You better cut the pizza in four
pieces because I'm not hungry
enough to eat six.
Yogi Berra
I had a ton of places to choose from this weekend and man it was a tough decision. I have been jonesing for a New York style pizza for quite some time now. I chose to go with The Flying Pizza because they advertise none other than New York style pizza. There are four or five of these restaurants around the Dayton area, the one in Dayton is the original. I chose to travel to Centerville because let me tell you I don't do well with parking garages and meters. The wife had something going on, so I asked my 10 year old son if he was interested in eating some pizza with me, I received a quick, and definite yes! At around 5:30 we jumped in the car and hit the road.
Boy I have to say, finding a small pizza joint on Miamisburg Centerville Rd. is no easy task. That road is packed tight with every kind of restaurant and other establishments you can imagine. Found it, I had to use my smell though. Looking good, sign on window says they except credit, so were good to go. When we walked in we were greeted by a man throwing dough in the air and spinning it, then throwing again. I'm liking this already. We then walk up to the counter and ordered our food. My son and I had already studied the menu and discussed what we were going to get on the way. We went with salads, breadsticks and a 17" pepperoni pizza with extra cheese and extra sauce. Once you order and pay, you then sit where you like. The young man that took our order was very helpful. He made sure everything was correct, then helped us carry our salads, drinks and silverware to the table. Oh, and we both chose fountain root beers. Maybe it's just me, but root beer and pizza are my zen. By the way, Pepsi options are what you are in for here. I prefer Pepsi options over coke though, so all good.
This place has very modern décor, and was very clean. It is well lit, and the walls are riddled with pictures of New York city. To go along with their selection of beer and wine, there are TVs on both ends of the dining area with sports playing. The booths on the other hand were hard, and a little on the small side. I'm a big bellied man, and it's hard to concentrate on your food if your not exactly comfortable. I felt as if the booths were made for school kids. I managed though.
We squeezed every last drop of our salad dressings out of the packs. As usual I had thousand island, and my son had Italian. The salads were pre- packed and they dumped them in a bowl. But they were very fresh and crunchy, with chopped up carrots and a tomato slice.
Just like last week it was like clockwork, after we finished our salads the waiter walked over with the breadsticks. I could have easily filled up on breadsticks, they were amazing. They took their pizza crust and rolled it into breadsticks. They were served with a zesty, slightly chunky marinara sauce, and a cheese sauce. We both stuck with what we know best, and dipped them in marinara. Boy was it yummy! They also sell pizza by the slice, which makes Flying Pizza a great option for a lunch break. We refrained from eating all the breadstick because I knew this pizza was going to be a monster. Then here it came, and it was a massive work of art, hand crafted with each piece of pepperoni the exact same distance apart. I first served my son a slice, then myself. Just like in pizza commercials, the cheese made a string from the pan all the way to the plate. I asked for extra cheese and sauce, and we generously received it. Your not going to believe this, but after two and a half slices, I tapped out. Done! My son had one. Done! There was over half a pizza left to take home. As far as the quality and quantity of the food you receive, it's well worth the modest price. It was loaded with smoky New York style pepperoni. It had a freshly thrown, thick hand tossed crust. When I say thick, I'm not talking pan style, but a perfect medium style. It was soft and chewy, with just a slight crunch on the bottom. You could still fold it up like a taco if you wish. Because we ordered extra cheese and sauce though, we found ourselves cutting the first half of our slice with a fork and knife. Perfect! After that we could man handle the other half and we had sauce running down our chin and hands. My wife would have been grossed out if she saw that! Their sauce is not sweet at all, but zesty and robust. I like a sweet sauce, but I still highly approved. My son and I were both very satisfied with our experience at The Flying Pizza, and I would definitely make the drive again. Maybe next time I'll buck up and pay for parking to try the original parlor in Dayton. I told the waiter before we left that this was our first time here, and he suggested that we try the Sicilian style next time. If your looking for a good old fashioned New York style pie, then look no further. This is probably as close as your going to get to it around this area. Until next time pizza lovers. Now go eat a PIZZA!!!
2 fountain root beers
2 small salads
1 order of breadsticks w/dipping sauce
17" NY style pizza extra cheese and extra sauce
Total=$33.60
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