well. He as not French, he was German. For a while we thought he might be from Alsace Lorraine or from the Grench part of Switzerland, but he was a German who had come to the USA long before WW II. All his waiters were either Jewish or German and the busboys were Chinese. Nobody cared, we all "knew" that the establishment had a wonderful French chef. Then we went there to celebrate my cousin's birthday or anniversary. The chef had outdone himself and my cousin wanted to meet him and thank him for the wonderful meal he had prepared for us. The owner was happy to introduce him to us. He went into the kitchen and within minutes he came out with a broadly smiling.......Chinese man, attired in the typical chef's white apron and sporting a chef's hat. :o) I wish I could remember the name of the restaurant. |
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"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message >In the 1960's or 70's there was a wonderful French restaurant just North > of NYC, in Westchester County. My family and I went there for special > occasions. It was the French in-place at that time, at least for the > people who lived at the norhtern tip of the city. > > We get to know the owner quite well. He as not French, he was German. > For a while we thought he might be from Alsace Lorraine or from the > Grench part of Switzerland, but he was a German who had come to the USA > long before WW II. > > All his waiters were either Jewish or German and the busboys were > Chinese. > > Nobody cared, we all "knew" that the establishment had a wonderful > French chef. > > Then we went there to celebrate my cousin's birthday or anniversary. > The chef had outdone himself and my cousin wanted to meet him and thank > him for the wonderful meal he had prepared for us. The owner was happy > to introduce him to us. He went into the kitchen and within minutes he > came out with a broadly smiling.......Chinese man, attired in the > typical chef's white apron and sporting a chef's hat. :o) > > I wish I could remember the name of the restaurant. That's a lovely story, Margaret :-) Dora |
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 18:30:50 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote: >In article >, Margaret Suran > >wrote: > >> Melba's Jammin' wrote: >> > >> > In article >, Margaret Suran >> > > wrote: (snip) >> > > I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was >> > > stunned when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it >> > > seems like a lot, but is it? What do you pay in other parts of >> > > the country/world? > >> > > >> > > I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain >> > > restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice >> > > was delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, >> > > everything the way it should be. > >> > > Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret >> > >> > We're going there when I come in 34 days, Margaret. I'm thinking >> > that's at least a $3 ticket here -- and probably not as tasty. > >> It's the Piazza Pizza at 2nd Avenue and 86th Street. Marcel will bring >> home a thin crust pizza for us. That's really special. Or we can go >> there, but we can't get wine or beer of Manhattans. It's your call. > >(Sausage and mushroom would be nice.) Do they have TaB? "-) TaB - oh, right that's" melba-speak" for make it a double this time, eh? ;0) Why don't you make your own crust, Margaret? Harry |
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In article >,
wrote: > On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 18:30:50 -0600, Melba's Jammin' > > wrote: > >(Sausage and mushroom would be nice.) Do they have TaB? "-) > > TaB - oh, right that's" melba-speak" for make it a double this time, > eh? ;0) Dammit, Boss, when you gonna quit rattin' me out? Was I drinking at the June 2000 Calgary Soiree? I don't remember that I was. > Why don't you make your own crust, Margaret? Cuz she eats like a bird! That's my guess. > > Harry -- -Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.) |
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>
>Brooklyn, 1958: > >Neopolitan- >large pie cost 75˘... one slice (1/8 of a large pie) cost 10˘. ############ New York 1912 cheese slice 4cents whole pie 15% cents. BG |
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I know some places around town where I can get a pretty good slice for
1.50-1.75 $CAN. There are of course 0.99$ places but they are really bottom of the barrel..Fortunately the 0.49$ place shut..I couldn't stand watching people eat that stuff...Cardboard with a little tomato sauce and melted wax (cheese? I think not) on top. john Rhonda Anderson wrote in message ... >Melba's Jammin' > wrote in : > >> In article >, "Lucas, Peter" >> > wrote: >> >>> Melba's Jammin' > wrote in >>> news:barbschaller- : >> >>> > (Sausage and mushroom would be nice.) Do they have TaB? "-) >> >>> You want to run up a tab on your pizza slices?? >>> >>> I knew they did that in bars, didn't know about pizza places though!! >>> ;-) >> >> <grin> TaB is my beverage of choice -- the original diet cola, made >> by the Coca Cola folks. :-) (It's on sale this week 3 cartons for >> $8.88. I'll be stocking up.) > >I don't think we have TaB here anymore. I know we did when I was young - >maybe the 70s - because we used to have it in the fridge.Mum used to drink >that and a lemon flavoured one - Fresca, maybe or something like that. > >-- >Rhonda Anderson >Penrith, NSW, Australia |
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Harry Demidavicius wrote:
> > > >> Melba's Jammin' wrote: > >> > > >> > We're going there when I come in 34 days, Margaret. I'm thinking > >> > that's at least a $3 ticket here -- and probably not as tasty. > >> It's the Piazza Pizza at 2nd Avenue and 86th Street. Marcel will > >> bring > >> home a thin crust pizza for us. That's really special. Or we can go > >> there, but we can't get wine or beer or Manhattans. It's your call. > > > >(Sausage and mushroom would be nice.) Do they have TaB? "-) > > TaB - oh, right that's" melba-speak" for make it a double this time, > eh? ;0) > > Why don't you make your own crust, Margaret? > > Harry I have never tried it. I have the tiniest kitchen you can imagine, with no work space at all and I could never make pizza that is as good as the one I can get in several places near me. Have you seen the average kitchen in the newer ( built in the past forty years) buildings in Manhattan? Some apartments have no kitchen at all, just a small alcove with a double burner and the kind of refrigerator you give your kid to take along to college. That's why the take-out restaurants and food shops are doing so well. Some of my neighbors NEVER cook. Another consideration is, that Barbara and I will not cook anything except for a pot of coffee every morning. Apart from that, we will go out to eat or buy stuff to eat at home. We won't have time to do anything, we have to go to too many restaurants and see too many things. Cooking is no fun, when there is space for only one person in the kitchen. :o( Why don't you come down on December 6th, to see for yourself? Margaret |
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Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
. 1: > Melba's Jammin' > wrote in > : > >> In article >, "Lucas, Peter" >> > wrote: >> >>> Melba's Jammin' > wrote in >>> news:barbschaller- : >> >>> > (Sausage and mushroom would be nice.) Do they have TaB? "-) >> >>> You want to run up a tab on your pizza slices?? >>> >>> I knew they did that in bars, didn't know about pizza places >>> though!! ;-) >> >> <grin> TaB is my beverage of choice -- the original diet cola, made >> by the Coca Cola folks. :-) (It's on sale this week 3 cartons for >> $8.88. I'll be stocking up.) > > I don't think we have TaB here anymore. I know we did when I was young > - maybe the 70s - because we used to have it in the fridge.Mum used to > drink that and a lemon flavoured one - Fresca, maybe or something like > that. > Tresca? I seem to remember drinking that way back in the dark ages :-) |
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:04:19 -0500, Margaret Suran >
wrote: > >Today I had several early appointments and found myself on the street >around two in the afternoon, hungry and not able to go into a coffee >shop, because I wanted to be at home when the first trick and treaters >rang my bell. I had not eaten anything except half a mango for >breakfast. > >I went into a small Pizzeria from which I have ordered whole pizza pies, >but never a slice. I asked for a slice with mushrooms, which was just >coming out of the oven. > >I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned >when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot, >but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world? > >I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain >restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was >delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the >way it should be. > >Please, let me know. Thank you, Margaret The cafeteria at work sells fresh made pizza by the slice (1/6 of a pie) $1.80 for cheese $2.30 for cheese and pepperoni $3.10 for "gourmet" (extra toppings based on the cooks whim Around the corner, the local "pizza joint" sells by the slice for $2.99 |
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